Division of Bass
| Bass Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
Map Interactive map of boundaries | |
| Created | 1903 |
| MP | Bridget Archer |
| Party | Liberal |
| Namesake | George Bass |
| Electors | 71,686 (2010) |
| Area | 7,378 km2 (2,848.7 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Provincial |
The Division of Bass is an Australian electoral division in Tasmania. It was set up in 1903 and is named for the explorer George Bass.[1] It covers an area of 7378 km² around the city of Launceston.[1] It includes the towns of Bell Bay, Bridport, George Town, Hadspen, Lilydale, Ringarooma, Scottsdale and Flinders Island.[1]
Members
[change | change source]| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Storrer | Protectionist | 1903–1909 | |
| Independent | 1909–1910 | ||
| Jens Jensen | Labor | 1910–1916 | |
| National Labor | 1916–1917 | ||
| Nationalist | 1917–1919 | ||
| Independent | 1919–1919 | ||
| David Jackson | Nationalist | 1919–1929 | |
| Allan Guy | Labor | 1929–1931 | |
| United Australia | 1931–1934 | ||
| Claude Barnard | Labor | 1934–1949 | |
| Bruce Kekwick | Liberal | 1949–1954 | |
| Lance Barnard | Labor | 1954–1975 | |
| Kevin Newman | Liberal | 1975–1984 | |
| Warwick Smith | Liberal | 1984–1993 | |
| Silvia Smith | Labor | 1993–1996 | |
| Warwick Smith | Liberal | 1996–1998 | |
| Michelle O'Byrne | Labor | 1998–2004 | |
| Michael Ferguson | Liberal | 2004–2007 | |
| Jodie Campbell | Labor | 2007–2010 | |
| Geoff Lyons | Labor | 2010–2013 | |
| Andrew Nikolic | Liberal | 2013–present | |
Lance Barnard was Deputy Prime Minister in the Whitlam Government.
Election results
[change | change source]| 2022 Australian federal election: Bass[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Bridget Archer | 27,257 | 39.73 | −2.60 | |
| Labor | Ross Hart | 19,630 | 28.61 | −6.13 | |
| Greens | Cecily Rosol | 7,614 | 11.10 | +0.62 | |
| Lambie | Bob Salt | 4,587 | 6.69 | +6.69 | |
| Independent | George Razay | 3,450 | 5.03 | +5.03 | |
| One Nation | Melanie Davy | 3,230 | 4.71 | +4.71 | |
| United Australia | Kyle Squibb | 1,140 | 1.66 | −3.20 | |
| Animal Justice | Alison Baker | 969 | 1.41 | −1.02 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Humble | 732 | 1.07 | +1.07 | |
| Total formal votes | 68,609 | 94.07 | −1.43 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,324 | 5.93 | +1.43 | ||
| Turnout | 72,933 | 91.95 | −2.09 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Bridget Archer | 35,288 | 51.43 | +1.02 | |
| Labor | Ross Hart | 33,321 | 48.57 | −1.02 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.02 | |||