Bass Australian House of Representatives Division | |
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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]
Member | Party | Term | |
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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.
2022 Australian federal election: Bass[2] | |||||
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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 |
Labor (2) | |
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Liberal (2) | |
Independent (1) | |
Abolished | |