The electoral division of Bass is one of the five electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, it includes north-east Tasmania and Flinders Island. Bass takes its name from the British naval surgeon and explorer of Australia: George Bass. The division shares its name and boundaries with the federal division of Bass.
Bass and the other House of Assembly electoral divisions are each represented by seven members elected under the Hare-Clark electoral system.
History and electoral profile Bass was created in 1909 and includes the city of Launceston and towns in the states north east including: Scottsdale, Lilydale, St Helens, George Town and others.Bass , Tasmanian Electoral Commission
Representation
Distribution of seats
+ As 6-member seat: Election Seats won 1909–1912 1912–1913 1913–1916 1916–1919 1919–1922 1922–1925 1925–1928 1928–1931 1931–1934 1934–1937 1937–1941 1941–1946 1946–1948 1948–1950 1950–1955 1955–1956 1956–1959 + As 7-member seat: Election Seats won 1959–1964 1964–1969 1969–1972 1972–1976 1976–1979 1979–1982 1982–1986 1986–1989 1989–1992 1992–1996 1996–1998 + As 5-member seat: Election Seats won 1998–2002 2002–2006 2006–2010 2010–2014 2014–2018 2018–2021 2021–2024 + As 7-member seat: Election Seats won 2024–2025 2025– + Legend: Labor Liberal Greens Nationalist Liberal Anti-Socialist Liberal (Lee) Liberal Democrat Independent
Members for Bass YearMember PartyMember PartyMember PartyMember PartyMember PartyMember PartyMember Party 1909 Thomas Bakhap Anti-SocialistJames GuyLabor Robert Sadler Liberal DemocratCharles HowroydLaborAlbert Solomon Anti-SocialistRichard McKenzie Anti-Socialist 1912 LiberalGeorge BeckerLaborLiberal Liberal 1913Robert SadlerLiberalArthur AndersonLaborJohn HayesLiberal 1914Alexander MarshallLiberal 1915 James McDonald Labor 1916Allan GuyLabor 1917Nationalist NationalistNationalistNationalist 1917James NewtonNationalist 1919 1922Jens JensenIndependent Labor 1923George ShieldsNationalist 1925Liberal 1925Victor ShawLaborClaude James LiberalHenry ThomsonNationalist 1928 NationalistNationalist 1928John OckerbyNationalist 1929Thomas DaviesLabor 1931Robert MurphyNationalist Howard Barber Nationalist 1933 Herbert Postle Nationalist 1934John McDonaldLaborAllen HollingsworthNationalist 1936John MaddenLabor 1937Eric Howroyd Labor 1941Frank MarriottNationalist 1942John QuintalLabor 1945Alan WelshLabor 1946 Liberal Independent 1946Reg TurnbullLaborBill BeattieLiberalFred MarriottLiberal Alexander Atkins Labor 1948John OrchardLiberal 1950Claude BarnardLaborJohn SteerLiberal 1954Bill BeattieLiberal 1955 1956Alexander AtkinsLabor 1957John MaddenLabor 1959Mac Le FevreLabor Independent 1961Wallace FraserLabor James McGowen LiberalMax BushbyLiberal 1964 John Steer Liberal 1968James HentyLiberal 1969Allan FosterLaborMichael BarnardLabor Timothy Barrenger Liberal 1972David FarquharLaborMac Le FevreLaborNeil PittLiberal 1974Harry HolgateLabor 1976Gill JamesLabor Jim Mooney LiberalNeil RobsonLiberal 1979Mary Willey LaborJohn BeswickLiberal 1981 Independent 1982Brendan LyonsLiberal 1984Peter PatmoreLabor 1986 Peter Rae LiberalFrank MadillLiberal 1989 Jim Cox LaborLance ArmstrongGreens 1992Tony BenneworthLiberalGill JamesLaborSue NapierLiberal 1996Jim CoxLabor 1998 2000 David Fry Liberal 2002Kim BoothGreens Kathryn Hay LaborPeter GutweinLiberal 2006Michelle O'ByrneLabor 2010 Brian Wightman LaborMichael FergusonLiberal 2014Sarah CourtneyLiberal 2015 Andrea Dawkins Greens 2018 Jennifer Houston Labor 2021Janie FinlayLabor 2022Lara Alexander LiberalSimon WoodLiberal2023Independent2024Cecily RosolGreensRebekah Pentland Jacqui LambieRob FairsLiberal2024 Independent2025 Jess Greene Labor George Razay Independent Bridget Archer Liberal
Election results
See also
Tasmanian Legislative Council
References
External links Parliament of Tasmania Tasmanian Electoral Commission - House of Assembly