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This article is about the federal electorate. For the state electorate, see Division of Bass (state).
Bass
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division Bass (green) in TasmaniaCreated: 1903 MP: Geoff Lyons Party: Labor Namesake: George Bass Area: 7,378 km² (2,849 sq mi) Demographic: Provincial The Division of Bass is an Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania. The division was created in 1903 and is named for the explorer George Bass. It has always been based on the city of Launceston and surrounding rural areas, and its boundaries have changed very little in the century since its creation. For most of its history it has been a marginal seat, changing hands between the Australian Labor Party and the conservative parties - since 1949 the Liberal Party. Its most notable member has been Lance Barnard, who was Deputy Prime Minister in the Whitlam Labor government. His resignation in 1975 was followed by Labor's heavy defeat in the Bass by-election, which is seen as the beginning of the end of the Whitlam government.
Members
Member Party Term David Storrer Protectionist 1903–1909 Independent 1909–1910 Jens Jensen Labor 1910–1916 Nationalist 1916–1919 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–present Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of BassAustralian federal election, 2010: Bass Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor Geoff Lyons 28,448 43.43 +6.17 Liberal Steve Titmus 26,010 39.71 -3.71 Greens Sancia Colgrave 10,206 15.58 +0.44 CEC Adrian Watts 838 1.28 +0.93 Total formal votes 65,502 96.02 -0.75 Informal votes 2,714 3.98 +0.75 Turnout 68,216 95.16 -1.14 Two-candidate preferred result Labor Geoff Lyons 37,165 56.74 +5.71 Liberal Steve Titmus 28,337 43.26 -5.71 Labor hold Swing +5.71 References
- Division of Bass, Australian Electoral Commission
Electoral Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Tasmania Divisions in: New South Wales · Victoria · Queensland · Western Australia · South Australia · Tasmania · Australian Capital and Northern Territories Categories:- Electoral divisions of Australia
- North East Tasmania
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