Bass Tasmania—House of Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Map showing the Division of Bass, as of the Tasmanian state election, 2018.[1] | |||||||||||||||
State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||||
Created | 1909 | ||||||||||||||
MP | Rob Fairs (Liberal) Michael Ferguson (Liberal) Janie Finlay (Labor) Michelle O'Byrne (Labor) Rebekah Pentland (Independent) Cecily Rosol (Greens) Simon Wood (Liberal) | ||||||||||||||
Party | Greens (1), Independent (1), Labor (2), Liberal (3) | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | George Bass | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 78,182 (2021) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 7,976 km2 (3,079.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Mixed | ||||||||||||||
Federal electorate(s) | Bass | ||||||||||||||
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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 five members elected under the Hare-Clark electoral system.