Electoral results for the Division of Bass (state)

This is a list of electoral results for the division of Bass in Tasmanian elections since 1913.

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2024

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Tasmanian state election § Bass.

2024 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			8,491
	Liberal	Michael Ferguson (elected 1)	12,294	18.1	+12.4
	Liberal	Rob Fairs (elected 4)	5,727	8.4	+8.4
	Liberal	Simon Wood (elected 7)	1,949	2.9	+1.8
	Liberal	Julie Sladden	1,747	2.6	+2.6
	Liberal	Chris Gatenby	1,504	2.2	+2.2
	Liberal	Sarah Quaile	1,448	2.1	+2.1
	Liberal	Richard Trethewie	1,148	1.7	+1.7
	Labor	Michelle O'Byrne (elected 2)	8,073	11.9	+0.3
	Labor	Janie Finlay (elected 3)	7,337	10.8	+2.1
	Labor	Geoff Lyons	1,698	2.5	+2.5
	Labor	William Gordon	1,112	1.6	+1.6
	Labor	Melissa Anderson	852	1.3	+1.3
	Labor	Adrian Hinds	735	1.1	−1.4
	Labor	Roshan Dhingra	443	0.7	+0.7
	Greens	Cecily Rosol (elected 5)	4,283	6.3	+5.3
	Greens	Lauren Ball	838	1.2	+1.2
	Greens	Carol Barnett	787	1.2	+1.2
	Greens	Tom Hall	711	1.0	−0.3
	Greens	Anne Layton-Bennett	665	1.0	−0.6
	Greens	Jack Fittler	441	0.6	+0.6
	Greens	Calum Hendry	431	0.6	+0.6
	Lambie	Rebekah Pentland (elected 6)	2,409	3.5	+3.5
	Lambie	Angela Armstrong	2,033	3.0	+3.0
	Lambie	Ludwig Johnson	1,088	1.6	+1.6
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Michal Frydrych	1,616	2.4	+2.4
	Independent	Lara Alexander	1,518	2.2	+1.5
	Independent	Greg (Tubby) Quinn	1,513	2.2	+2.2
	Independent	George Razay	1,247	1.8	+1.8
	Animal Justice	Ivan Davis	994	1.5	+1.5
	Independent	Tim Walker	571	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	Mark Brown	436	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Jack Davenport	278	0.4	−4.0
Total formal votes			67,926	93.5	−1.5
Informal votes			4,706	6.5	+1.5
Turnout			72,632	90.6	−0.0
Party total votes
	Liberal		25,817	38.0	−21.9
	Labor		20,250	29.8	+3.8
	Greens		8,156	12.0	+2.8
	Lambie		5,530	8.1	+8.1
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers		1,616	2.4	–0.1
	Independent	Lara Alexander	1,518	2.2	+1.5
	Independent	Greg (Tubby) Quinn	1,513	2.2	+2.2
	Independent	George Razay	1,247	1.8	+1.8
	Animal Justice		994	1.8	–0.4
	Independent	Tim Walker	571	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	Mark Brown	436	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Jack Davenport	278	0.4	–4.0

2021

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 Tasmanian state election § Bass.

2021 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			11,226
	Liberal	Peter Gutwein (elected 1)	32,482	48.2	+24.8
	Liberal	Michael Ferguson (elected 3)	3,806	5.7	−15.3
	Liberal	Sarah Courtney (elected 2)	2,227	3.3	−5.9
	Liberal	Simon Wood	707	1.0	−1.4
	Liberal	Greg Kieser	646	1.0	+1.0
	Liberal	Lara Alexander	511	0.8	+0.8
	Labor	Michelle O'Byrne (elected 4)	7,813	11.6	−5.2
	Labor	Janie Finlay (elected 5)	5,830	8.7	+8.7
	Labor	Adrian Hinds	1,663	2.5	+2.5
	Labor	Jennifer Houston	1,512	2.2	−1.2
	Labor	Owen Powell	706	1.0	−0.6
	Greens	Jack Davenport	2,952	4.4	+4.4
	Greens	Anne Layton-Bennett	1,091	1.6	+1.6
	Greens	Tom Hall	886	1.3	+0.7
	Greens	Cecily Rosol	691	1.0	+1.0
	Greens	Mitchell Houghton	561	0.8	+0.8
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Andrew Harvey	1,649	2.4	+2.4
	Animal Justice	Sue Woodbury	1,242	1.8	+1.8
	Independent	Roy Ramage	377	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			67,352	95.0	+0.1
Informal votes			3,544	5.0	−0.1
Turnout			70,896	90.7	−1.1
Party total votes
	Liberal		40,379	60.0	+1.1
	Labor		17,524	26.0	−0.4
	Greens		6,181	9.2	−0.1
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers		1,649	2.4	+2.4
	Animal Justice		1,242	1.8	+1.8
	Independent	Roy Ramage	377	0.6	+0.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+24.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	–15.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	–5.9
	Labor hold		Swing	–5.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.7

Elections in the 2010s

2018

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2018 Tasmanian state election § Bass.

2018 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			10,831
	Liberal	Peter Gutwein (elected 1)	15,213	23.4	+0.1
	Liberal	Michael Ferguson (elected 2)	13,640	21.0	−1.4
	Liberal	Sarah Courtney (elected 4)	5,992	9.2	+4.5
	Liberal	Bridget Archer	1,803	2.8	+2.8
	Liberal	Simon Wood	1,567	2.4	+2.4
	Labor	Michelle O'Byrne (elected 3)	10,924	16.8	+6.2
	Labor	Jennifer Houston (elected 5)	2,258	3.5	+3.5
	Labor	Brian Roe	1,564	2.4	+2.4
	Labor	Adam Gore	1,333	2.1	+1.0
	Labor	Owen Powell	1,075	1.7	+1.7
	Greens	Andrea Dawkins	4,333	6.7	+5.9
	Greens	Emma Anglesey	561	0.9	+0.9
	Greens	Emma Williams	469	0.7	+0.7
	Greens	Tom Hall	394	0.6	+0.6
	Greens	James Ireland	270	0.4	+0.4
	Lambie	Michelle Hoult	1,257	1.9	+1.9
	Lambie	Gary Madden	675	1.0	+1.0
	Lambie	Daniel Groat	548	0.8	+0.8
	Lambie	Joshua Hoy	505	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	Brett Lucas	597	0.9	+0.7
Total formal votes			64,978	94.9	−0.5
Informal votes			3,521	5.1	+0.5
Turnout			68,499	91.8	−1.1
Party total votes
	Liberal		38,215	58.8	+1.6
	Labor		17,154	26.4	+3.1
	Greens		6,027	9.3	−3.4
	Lambie		2,985	4.6	+4.6
	Independent	Brett Lucas	597	0.9	+0.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	–1.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.2
	Labor gain from Greens		Swing	+3.5

2014

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2014 Tasmanian state election § Bass.

2014 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			10,744
	Liberal	Peter Gutwein (elected 1)	15,041	23.3	+9.1
	Liberal	Michael Ferguson (elected 2)	14,418	22.4	−2.6
	Liberal	Sarah Courtney (elected 3)	3,046	4.7	+4.7
	Liberal	Barry Jarvis	2,582	4.0	+4.0
	Liberal	Leonie McNair	1,795	2.8	+2.8
	Labor	Michelle O'Byrne (elected 4)	6,852	10.6	−7.6
	Labor	Brian Wightman	5,268	8.1	+3.1
	Labor	Senka Mujkic	1,183	1.8	+1.8
	Labor	Andrew Connor	1,007	1.6	+1.6
	Labor	Adam Gore	692	1.1	+1.1
	Greens	Kim Booth (elected 5)	6,661	10.3	−3.6
	Greens	Andrea Dawkins	467	0.7	+0.7
	Greens	Amy Tyler	369	0.6	+0.6
	Greens	Anna Povey	366	0.6	+0.6
	Greens	Anne Layton-Bennett	334	0.5	+0.5
	Palmer United	Tim Parish	1,147	1.8	+1.8
	Palmer United	Chris Dobson	910	1.4	+1.4
	Palmer United	Mark Hines	672	1.0	+1.0
	Palmer United	Brian Gunst	579	0.9	+0.9
	Christians	Ray Kroeze	680	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	Andrew Roberts	223	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Brett Lucas	167	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			64,459	95.4	+0.1
Informal votes			3,130	4.6	−0.1
Turnout			67,589	92.9	−0.9
Party total votes
	Liberal		36,882	57.2	+14.6
	Labor		15,002	23.3	−11.2
	Greens		8,197	12.7	−8.3
	Palmer United		3,308	5.1	+5.1
	Christians		680	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	Andrew Roberts	223	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Brett Lucas	167	0.3	+0.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+9.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	–2.6
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+4.7
	Labor hold		Swing	–7.6
	Greens hold		Swing	–3.6

2010

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Tasmanian state election § Bass.

2010 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			10,617
	Liberal	Michael Ferguson (elected 1)	15,911	25.0	+25.0
	Liberal	Peter Gutwein (elected 3)	9,060	14.2	+0.7
	Liberal	Michele McGinty	1,244	2.0	+2.0
	Liberal	Nick Pedley	536	0.8	+0.8
	Liberal	Pam Dakin	413	0.6	+0.6
	Labor	Michelle O'Byrne (elected 2)	11,380	17.9	−5.4
	Labor	Brian Wightman (elected 5)	3,191	5.0	+5.0
	Labor	Scott McLean	3,090	4.9	+4.9
	Labor	Brant Webb	2,699	4.2	+4.2
	Labor	Michelle Cripps	1,627	2.6	+2.6
	Greens	Kim Booth (elected 4)	8,853	13.9	+4.6
	Greens	Jeremy Ball	2,226	3.5	+1.7
	Greens	Peter Whish-Wilson	1,209	1.9	+1.9
	Greens	Sally Day	675	1.1	+1.1
	Greens	Bev Ernst	380	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Tim Parish	484	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	Peter Kaye	279	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	Jim Collier	162	0.3	−0.1
	Independent	Mark Webb	158	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Sven Wiener	121	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			63,698	95.3	0.0
Informal votes			3,162	4.7	0.0
Turnout			66,860	93.8	−1.1
Party total votes
	Liberal		27,164	42.6	+8.9
	Labor		21,987	34.5	−15.2
	Greens		13,343	21.0	+7.4
	Independent	Tim Parish	484	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	Peter Kaye	279	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	Jim Collier	162	0.3	−0.1
	Independent	Mark Webb	158	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Sven Wiener	121	0.2	+0.2

Elections in the 2000s

2006

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2006 Tasmanian state election § Bass.

2006 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			10,117
	Labor	Michelle O'Byrne (elected 1)	14,146	23.3	+23.3
	Labor	Jim Cox (elected 2)	9,286	15.3	−2.2
	Labor	Steve Reissig	2,755	4.5	+4.5
	Labor	Grant Courtney	1,723	2.8	+2.8
	Labor	Michelle Cripps	1,303	2.1	+2.1
	Labor	Mike Greene	897	1.5	+1.5
	Liberal	Peter Gutwein (elected 3)	8,218	13.5	+4.4
	Liberal	Sue Napier (elected 4)	5,717	9.4	−1.9
	Liberal	David Fry	4,274	7.0	−0.1
	Liberal	Sam McQuestin	1,745	2.9	+2.9
	Liberal	Pamela Fratangelo	550	0.9	+0.9
	Greens	Kim Booth (elected 5)	5,653	9.3	−2.2
	Greens	Jeremy Ball	1,110	1.8	+1.8
	Greens	Kate Case	584	1.0	+1.0
	Greens	Jill Thompson	540	0.9	+0.9
	Greens	Peter Cover	344	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Les Rochester	1,178	1.9	+1.9
	Tasmania First	Robert Wallace	411	0.7	−0.2
	Independent	Jim Collier	265	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			60,699	95.3	+0.5
Informal votes			3,004	4.7	−0.5
Turnout			63,703	94.9	+1.0
Party total votes
	Labor		30,110	49.6	+0.5
	Liberal		20,504	33.8	+2.4
	Greens		8,231	13.6	−2.9
	Independent	Les Rochester	1,178	1.9	+1.9
	Tasmania First		411	0.7	−0.2
	Independent	Jim Collier	265	0.4	+0.4

2002

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2002 Tasmanian state election § Bass.

2002 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			9,702
	Labor	Jim Cox (elected 1)	10,252	17.5	+6.0
	Labor	Kathryn Hay (elected 2)	9,918	16.9	+16.9
	Labor	Anita Smith	2,885	4.9	+4.9
	Labor	Geoff Lyons	2,701	4.6	+4.6
	Labor	Jenni Jarvis	1,671	2.9	+2.9
	Labor	Brian Roe	1,355	2.3	+2.3
	Liberal	Sue Napier (elected 4)	6,656	11.4	−4.1
	Liberal	Peter Gutwein (elected 5)	5,332	9.1	+9.1
	Liberal	David Fry	4,158	7.1	+2.2
	Liberal	Mark Baker	1,716	2.9	+2.9
	Liberal	Angela Davern	510	0.9	+0.9
	Greens	Kim Booth (elected 3)	6,726	11.5	+6.1
	Greens	Cynthia Atherton	832	1.4	+1.4
	Greens	Leyla Tas	777	1.3	+1.3
	Greens	Noah Thomas	698	1.2	+1.2
	Greens	David Pittaway	659	1.1	+1.1
	Democrats	Vanessa Wallace	203	0.3	+0.3
	Democrats	Craig Cooper	184	0.3	+0.3
	Democrats	Sancia Colgrave	168	0.3	+0.3
	Democrats	Renae Cooper	160	0.3	+0.3
	Tasmania First	Merilyn Crack	279	0.5	−0.2
	Tasmania First	Andrew Cowling	139	0.2	+0.2
	Tasmania First	Joanne Durkin	111	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Dave Davis	239	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	Rob Larner	141	0.2	+0.2
	Socialist Alliance	Kamala Emanuel	66	0.1	+0.1
	Socialist Alliance	Sonja Montaigne	32	0.1	+0.1
Total formal votes			58,568	94.8	−1.1
Informal votes			3,220	5.2	+1.1
Turnout			61,788	93.9	−0.6
Party total votes
	Labor		28,782	49.1	+8.0
	Liberal		18,372	31.4	−10.5
	Greens		9,692	16.5	+7.4
	Democrats		715	1.2	−0.4
	Tasmania First		529	0.9	−4.8
	Independent	Dave Davis	239	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	Rob Larner	141	0.2	+0.2
	Socialist Alliance		98	0.2	+0.2

Elections in the 1990s

1998

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1998 Tasmanian state election § Bass.

1998 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			9,770
	Liberal	Sue Napier (elected 1)	9,068	15.5	+4.9
	Liberal	Frank Madill (elected 3)	6,646	11.3	−3.0
	Liberal	Tony Benneworth	5,273	9.0	+2.9
	Liberal	David Fry	2,865	4.9	−0.3
	Liberal	John Temple	742	1.3	+1.3
	Labor	Peter Patmore (elected 2)	7,230	12.3	+2.1
	Labor	Jim Cox (elected 4)	6,741	11.5	+5.9
	Labor	Gill James (elected 5)	4,976	8.5	+0.1
	Labor	Helen Polley	2,782	4.7	+1.0
	Labor	Noel Hodgetts	1,036	1.8	+1.8
	Labor	Peter Kearney	755	1.3	+1.3
	Labor	Steven Neville	579	1.0	+1.0
	Greens	Kim Booth	3,160	5.4	+5.4
	Greens	Louise Fairfax	797	1.4	+0.7
	Greens	Samantha Kerr-Smiley	549	0.9	+0.9
	Greens	Garth Faulkner	448	0.8	+0.8
	Greens	Karan Jurs	372	0.6	+0.6
	Tasmania First	Robert Blake	948	1.6	+1.6
	Tasmania First	Louise Leslie	784	1.3	+1.3
	Tasmania First	Harvey Smith	456	0.8	+0.8
	Tasmania First	Merilyn Crack	405	0.7	+0.7
	Tasmania First	Robert Wallace	381	0.7	+0.7
	Tasmania First	Tony Bagshaw	374	0.6	+0.6
	Democrats	Debbie Butler	443	0.8	+0.8
	Democrats	Roberta Harkness	166	0.3	+0.3
	Democrats	Rob Bensemann	134	0.2	+0.2
	Democrats	Philip Tattersall	104	0.2	+0.2
	Democrats	Duncan Mills	102	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Ray Slater	171	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Tim Woolnough	127	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			58,614	95.9	+1.6
Informal votes			2,487	4.1	−1.6
Turnout			61,101	94.5	−1.2
Party total votes
	Liberal		24,594	41.9	−5.8
	Labor		24,099	41.1	+2.2
	Greens		5,326	9.1	−1.2
	Tasmania First		3,348	5.7	+5.7
	Democrats		949	1.6	+1.6
	Independent	Ray Slater	171	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Tim Woolnough	127	0.2	+0.2

1996

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1996 Tasmanian state election § Bass.

1996 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			7,348
	Liberal	Frank Madill (elected 1)	8,431	14.3	−16.6
	Liberal	Sue Napier (elected 2)	6,244	10.6	+7.5
	Liberal	John Beswick (elected 4)	4,684	8.0	−2.2
	Liberal	Tony Benneworth (elected 7)	3,608	6.1	+2.8
	Liberal	David Fry	3,055	5.2	+1.5
	Liberal	Peter Smith	1,398	2.4	+2.4
	Liberal	Bob Andrew	591	1.0	+1.0
	Labor	Peter Patmore (elected 3)	6,004	10.2	+4.3
	Labor	Gill James (elected 5)	4,918	8.4	−0.8
	Labor	Jim Cox (elected 6)	3,305	5.6	+1.8
	Labor	Dee Potter	2,374	4.0	+4.0
	Labor	Helen Polley	2,186	3.7	+3.7
	Labor	Peter Daniel	1,904	3.2	+1.1
	Labor	Lynda Jones	1,648	2.8	+2.8
	Labor	Alan Stacey	525	0.9	+0.9
	Greens	Lance Armstrong	4,413	7.5	−0.8
	Greens	Louise Fairfax	417	0.7	+0.7
	Greens	Elizabeth Smith	336	0.6	+0.6
	Greens	Daisy Cameron	253	0.4	+0.4
	Greens	David James	218	0.4	+0.4
	Greens	Rodney O'Keefe	215	0.4	+0.4
	Greens	David Obendorf	213	0.4	+0.4
	National	Brian Boulton	476	0.8	+0.8
	National	Barry Jefferies	417	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Ron Rice	507	0.9	+0.9
	Extremely Greedy 40%	Peter Heading	243	0.4	+0.4
	Extremely Greedy 40%	Erik Barratt-Peacock	199	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			58,782	94.3	−0.3
Informal votes			3,555	5.7	+0.3
Turnout			62,337	95.7	+0.3
Party total votes
	Liberal		28,011	47.7	−8.8
	Labor		22,864	38.9	+9.3
	Greens		6,065	10.3	−1.1
	National		893	1.5	+1.5
	Independent	Ron Rice	507	0.9	+0.9
	Extremely Greedy 40%		442	0.8	+0.8

1992

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1992 Tasmanian state election § Bass.

1992 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			6,939
	Liberal	Frank Madill (elected 1)	17,154	30.9	+13.9
	Liberal	John Beswick (elected 2)	5,638	10.2	+1.8
	Liberal	David Fry	2,077	3.7	+2.7
	Liberal	Tony Benneworth (elected 4)	1,819	3.3	+3.3
	Liberal	Sue Napier (elected 7)	1,710	3.1	+3.1
	Liberal	Rod Beaumont	1,477	2.7	+2.7
	Liberal	Brian Mantach	1,462	2.6	+2.6
	Labor	Gill James (elected 3)	5,109	9.2	+3.6
	Labor	Peter Patmore (elected 5)	3,264	5.9	−3.1
	Labor	Jim Cox	2,088	3.8	−2.3
	Labor	Harry Holgate	2,010	3.6	−3.2
	Labor	Terry Field	1,892	3.4	+3.4
	Labor	Peter Daniel	1,146	2.1	+2.1
	Labor	Charles Barnard	703	1.3	+1.3
	Labor	Max Brown	194	0.4	+0.4
	Independent Greens	Lance Armstrong (elected 6)	4,591	8.3	−3.8
	Independent Greens	Ross Barwick	497	0.9	+0.9
	Independent Greens	John Chester	357	0.6	+0.6
	Independent Greens	Kristina Hesketh	233	0.4	+0.4
	Independent Greens	Kay Thompson	226	0.4	+0.4
	Independent Greens	Marion Fry	223	0.4	+0.4
	Independent Greens	Nye Evans	206	0.4	+0.4
	Advance Tasmania	Robin McKendrick	714	1.3	+1.3
	Advance Tasmania	Eric Petrusma	310	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Tony Le Fevre	407	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			55,507	94.6	+0.7
Informal votes			3,148	5.4	−0.7
Turnout			58,655	95.4	+2.6
Party total votes
	Liberal		31,337	56.5	+9.2
	Labor		16,406	29.6	−7.8
	Independent Greens		6,333	11.4	−2.7
	Advance Tasmania		1,024	1.8	+1.8
	Independent	Tony Le Fevre	407	0.7	+0.7

Elections in the 1980s

1989

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1989 Tasmanian state election § Bass.

1989 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			6,740
	Liberal	Frank Madill (elected 1)	9,180	17.0	+8.4
	Liberal	John Beswick (elected 6)	4,516	8.4	+1.1
	Liberal	Peter Rae	4,440	8.2	−12.5
	Liberal	Neil Robson (elected 7)	4,032	7.5	−1.0
	Liberal	Leon Miller	1,978	3.7	+3.7
	Liberal	Malcolm Carins	825	1.5	+1.5
	Liberal	David Fry	533	1.0	+1.0
	Labor	Peter Patmore (elected 3)	4,853	9.0	−1.2
	Labor	Harry Holgate (elected 4)	3,683	6.8	−4.3
	Labor	Jim Cox (elected 5)	3,288	6.1	+6.1
	Labor	Gill James	3,036	5.6	−1.8
	Labor	Richard Taylor	2,125	3.9	+3.9
	Labor	Helen Polley	1,537	2.9	+2.9
	Labor	Geoff Sweet	1,369	2.5	+2.5
	Labor	John Swallow	298	0.6	+0.6
	Independent Greens	Lance Armstrong (elected 2)	6,527	12.1	+12.1
	Independent Greens	Patricia Ratcliff	651	1.2	+1.2
	Independent Greens	John Ball	433	0.8	+0.8
	Democrats	Kathy Maxwell-Petrovsky	325	0.6	−1.1
	Democrats	Michelle-Ronwyn Dowlman	286	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			53,915	93.9	+0.5
Informal votes			3,505	6.1	−0.5
Turnout			57,240	92.8	−0.7
Party total votes
	Liberal		25,504	47.3	−8.9
	Labor		20,189	37.4	0.0
	Independent Greens		7,611	14.1	+14.1
	Democrats		611	1.1	−5.3

1986

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1986 Tasmanian state election § Bass.

1986 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			6,388
	Liberal	Peter Rae (elected 1)	10,604	20.7	+20.7
	Liberal	Frank Madill (elected 4)	4,376	8.6	+8.6
	Liberal	Neil Robson (elected 5)	4,322	8.4	−15.7
	Liberal	John Beswick (elected 7)	3,722	7.3	+0.7
	Liberal	Max Bushby	2,708	5.3	−0.7
	Liberal	Brendan Lyons	1,788	3.5	−1.7
	Liberal	Don Jones	1,202	2.3	+2.3
	Labor	Harry Holgate (elected 2)	5,648	11.1	−2.1
	Labor	Peter Patmore (elected 3)	5,205	10.2	+8.1
	Labor	Gill James (elected 6)	3,775	7.4	−1.1
	Labor	John McDonald	1,646	3.2	+3.2
	Labor	Geoff Carr	1,321	2.6	+2.6
	Labor	Wendy Carnicelli	1,125	2.2	+1.0
	Labor	David Hanlon	396	0.8	+0.8
	Democrats	Nick Goldie	1,890	3.7	+2.8
	Democrats	Kathleen Maxwell	884	1.7	+1.7
	Democrats	Michael Preece	489	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			51,101	93.4	−0.8
Informal votes			3,615	6.6	+0.8
Turnout			54,716	93.5	−0.4
Party total votes
	Liberal		28,722	56.2	+5.9
	Labor		19,116	37.4	+0.8
	Democrats		3,263	6.4	+2.5

1982

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1982 Tasmanian state election § Bass.

1982 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			6,274
	Liberal	Neil Robson (elected 1)	12,103	24.1	+2.0
	Liberal	John Beswick (elected 4)	3,301	6.6	+2.3
	Liberal	Max Bushby (elected 5)	3,019	6.0	−0.3
	Liberal	Brendan Lyons (elected 6)	2,619	5.2	+5.2
	Liberal	George Brookes	2,412	4.8	−0.2
	Liberal	Brian Coogan	945	1.9	+1.9
	Liberal	Ivan Williams	852	1.7	+1.7
	Labor	Harry Holgate (elected 2)	6,606	13.2	−6.0
	Labor	Gill James (elected 3)	4,276	8.5	−2.5
	Labor	Michael Barnard (elected 7)	2,946	5.9	−3.0
	Labor	William Zeeman	2,572	5.1	+5.1
	Labor	Peter Patmore	1,046	2.1	+2.1
	Labor	Wendy Carnicelli	589	1.2	+1.2
	Labor	Paul Driscoll	330	0.7	+0.7
	Group C	Mary Willey	2,863	5.7	+5.7
	Group C	Nigel Davies	1,363	2.7	+2.7
	Group C	Dawn Rhodes	411	0.8	+0.8
	Democrats	Nick Goldie	454	0.9	+0.9
	Democrats	Rae Saxon	293	0.6	+0.6
	Democrats	Pat Stride	275	0.5	+0.5
	Democrats	Gillean Munro	267	0.5	+0.5
	Democrats	Max Lubke	244	0.5	+0.5
	Democrats	Joan Bell	206	0.4	+0.4
	Democrats	Rick Rolls	194	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			50,186	94.2	−1.5
Informal votes			3,106	5.8	+1.5
Turnout			53,292	93.9	+0.4
Party total votes
	Liberal		25,251	50.3	+5.6
	Labor		18,365	36.6	−13.7
	Group C		4,637	9.2	+9.2
	Democrats		1,933	3.9	+3.9

Elections in the 1970s

1979

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1979 Tasmanian state election § Bass.

1979 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			6,046
	Labor	Harry Holgate (elected 2)	9,286	19.2	+11.2
	Labor	Gill James (elected 3)	5,297	11.0	+1.9
	Labor	Michael Barnard (elected 4)	4,288	8.9	−10.4
	Labor	Mary Willey (elected 5)	2,874	5.9	+5.9
	Labor	Mikel Powell	1,516	3.1	+3.1
	Labor	Geoff Sweet	769	1.6	+1.6
	Labor	Ernie Mitchell	282	0.6	+0.6
	Liberal	Neil Robson (elected 1)	10,700	22.1	+15.5
	Liberal	Max Bushby (elected 7)	3,036	6.3	−0.5
	Liberal	George Brookes	2,405	5.0	+5.0
	Liberal	John Beswick (elected 6)	2,077	4.3	−0.1
	Liberal	Jim Mooney	1,925	4.0	−2.9
	Liberal	Graeme Davis	744	1.5	+1.5
	Liberal	Tony Stonjek	715	1.5	+1.5
	Independent	Neil Pitt	2,007	4.1	+4.1
	Group C	Karoly Hegedus	277	0.6	+0.6
	Group C	Jim Garratt	169	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			48,367	95.7	−0.1
Informal votes			2,163	4.3	+0.1
Turnout			50,530	94.3	0.0
Party total votes
	Labor		24,312	50.3	+1.6
	Liberal		21,602	44.7	−4.5
	Independent	Neil Pitt	2,007	4.1	+4.1
	Group C		446	0.9	+0.9

1976

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 Tasmanian state election § Bass.

1976 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			5,431
	Liberal	Bill Beattie (elected 4)	3,824	8.8	−6.8
	Liberal	Jim Mooney (elected 7)	3,000	6.9	+6.9
	Liberal	Max Bushby (elected 5)	2,948	6.8	+1.1
	Liberal	Neil Robson (elected 6)	2,870	6.6	+6.6
	Liberal	Dawn Rhodes	2,109	4.9	+4.9
	Liberal	Neil Pitt	2,068	4.8	−4.9
	Liberal	Dick Archer	1,964	4.5	+4.5
	Liberal	John Beswick	1,931	4.4	+4.4
	Liberal	William Luck	646	1.5	+1.5
	Labor	Michael Barnard (elected 1)	8,401	19.3	+0.6
	Labor	Gill James (elected 3)	3,943	9.1	+9.1
	Labor	Harry Holgate (elected 2)	3,471	8.0	+3.6
	Labor	David Farquhar	1,533	3.5	−0.7
	Labor	Ursula Workman	1,373	3.6	+3.6
	Labor	Thomas O'Byrne	1,193	2.7	+2.7
	Labor	John Breen	869	2.0	+2.0
	Labor	Myron Tripp	397	0.9	+0.9
	United Tasmania	Bob Brown	414	1.0	+1.0
	United Tasmania	Deidre Smith	255	0.6	+0.6
	United Tasmania	Noreen Batchelor	95	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Quentin Wilson	143	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			43,447	95.8	−0.2
Informal votes			1,886	4.2	+0.2
Turnout			45,333	94.3	−0.5
Party total votes
	Liberal		21,360	49.2	+6.3
	Labor		21,180	48.7	−0.6
	United Tasmania		764	1.8	−0.2
	Independent	Quentin Wilson	143	0.3	+0.3

1972

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1972 Tasmanian state election § Bass.

1972 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			4,707
	Labor	Michael Barnard (elected 1)	7,051	18.7	+6.8
	Labor	Allan Foster (elected 3)	4,558	12.1	+0.4
	Labor	Mac Le Fevre (elected 6)	1,819	4.8	+0.6
	Labor	Harry Holgate	1,654	4.4	+4.4
	Labor	David Farquhar (elected 5)	1,580	4.2	+4.2
	Labor	Laurence Lovett	740	2.0	−0.9
	Labor	Jean Hearn	712	1.9	+1.9
	Labor	Sheila Ryan	436	1.2	+1.2
	Liberal	Bill Beattie (elected 2)	5,861	15.6	+3.7
	Liberal	Neil Pitt (elected 4)	3,651	9.7	+9.7
	Liberal	Max Bushby (elected 7)	2,136	5.7	−5.9
	Liberal	Timothy Barrenger	2,068	5.5	−3.2
	Liberal	James Henty	1,596	4.2	−2.1
	Liberal	Henry Bertram	644	1.7	−1.7
	Liberal	James Child	194	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	Jim Mooney	1,688	4.5	+4.5
	United Tasmania	Walter Austin	355	0.9	+0.9
	United Tasmania	Jeffrey Weston	246	0.7	+0.7
	United Tasmania	Julia Weston	166	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	Pasqualino Santamaria	444	1.2	+1.2
	Independent	John Carter	49	0.1	+0.1
Total formal votes			37,648	96.0	+0.7
Informal votes			1,552	4.0	−0.7
Turnout			39,200	94.8	+1.2
Party total votes
	Labor		18,550	49.3	+6.9
	Liberal		16,150	42.9	−3.3
	Independent	Jim Mooney	1,688	4.5	+4.5
	United Tasmania		767	2.0	+2.0
	Independent	Pasqualino Santamaria	444	1.2	+1.2
	Independent	John Carter	49	0.1	+0.1

Elections in the 1960s

1969

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1969 Tasmanian state election § Bass.

1969 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			4,581
	Liberal	Bill Beattie (elected 3)	4,361	11.9	+1.0
	Liberal	Max Bushby (elected 2)	4,246	11.6	+3.5
	Liberal	Timothy Barrenger (elected 5)	3,195	8.7	+8.7
	Liberal	James Henty (elected 6)	2,294	6.3	+2.4
	Liberal	Henry Bertram	1,256	3.4	+3.4
	Liberal	Norman Tilley	804	2.2	+2.2
	Liberal	Don Gilmour	763	2.1	+2.1
	Labor	Michael Barnard (elected 1)	4,376	11.9	+11.9
	Labor	Allan Foster (elected 4)	4,270	11.7	+11.7
	Labor	Alexander Atkins (elected 7)	2,041	5.6	−6.1
	Labor	Mac Le Fevre	1,538	4.2	−5.8
	Labor	Laurence Lovett	1,077	2.9	−0.7
	Labor	John Madden	892	2.4	−8.1
	Labor	Eric Down	798	2.2	−0.4
	Labor	Wallace Fraser	561	1.5	−3.8
	Centre	Bruce Kekwick	1,034	2.8	+2.8
	Centre	Jeffrey Weston	544	1.5	+1.5
	Centre	Edward Smith	56	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Neil Pitt	1,087	3.0	+3.0
	Group A	Leslie Arnold	386	1.1	+0.2
	Group A	George Brookes	340	0.9	+0.9
	Democratic Labor	Peter Ferrall	385	1.1	+1.1
	Democratic Labor	Eris Smyth	338	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			36,642	95.3	+0.3
Informal votes			1,815	4.7	−0.3
Turnout			38,457	93.6	−1.7
Party total votes
	Liberal		16,919	46.2	+5.0
	Labor		15,553	42.4	−7.5
	Centre		1,634	4.5	+4.5
	Independent	Neil Pitt	1,087	3.0	+3.0
	Group A		726	2.0	+0.6
	Democratic Labor		723	2.0	0.0

1964

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1964 Tasmanian state election § Bass.

1964 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			4,383
	Labor	Alexander Atkins (elected 2)	4,104	11.7	+4.0
	Labor	John Madden (elected 4)	3,667	10.5	+1.1
	Labor	Mac Le Fevre (elected 3)	3,514	10.0	+5.5
	Labor	Wallace Fraser (elected 7)	1,872	5.3	+3.3
	Labor	Laurence Lovett	1,273	3.6	+3.6
	Labor	Norman Laurence	1,145	3.3	+3.3
	Labor	Harold Holmes	1,013	2.9	+2.9
	Labor	Eric Down	899	2.6	+2.6
	Liberal	Bill Beattie (elected 1)	3,807	10.9	+2.8
	Liberal	John Steer (elected 6)	3,119	8.9	+0.9
	Liberal	Max Bushby (elected 5)	2,825	8.1	+3.2
	Liberal	James McGowen	1,453	4.1	−1.6
	Liberal	James Henty	1,375	3.9	+3.9
	Liberal	Stewart Chapple	1,243	3.5	+3.5
	Liberal	Jack Hookway	544	1.6	+1.6
	Liberal	Kevin Hendstock	93	0.3	+0.3
	Country	Geoffrey Finney	637	1.8	+1.8
	Country	Keith Darcey	620	1.8	+1.8
	Country	Colin Rattray	496	1.4	+1.4
	Country	Graeme Millar	141	0.4	+0.4
	Democratic Labor	Edward Hare	440	1.3	+1.3
	Democratic Labor	Frederick Kaye	244	0.7	+0.7
	Group A	Leslie Arnold	301	0.9	−2.6
	Group A	Jack Harper	178	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	Brian Johnson	57	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			35,060	95.0	+1.5
Informal votes			1,837	5.0	−1.5
Turnout			36,897	95.3	+0.3
Party total votes
	Labor		17,487	49.9	+18.3
	Liberal		14,459	41.2	+4.9
	Country		1,894	5.4	+5.4
	Democratic Labor		684	2.0	+2.0
	Group A		479	1.4	−2.1
	Independent	Brian Johnson	57	0.2	+0.2

Elections in the 1950s

1959

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 Tasmanian state election § Bass.

1959 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			4,057
	Liberal	Bill Beattie (elected 4)	2,621	8.1	−5.1
	Liberal	John Steer (elected 6)	2,603	8.0	−1.9
	Liberal	Fred Marriott (elected 7)	2,444	7.5	−2.8
	Liberal	James McGowen	1,855	5.7	+5.7
	Liberal	Max Bushby	1,578	4.9	+4.9
	Liberal	Lionel Abbott	555	1.7	+1.7
	Liberal	Harold Pope	119	0.4	+0.4
	Labor	John Madden (elected 2)	3,056	9.4	+1.8
	Labor	Alexander Atkins (elected 3)	2,497	7.7	−2.3
	Labor	Harold Newman	1,493	4.6	+4.6
	Labor	Mac Le Fevre (elected 5)	1,469	4.5	+4.5
	Labor	Frank Taylor	1,100	3.4	+3.4
	Labor	Wallace Fraser	642	2.0	+0.8
	Group B	Reg Turnbull (elected 1)	9,065	27.9	+27.9
	Group B	William Shipp	205	0.6	+0.6
	Democratic Labor	Leslie Arnold	1,149	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			32,451	93.5	−1.8
Informal votes			2,256	6.5	+1.8
Turnout			34,707	95.0	0.0
Party total votes
	Liberal		11,775	36.3	−8.2
	Labor		10,257	31.6	−19.9
	Group B		9,270	28.6	+28.6
	Democratic Labor		1,149	3.5	−0.5

1956

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 Tasmanian state election § Bass.

1956 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			4,593
	Labor	Claude Barnard (elected 1)	5,159	16.0	+2.0
	Labor	Reg Turnbull (elected 2)	4,570	14.2	+3.5
	Labor	Alexander Atkins (elected 6)	3,209	10.0	+1.2
	Labor	John Madden	2,445	7.6	−4.3
	Labor	Ronald Cocker	783	2.4	+2.4
	Labor	Wallace Fraser	390	1.2	−1.5
	Liberal	Bill Beattie (elected 3)	4,252	13.2	+2.5
	Liberal	Fred Marriott (elected 4)	3,326	10.3	+0.7
	Liberal	John Steer (elected 5)	3,177	9.9	−2.1
	Liberal	William Fry	2,906	9.0	+2.0
	Liberal	Ralph Fleming	631	2.0	+2.0
	Labor (A-C)	Virgil Morgan	1,228	3.8	+3.8
	Labor (A-C)	Clement Pollington	73	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			32,149	95.3	−0.6
Informal votes			1,569	4.7	+0.6
Turnout			33,718	95.0	+1.1
Party total votes
	Labor		16,556	51.5	−2.0
	Liberal		14,292	44.5	−1.5
	Labor (A-C)		1,301	4.0	+4.0

1955

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1955 Tasmanian state election § Bass.

1955 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			4,372
	Labor	Claude Barnard (elected 1)	4,281	14.0	+4.5
	Labor	John Madden (elected 2)	3,635	11.9	−1.8
	Labor	Reg Turnbull (elected 6)	3,287	10.7	−2.1
	Labor	Alexander Atkins	2,699	8.8	+2.7
	Labor	Henry McGee	1,626	5.3	+5.3
	Labor	Wallace Fraser	836	2.7	+2.7
	Liberal	John Steer (elected 3)	3,686	12.0	+0.5
	Liberal	Bill Beattie (elected 5)	3,266	10.7	+1.5
	Liberal	Fred Marriott (elected 4)	2,949	9.6	+0.4
	Liberal	William Fry	2,155	7.0	+7.0
	Liberal	James McGowen	1,225	4.0	+1.6
	Liberal	Jean Law	793	2.6	+2.6
	Independent	Norton Delanty	160	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			30,598	95.9	−0.2
Informal votes			1,295	4.1	+0.2
Turnout			31,893	93.9	−1.0
Party total votes
	Labor		16,364	53.5	−0.7
	Liberal		14,074	46.0	+0.2
	Independent	Norton Delanty	160	0.5	+0.5

1950

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 Tasmanian state election § Bass.

1950 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			4,289
	Labor	John Madden (elected 1)	4,103	13.7	−3.1
	Labor	Reg Turnbull (elected 2)	3,855	12.8	−2.0
	Labor	Claude Barnard (elected 3)	2,847	9.5	+9.5
	Labor	William Oliver	1,897	6.3	+6.3
	Labor	Alexander Atkins	1,817	6.1	0.0
	Labor	Eric Howroyd	1,752	5.8	−2.8
	Liberal	John Steer (elected 5)	3,458	11.5	+3.7
	Liberal	John Orchard (elected 6)	3,189	10.6	+2.2
	Liberal	Bill Beattie	2,774	9.2	+1.6
	Liberal	Fred Marriott (elected 4)	2,752	9.2	−2.9
	Liberal	James Guy	852	2.8	+2.8
	Liberal	James McGowen	726	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			30,022	96.1	−0.7
Informal votes			1,211	3.9	+0.7
Turnout			31,233	94.9	+5.1
Party total votes
	Labor		14,937	54.2	−1.7
	Liberal		13,751	45.8	+1.7

Elections in the 1940s

1948

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1948 Tasmanian state election § Bass.

1948 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			3,819
	Labor	John Madden (elected 1)	4,501	16.8	+1.2
	Labor	Reg Turnbull (elected 2)	3,953	14.8	−1.4
	Labor	Eric Howroyd (elected 4)	2,286	8.6	−0.1
	Labor	Alexander Atkins	1,632	6.1	+0.3
	Labor	John Carter	1,625	6.1	+1.3
	Labor	Henry Hurst	940	3.5	+3.5
	Liberal	Fred Marriott (elected 3)	3,225	12.1	+4.0
	Liberal	John Orchard (elected 6)	2,249	8.4	+8.4
	Liberal	John Steer	2,083	7.8	+7.8
	Liberal	Bill Beattie (elected 5)	2,074	7.8	+0.5
	Liberal	Jack Breheny	1,068	4.0	+4.0
	Liberal	Allen Hollingsworth	917	3.4	−2.4
	Liberal	Stewart Chapple	178	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			26,731	96.8	+7.7
Informal votes			888	3.2	−7.7
Turnout			27,619	89.8	−1.1
Party total votes
	Labor		14,937	55.9	−2.0
	Liberal		11,794	44.1	+12.2

1946

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1946 Tasmanian state election § Bass.

1946 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			3,453
	Labor	Reg Turnbull (elected 1)	3,918	16.2	+16.2
	Labor	John Madden (elected 2)	3,767	15.6	+3.4
	Labor	Eric Howroyd (elected 3)	2,107	8.7	+0.6
	Labor	Alexander Atkins (elected 4)	1,400	5.8	+5.8
	Labor	John Carter	1,161	4.8	+4.8
	Labor	Henry McGee	578	2.4	+2.4
	Labor	John Quintal	570	2.4	−0.9
	Labor	Alan Welsh	495	2.0	−1.3
	Liberal	Fred Marriott (elected 5)	1,949	8.1	+8.1
	Liberal	Bill Beattie (elected 6)	1,767	7.3	+7.3
	Liberal	Allen Hollingsworth	1,392	5.8	−0.7
	Liberal	William Brice	1,023	4.2	+4.2
	Liberal	Sinclair Thyne	924	3.8	+3.8
	Liberal	Ernest Pitchford	656	2.7	−0.8
	Independent	John Ockerby	1,174	4.9	+4.9
	Independent	Ern Pinkard	982	4.1	+4.1
	Independent	Eugene Sullivan	304	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			24,167	89.1	−4.7
Informal votes			2,967	10.9	+4.7
Turnout			27,134	90.9	−0.2
Party total votes
	Labor		13,996	57.9	−6.3
	Liberal		7,711	31.9	−3.8
	Independent	John Ockerby	1,174	4.9	+4.9
	Independent	Ern Pinkard	982	4.1	+4.1
	Independent	Eugene Sullivan	304	1.3	+1.3

1941

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 Tasmanian state election § Bass.

1941 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			3,234
	Labor	Thomas Davies (elected 1)	6,220	27.5	−3.2
	Labor	John Madden (elected 2)	2,753	12.2	+2.1
	Labor	John McDonald (elected 4)	2,253	10.0	+0.9
	Labor	Eric Howroyd (elected 3)	1,829	8.1	+2.2
	Labor	Alan Welsh	745	3.3	+3.3
	Labor	John Quintal	742	3.3	+3.3
	Nationalist	John Ockerby (elected 5)	2,540	11.2	−0.7
	Nationalist	Frank Marriott (elected 6)	1,737	7.7	+7.7
	Nationalist	Desmond Oldham	1,556	6.9	+0.6
	Nationalist	Allen Hollingsworth	1,471	6.5	+0.2
	Nationalist	Ernest Pitchford	786	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			22,632	93.8	−3.9
Informal votes			1,487	6.2	+3.9
Turnout			24,119	91.1	−2.7
Party total votes
	Labor		14,542	64.2	+1.1
	Nationalist		8,090	35.7	+1.4

Elections in the 1930s

1937

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1937 Tasmanian state election § Bass.

1937 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			3,418
	Labor	Thomas Davies (elected 1)	7,344	30.7	+9.4
	Labor	John Madden (elected 2)	2,426	10.1	+5.5
	Labor	John McDonald (elected 4)	2,174	9.1	+3.6
	Labor	Eric Howroyd (elected 5)	1,410	5.9	+5.9
	Labor	George McElwee	1,080	4.5	+4.5
	Labor	Peter Pike	671	2.8	+2.8
	Nationalist	John Ockerby (elected 3)	2,836	11.9	+4.7
	Nationalist	Angus McKenzie	1,639	6.9	+6.9
	Nationalist	Allen Hollingsworth (elected 6)	1,501	6.3	−7.1
	Nationalist	Syd Jackson	1,340	5.6	−0.2
	Nationalist	Harold Solomon	888	3.7	+3.7
	Independent	Percy Harvey	529	2.2	+2.2
	Independent	John Sheehan	82	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			23,920	97.7	+1.1
Informal votes			570	2.3	−1.1
Turnout			24,490	93.8	−0.8
Party total votes
	Labor		15,105	63.1	+12.3
	Nationalist		8,204	34.3	−14.9
	Independent	Percy Harvey	529	2.2	+2.2
	Independent	John Sheehan	82	0.3	+0.3

1934

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1934 Tasmanian state election § Bass.

1934 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			3,335
	Labor	Thomas Davies (elected 1)	4,982	21.3	+10.5
	Labor	Victor Shaw (elected 2)	2,867	12.3	−1.8
	Labor	John Joseph McDonald (elected 6)	1,313	5.6	+5.6
	Labor	Charles Lamp	1,270	5.4	+5.4
	Labor	Frederick Hall	355	1.5	+1.5
	Nationalist	Allen Hollingsworth (elected 3)	3,138	13.4	+13.4
	Nationalist	Claude James (elected 4)	2,217	9.5	−0.4
	Nationalist	Robert Murphy	1,812	7.8	−6.0
	Nationalist	John Ockerby (elected 5)	1,671	7.2	−0.6
	Nationalist	Syd Jackson	1,346	5.8	+5.8
	Nationalist	Herbert Postle	825	3.5	−1.8
	Nationalist	Henry Thomson	650	2.8	−3.2
	Nationalist	Robert Wright	324	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			23,339	96.6	0.0
Informal votes			831	3.4	0.0
Turnout			24,170	94.6	−0.1
Party total votes
	Labor		11,856	50.8	+13.6
	Nationalist		11,483	49.2	−13.6

1931

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1931 Tasmanian state election § Bass.

1931 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			3,095
	Nationalist	Howard Barber (elected 1)	3,446	15.9	+15.9
	Nationalist	Robert Murphy (elected 2)	2,989	13.8	+6.9
	Nationalist	Claude James (elected 4)	2,155	9.9	−0.3
	Nationalist	John Ockerby (elected 6)	1,684	7.8	−2.4
	Nationalist	Henry Thomson	1,302	6.0	−1.5
	Nationalist	Herbert Postle	1,145	5.3	+5.3
	Nationalist	Benjamin Saunders	882	4.1	+4.1
	Labor	Victor Shaw (elected 3)	3,064	14.1	+4.8
	Labor	Thomas Davies (elected 5)	2,342	10.8	+3.8
	Labor	George Becker	1,688	7.8	−5.1
	Labor	Alfred Higgins	964	4.5	+1.3
Total formal votes			21,661	96.6	0.0
Informal votes			768	3.4	0.0
Turnout			22,429	94.7	+15.0
Party total votes
	Nationalist		13,603	62.8	+17.4
	Labor		8,058	37.2	−17.4

Elections in the 1920s

1928

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1928 Tasmanian state election § Bass.

1928 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			2,452
	Labor	Allan Guy (elected 1)	2,963	17.3	−4.2
	Labor	George Becker (elected 2)	2,210	12.9	+1.7
	Labor	Victor Shaw (elected 3)	2,088	12.2	+3.7
	Labor	Thomas Davies	1,201	7.0	+7.0
	Labor	Alfred Higgins	549	3.2	+3.2
	Labor	Harold Holmes	357	2.1	−0.8
	Nationalist	John Ockerby (elected 5)	1,749	10.2	+10.2
	Nationalist	Claude James (elected 4)	1,745	10.2	−3.2
	Nationalist	Henry Thomson (elected 6)	1,284	7.5	+0.6
	Nationalist	Robert Murphy	1,183	6.9	+2.9
	Nationalist	William Salisbury	805	4.7	+4.7
	Nationalist	Harold Brumby	454	2.6	+2.6
	Nationalist	James Lefevre	431	2.5	+2.5
	Nationalist	John Kidd	144	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			17,163	96.6	−1.6
Informal votes			601	3.4	+1.6
Turnout			17,764	79.7	+11.7
Party total votes
	Labor		9,368	54.6	+10.6
	Nationalist		7,795	45.4	+30.2

1925

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1925 Tasmanian state election § Bass.

1925 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			2,133
	Labor	Allan Guy (elected 1)	3,206	21.5	+7.7
	Labor	George Becker (elected 2)	1,665	11.2	−1.8
	Labor	Victor Shaw (elected 5)	1,269	8.5	+3.2
	Labor	Harold Holmes	428	2.9	+2.9
	Liberal	Claude James (elected 3)	2,008	13.4	+13.4
	Liberal	James Newton (elected 4)	1,286	8.6	−3.0
	Liberal	Leslie Procter	633	4.2	+4.2
	Liberal	Robert Coplestone	202	1.4	+1.4
	Liberal	William Rose	159	1.1	+1.1
	Liberal	Luke Bryant	42	0.3	+0.3
	Nationalist	Henry Thomson (elected 6)	1,032	6.9	−1.2
	Nationalist	Robert Murphy	597	4.0	−2.1
	Nationalist	George Pullen	289	1.9	+1.9
	Nationalist	George Shields	286	1.9	+1.9
	Nationalist	James Sullivan	61	0.4	+0.4
	Independent Labor	Jens Jensen	1,319	8.8	+0.5
	Independent	Alexander Marshall	448	3.0	−5.4
Total formal votes			14,930	98.2	+0.3
Informal votes			277	1.8	−0.3
Turnout			15,207	68.0	+6.7
Party total votes
	Labor		6,568	44.0	+4.5
	Liberal		4,330	29.0	+29.0
	Nationalist		2,265	15.2	−30.9
	Independent Labor	Jens Jensen	1,319	8.8	+0.5
	Independent	Alexander Marshall	448	3.0	+3.0

1922

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1922 Tasmanian state election § Bass.

1922 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			2,003
	Nationalist	John Hayes (elected 3)	1,783	12.7	−3.6
	Nationalist	John Newton (elected 4)	1,631	11.6	−5.7
	Nationalist	Alexander Marshall (elected 5)	1,173	8.4	−8.3
	Nationalist	Henry Thomson	1,134	8.1	+8.1
	Nationalist	George Shields	687	4.9	+4.9
	Nationalist	William Rose	50	0.4	+0.4
	Labor	Allan Guy (elected 1)	1,941	13.8	+4.5
	Labor	George Becker (elected 2)	1,820	13.0	−1.5
	Labor	Victor Shaw	749	5.3	−1.4
	Labor	Alfred Higgins	670	4.8	+4.8
	Labor	Leonard Bennett	364	2.6	+2.6
	Independent	Jens Jensen (elected 6)	1,158	8.3	+8.3
	Country	Robert Murphy	859	6.1	+6.1
Total formal votes			14,019	97.9	+1.2
Informal votes			294	2.1	−1.2
Turnout			14,313	61.3	−1.9
Party total votes
	Nationalist		6,458	46.1	−16.0
	Labor		5,544	39.5	+1.6
	Independent	Jens Jensen	1,158	8.3	+8.3
	Country		859	6.1	+6.1

Elections in the 1910s

1919

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1919 Tasmanian state election § Bass.

1919 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			1,954
	Nationalist	James Newton (elected 1)	2,367	17.3	+11.8
	Nationalist	Alexander Marshall (elected 2)	2,280	16.7	−3.0
	Nationalist	John Hayes (elected 3)	2,233	16.3	+5.7
	Nationalist	Robert Sadler (elected 5)	1,610	11.8	+2.8
	Labor	George Becker (elected 4)	1,986	14.5	−1.3
	Labor	Allan Guy (elected 6)	1,297	9.5	0.0
	Labor	Victor Shaw	915	6.7	+6.7
	Labor	William Bowen	535	3.9	+3.9
	Labor	Henry Sharpe	449	3.3	+3.3
Total formal votes			13,672	96.7	+1.0
Informal votes			471	3.3	−1.0
Turnout			14,143	63.2	−8.5
Party total votes
	Nationalist		8,490	62.1	+16.8
	Labor		5,182	37.9	−15.3

1916

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1916 Tasmanian state election (House of Assembly) § Bass.

1916 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			2,250
	Labor	George Becker (elected 2)	2,480	15.8	+1.0
	Labor	Charles Howroyd (elected 3)	2,199	14.0	+1.0
	Labor	Allan Guy (elected 6)	1,495	9.5	+1.3
	Labor	James McDonald	1,239	7.9	+7.9
	Labor	William Sheehan	970	6.2	+6.2
	Liberal	Alexander Marshall (elected 1)	3,101	19.7	+19.7
	Liberal	John Hayes (elected 4)	1,663	10.6	−1.3
	Liberal	Robert Sadler (elected 5)	1,501	9.5	+1.3
	Liberal	James Newton	869	5.5	+5.5
	Independent	Richard Russell	229	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			15,746	95.7	−1.8
Informal votes			716	4.3	+1.8
Turnout			16,462	71.7	+5.0
Party total votes
	Labor		8,383	53.2	+2.9
	Liberal		7,134	45.3	−4.4
	Independent	Richard Russell	229	1.5	+1.5

1913

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 Tasmanian state election (House of Assembly) § Bass.

1913 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			1,968
	Labor	George Becker (elected 2)	2,039	14.8	+5.9
	Labor	Arthur Anderson (elected 3)	1,974	14.3	+14.3
	Labor	Charles Howroyd (elected 4)	1,788	13.0	−6.0
	Labor	Allan Guy	1,131	8.2	−1.0
	Liberal	Albert Solomon (elected 1)	2,909	21.1	+2.1
	Liberal	John Hayes (elected 5)	1,643	11.9	+11.9
	Liberal	Richard McKenzie	1,157	8.4	+1.7
	Liberal	Robert Sadler (elected 6)	1,130	8.2	+1.3
Total formal votes			13,771	97.5	+0.1
Informal votes			351	2.5	−0.1
Turnout			14,122	66.7	−5.1
Party total votes
	Labor		6,932	50.3	+1.4
	Liberal		6,839	49.7	−1.4

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