Electoral results for the Division of Bass (state)

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

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

2021[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 Tasmanian state election § Bass.[edit]
2021 Tasmanian state election: Bass[1]
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[edit]

2018[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2018 Tasmanian state election § Bass.[edit]
2018 Tasmanian state election: Bass[2]
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[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2014 Tasmanian state election § Bass.[edit]
2014 Tasmanian state election: Bass[3]
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[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Tasmanian state election § Bass.[edit]
2010 Tasmanian state election: Bass[4]
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[edit]

2006[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2006 Tasmanian state election § Bass.[edit]
2006 Tasmanian state election: Bass[5]
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[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2002 Tasmanian state election § Bass.[edit]
2002 Tasmanian state election: Bass[6]
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[edit]

1998[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1998 Tasmanian state election § Bass.[edit]
1998 Tasmanian state election: Bass[7]
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[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1996 Tasmanian state election § Bass.[edit]
1996 Tasmanian state election: Bass[8]
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[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1992 Tasmanian state election § Bass.[edit]
1992 Tasmanian state election: Bass[9]
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[edit]

1989[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1989 Tasmanian state election § Bass.[edit]
1989 Tasmanian state election: Bass[10]
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[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1986 Tasmanian state election § Bass.[edit]
1986 Tasmanian state election: Bass[11]
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[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1982 Tasmanian state election § Bass.[edit]
1982 Tasmanian state election: Bass[12]
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[edit]

1979[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1979 Tasmanian state election § Bass.[edit]
1979 Tasmanian state election: Bass[13]
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[edit]

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

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

1969[edit]

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

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

1959[edit]

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

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

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

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

1948[edit]

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

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

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

1937[edit]

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

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

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

1928[edit]

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

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

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

1919[edit]

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

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

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 Tasmanian state election (House of Assembly) § Bass.[edit]
1913 Tasmanian state election: Bass[14]
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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  14. ^ "Results in Bass for the election held on 23 January 1913". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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