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

2024 Tasmanian state election: Bass^[1]
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

2021 Tasmanian state election: Bass^[2]
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

2018 Tasmanian state election: Bass^[3]
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

2014 Tasmanian state election: Bass^[4]
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

2010 Tasmanian state election: Bass^[5]
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

2006 Tasmanian state election: Bass^[6]
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

2002 Tasmanian state election: Bass^[7]
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

1998 Tasmanian state election: Bass^[8]
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

1996 Tasmanian state election: Bass^[9]
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

1992 Tasmanian state election: Bass^[10]
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

1989 Tasmanian state election: Bass^[11]
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

1986 Tasmanian state election: Bass^[12]
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

1982 Tasmanian state election: Bass^[13]
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

1979 Tasmanian state election: Bass^[14]
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1913 Tasmanian state election: Bass^[15]
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

References

^ "2024 Results for Bass". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
^ "2021 Results for Bass". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
^ "2018 Results for Bass". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
^ "2014 Results for Bass". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
^ "Bass 2010 Results". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
^ "Bass 2006 Results". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
^ "2002 Results for Bass". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
^ "1998 Results for Bass". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
^ "1996 Results for Bass". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
^ "1992 Results for Bass". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
^ "1989 Results for Bass". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
^ "1986 Results for Bass". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
^ "1982 Results for Bass". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
^ "1979 Results for Bass". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
^ "Results in Bass for the election held on 23 January 1913". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

[1] "2024 Results for Bass". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

[2] "2021 Results for Bass". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

[3] "2018 Results for Bass". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

[4] "2014 Results for Bass". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 April 2014.

[5] "Bass 2010 Results". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.

[6] "Bass 2006 Results". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.

[7] "2002 Results for Bass". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.

[8] "1998 Results for Bass". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.

[9] "1996 Results for Bass". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.

[10] "1992 Results for Bass". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.

[11] "1989 Results for Bass". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.

[12] "1986 Results for Bass". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.

[13] "1982 Results for Bass". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.

[14] "1979 Results for Bass". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.

[Results_of_the_1913_Tasmanian_state_election_(House_of_Assembly)_tec-bass-15] "Results in Bass for the election held on 23 January 1913". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

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