Name:	Bass
State:	Tasmania
Contact details:	Contact the Bass Divisional Office
Name Derivation:	Named after Dr George Bass (1771-1803), a naval surgeon, early settler and explorer. Bass Strait is also named after him.
Area and Location Description:	Bass covers an area of approximately 7 378 sq km from Launceston in the south to Flinders Island in the north. The City of Launceston and its suburbs, and the towns of Bell Bay, Bridport, George Town, Hadspen, Lilydale, Legana (part), Ringarooma and Scottsdale, as well as Cape Barren Island, Clarke Island & Flinders Island are in this division.
Map of Division:	Bass (2009) [PDF 120Kb]
Products/Industries of the Area:	Aluminium and ferrous metal smelting, brewery, cattle (dairy and beef) farming, manufacturing, mining, ports and shipping, ship building, timber, tourism, fishing, wineries and wool.
First Proclaimed/Election:	1903
Status:	Current
Demographic Rating:	Provincial
Members:	Campbell, J (ALP) 2007- Ferguson, M (LP) 2004-2007 O'Byrne, M (ALP) 1998-2004 Smith, W L (LP) 1996-1998 Smith, S J (ALP) 1993-1996 Smith, W L (LP) 1984-1993 Newman, K E (LP) 1975-1984 Barnard, L H (ALP) 1954-1975 Kekwick, B H (LP) 1949-1954 Barnard, H C (ALP) 1934-1949 Guy, J A (ALP/UAP) 1929-1934 Jackson, D S (NAT) 1919-1929 Jensen, J A (ALP) 1910-1919 Storrer, D (PROT) 1903-1910

Further information:

• 2007 Federal Election - House of Representatives results for Bass
• 2007 Divisional Profile
• 2007 Map of Division
• 2004 Federal Election - House of Representatives results for Bass
• 2004 Divisional Profile
• 2004 Map of Division

For supporting information, see Party Codes, Demographic Ratings and Seat Status .