Federal division, provincial
Bass
In Tasmania.
Sitting member
About
About Bass
Bass is a federal electorate in Tasmania, in the House of Representatives, covering most of the city of Launceston and its surrounds. It is held by Jess Teesdale of the Australian Labor Party. Bass is classified as provincial.
- Created
- Redistributed on 2 October 1903
- Named after
- Explorer George Bass
- Classification
- Provincial
- Areas included
- Launceston, Furneaux Group, George Town, West Tamar, Dorset
- Notable member
- Lance Barnard, Deputy Prime Minister in the Whitlam government
Summarised by AI from Wikipedia, plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.
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