Victorian state district
Bass
In the Eastern Victoria region. Votes on Saturday 28 November, in 15 days.
Sitting member
On the ballot: 6 candidates
In ballot-paper order, as the Victorian Electoral Commission published them.
- 1Chris JobeVictorian Socialists
- 2Sophie ThornGreens
- 3Nikole SchellekensOne Nation
- 4Rochelle HalsteadLiberal
- 5Ben CauneacFamily First
- 6Chris BuckinghamLabor
Source: Victorian Electoral Commission nominations (© Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0). Linked names are sitting members.
About
About Bass
Bass is an electoral district in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, covering an area south-east of Melbourne from Clyde through rural areas to the coast at Inverloch and Phillip Island. The seat is held by Jordan Crugnale of the Australian Labor Party. The area includes Wonthaggi, Cowes, Lang Lang and Koo Wee Rup.
- Created
- Redistribution for the 2002 election
- Area
- 1,358 square kilometres
- Region
- Eastern Victoria Region of the Legislative Council
- Previous members
- Ken Smith (Liberal); Brian Paynter (Liberal)
- Party history
- First Labor member to win the seat or its predecessors
- Re-contest announcement
- Said in October 2025 she would not re-contest at 2026 election
Summarised by AI from Wikipedia, plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.
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