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BASS
TAS House of Assembly
The information on this page was provided by the Tasmanian Electoral Office, the Tasmanian Parliamentary Library and the Australian Bureau of Statistics and was correct at March 2005
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© Commonwealth of Australia (Australian Electoral Commission) 2001 The Data (Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries 2004) has been used in the electoral map with the permission of the Australian Electoral Commission. The Australian Electoral Commission has not evaluated the Data as altered and incorporated within the electoral map, and therefore gives no warranty regarding its accuracy, completeness, currency or suitability for any particular purpose. Limited End-user licence provided by the Australian Electoral Commission: You may use the electoral map to load, display, print and reproduce views obtained from the Data, retaining this notice, for your personal use, or use within your organisation only.
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| Current Members
| Jim COX (Australian Labor Party)
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| Sue NAPIER (Liberal Party)
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| Kim BOOTH (Tasmanian Greens)
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| Peter GUTWEIN (Liberal Party)
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| Michelle O'BYRNE (Australian Labor Party)
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| Description
| Provincial |
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| Location
| North-east Tasmania; it includes the city of Launceston and the centres of Bridport, George Town and Scottsdale. It also includes Flinders Island. |
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| Origin
| The Division was named after Dr George Bass (1771-1803) an early settler and explorer. Bass was first proclaimed in 1903 - the first election was held for the Division in 1906. |
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| Products/Industries
| Farming, fishing, textiles, aluminium and ferrous metals, wool, meat, woodchips, timber, boat building, port facilities, brewery, wine production, education and tourism. |
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| State
| TAS |
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| State Electorates
| Bass is co-extensive with the Federal electorate of the same name |
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| Area
| 7,343 sq kms (approx) |
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| Population
| 94,258 as at 2002 |
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| Enrolled Electors
| 65,147 as at 15/10/01 |
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