Electoral results for the Division of Bass

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Bass in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1903 until the present.

Contents

Members

Member Party Term
  David Storrer Protectionist 1903–1909
  Independent 1909–1910
  Jens Jensen Labor 1910–1916
  Nationalist 1916–1919
  Independent 1919–1919
  David Jackson Nationalist 1919–1929
  Allan Guy Labor 1929–1931
  United Australia 1931–1934
  Claude Barnard Labor 1934–1949
  Bruce Kekwick Liberal 1949–1954
  Lance Barnard Labor 1954–1975
  Kevin Newman Liberal 1975–1984
  Warwick Smith Liberal 1984–1993
  Silvia Smith Labor 1993–1996
  Warwick Smith Liberal 1996–1998
  Michelle O'Byrne Labor 1998–2004
  Michael Ferguson Liberal 2004–2007
  Jodie Campbell Labor 2007–2010
  Geoff Lyons Labor 2010–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2010: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Geoff Lyons 28,448 43.43 +6.17
Liberal Steve Titmus 26,010 39.71 -3.71
Greens Sancia Colgrave 10,206 15.58 +0.44
CEC Adrian Watts 838 1.28 +0.93
Total formal votes 65,502 96.02 -0.75
Informal votes 2,714 3.98 +0.75
Turnout 68,216 95.16 -1.14
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Geoff Lyons 37,165 56.74 +5.71
Liberal Steve Titmus 28,337 43.26 -5.71
Labor hold Swing +5.71

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Ferguson 27,769 43.50 -5.63
Labor Jodie Campbell 23,764 37.23 -1.99
Greens Tom Millen 9,745 15.27 +7.17
Independent Sven Wiener 1,123 1.76 +1.76
Family First Ixa de Haan 930 1.46 -0.37
Liberty and Democracy Shem Bennett 285 0.45 +0.45
CEC Adrian Watts 219 0.34 -1.02
Total formal votes 63,835 96.75 +0.65
Informal votes 2,142 3.25 -0.65
Turnout 65.977 95.66 +0.03
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Jodie Campbell 32,553 51.00 +3.63
Liberal Michael Ferguson 31,282 49.00 -3.63
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.63
Australian federal election, 2004: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Ferguson 30,678 49.13 +7.68
Labor Michelle O'Byrne 24,491 39.22 -3.60
Greens Jeremy Ball 5,059 8.10 +1.86
Family First Christine Bergman 1,145 1.83 +1.83
CEC Caroline Larner 847 1.36 +1.10
Socialist Alliance Meredith de Landelles 219 0.35 +0.35
Total formal votes 62,439 96.10 +0.37
Informal votes 2,534 3.90 -0.37
Turnout 64,973 95.63 -0.53
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Michael Ferguson 32,860 52.63 +4.69
Labor Michelle O'Byrne 29,579 47.37 -4.69
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +4.69
Australian federal election, 2001: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michelle O'Byrne 25,987 42.82 +0.53
Liberal Tony Benneworth 25,156 41.45 -4.29
Greens Kim Booth 3,788 6.24 +1.99
Democrats Sancia Colgrave 2,178 3.59 +1.15
One Nation Denis Collins 1,836 3.03 -0.35
liberals for forests Margy Dockray 966 1.59 +1.59
Tasmania First Ian Hardman 621 1.02 -0.89
CEC Caroline Larner 159 0.26 +0.26
Total formal votes 60,691 95.73 -0.88
Informal votes 2,706 4.27 +0.88
Turnout 63,397 97.31
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Michelle O'Byrne 35,345 52.06 +1.87
Liberal Tony Benneworth 27,819 47.94 -1.87
Labor hold Swing +1.87

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Warwick Smith 27,974 45.75 -5.48
Labor Michelle O'Byrne 25,864 42.30 +2.06
Greens Stuart Baird 2,595 4.24 -0.73
One Nation Allan Lockhart 2,057 3.36 +3.36
Democrats Brian Muir 1,491 2.44 -1.12
Tasmania First Harvey Smith 1,165 1.91 +1.91
Total formal votes 61,146 96.61 -1.30
Informal votes 2,148 3.39 +1.30
Turnout 63,294 96.00 -0.26
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Michelle O'Byrne 30,612 50.06 +4.63
Liberal Warwick Smith 30,534 49.94 -4.63
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.63
Australian federal election, 1996: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Warwick Smith 31,875 51.23 +3.91
Labor Silvia Smith 25,034 40.24 -3.56
Greens Kristina Nicklason 3,093 4.97 -1.36
Democrats Debbie Butler 2,214 3.56 +1.01
Total formal votes 62,216 97.31 +0.75
Informal votes 1,328 2.09 -0.75
Turnout 63,544 96.25 +0.24
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Warwick Smith 33,861 54.57 +4.60
Labor Silvia Smith 28,190 45.83 -4.60
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +4.60
Australian federal election, 1993: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Warwick Smith 29,187 47.32 -2.79
Labor Silvia Smith 27,014 43.80 +6.11
Greens David Hunnerup 3,907 6.33 +2.09
Democrats Brian Austen 1,572 2.55 -5.41
Total formal votes 61,680 97.16 +0.41
Informal votes 1,805 2.84 -0.41
Turnout 63,485 96.02
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Silvia Smith 30,850 50.03 +4.54
Liberal Warwick Smith 30,810 49.97 -4.54
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.54
Australian federal election, 1990: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Warwick Smith 28,441 49.9 -1.9
Labor Silvia Smith 21,619 37.9 -5.0
Democrats Rae Saxon 4,449 7.8 +2.4
United Tasmania John Chester 2,479 4.4 +4.4
Total formal votes 56,988 96.7
Informal votes 1,928 3.3
Turnout 58,916 96.4
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Warwick Smith 30,896 54.3 +0.6
Labor Silvia Smith 26,005 45.7 -0.6
Liberal hold Swing +0.6

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Warwick Smith 28,149 51.8 -0.2
Labor Richard Taylor 23,311 42.9 -0.1
Democrats Michael Preece 2,910 5.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 54,370 94.3
Informal votes 3,281 5.7
Turnout 57,651 96.0
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Warwick Smith 29,173 53.7 -0.7
Labor Richard Taylor 25,194 46.3 +0.7
Liberal hold Swing -0.7
Australian federal election, 1984: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Warwick Smith 27,226 52.0 -1.3
Labor Vicki Buchanan 22,544 43.0 +6.0
Democrats Michael Preece 2,624 5.0 -1.2
Total formal votes 52,394 93.3
Informal votes 3,745 6.7
Turnout 56,139 95.7
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Warwick Smith 28,514 54.4 -3.7
Labor Vicki Buchanan 23,878 45.6 +3.7
Liberal hold Swing -3.7
Australian federal election, 1983: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Newman 28,448 53.5 +0.5
Labor John McDonald 19,590 36.8 -7.7
Democrats Nick Goldie 3,291 6.2 +6.2
Independent Richard Hutchison 1,884 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 53,213 97.4
Informal votes 1,409 2.6
Turnout 54,622 95.9
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Warwick Smith 58.3 +4.4
Labor John McDonald 41.7 -4.4
Liberal hold Swing +4.4
Australian federal election, 1980: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Newman 27,586 53.0 -2.7
Labor Patti Warn 23,199 44.5 +7.8
Independent Olga Scully 1,310 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 52,095 97.5
Informal votes 1,320 2.5
Turnout 53,415 96.7
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Kevin Newman 54.3 -5.7
Labor Patti Warn 45.7 +5.7
Liberal hold Swing -5.7

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Newman 28,022 55.7 -7.4
Labor Mary Willey 18,447 36.7 +2.1
Democrats Dennis Cartledge 3,795 7.6 +7.6
Total formal votes 50,264 97.3
Informal votes 1,412 2.7
Turnout 51,676 96.3
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Kevin Newman 60.0 -4.1
Labor Mary Willey 30.0 +4.1
Liberal hold Swing -4.1
Australian federal election, 1975: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Newman 28,382 63.1 +17.1
Labor Michael McLaughlin 15,574 34.6 -19.4
Workers Kevin Chaffey 1,001 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 44,957 98.1
Informal votes 878 1.9
Turnout 45,835 96.7
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Kevin Newman 64.1 +18.1
Labor Michael McLaughlin 35.9 -18.1
Liberal hold Swing +18.1
Bass by-election, 1975
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Newman 24,638 57.6 +11.6
Labor John Macrostie 15,609 36.5 -17.5
United Tasmania Violet Petrovsky 1,272 3.0 +3.0
Independent Paul Kent 904 2.1 +2.1
Independent Marcus Aussie-Stone 243 0.6 +0.6
Independent Syd Negus 124 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 42,790 98.2
Informal votes 773 1.8
Turnout 43,563 93.2
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Kevin Newman 60.3 +14.3
Labor John Macrostie 39.7 -14.3
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +14.3
Australian federal election, 1974: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lance Barnard 23,677 54.0 -4.8
Liberal John Beswick 20,137 46.0 +9.2
Total formal votes 43,814 98.0
Informal votes 877 2.0
Turnout 44,691 95.2
Labor hold Swing -5.7
Australian federal election, 1972: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lance Barnard 23,439 58.8 +6.6
Liberal John Beswick 14,661 36.8 -4.4
DLP Jindrich Nermut 1,783 4.5 +4.5
Total formal votes 39,883 98.4
Informal votes 636 1.6
Turnout 40,519 96.9
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Lance Barnard 59.7 +4.7
Liberal John Beswick 40.3 -4.7
Labor hold Swing +4.7

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lance Barnard 20,214 52.2 -4.3
Liberal Neil Pitt 15,955 41.2 +3.6
DLP Peter Ferrall 1,094 2.8 -3.1
Australia John Kent 1,069 2.8 +2.8
Independent Geoffrey Batten 398 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 38,730 98.1
Informal votes 742 1.9
Turnout 39,472 96.4
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Lance Barnard 55.0 -2.7
Liberal Neil Pitt 45.0 +2.7
Labor hold Swing -2.7
Australian federal election, 1966: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lance Barnard 21,262 57.2 -1.1
Liberal Timothy Barrenger 13,739 36.9 +0.9
DLP Richard Delany 2,183 5.9 +0.2
Total formal votes 37,184 98.6
Informal votes 538 1.4
Turnout 37,722 95.3
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Lance Barnard 58.4 -1.0
Liberal Timothy Barrenger 41.6 +1.0
Labor hold Swing -1.0
Australian federal election, 1963: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lance Barnard 21,182 58.3 -4.4
Liberal James Wardlaw 13,078 36.0 +3.1
DLP Frederick Kaye 2,055 5.7 +1.3
Total formal votes 36,315 98.9
Informal votes 410 1.1
Turnout 36,725 96.3
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Lance Barnard 59.4 -4.2
Liberal James Wardlaw 40.6 +4.2
Labor hold Swing -4.2
Australian federal election, 1961: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lance Barnard 21,601 62.7 +7.1
Liberal Frederick Marriott 11,326 32.9 -3.8
DLP Francis Boland 1,532 4.4 -3.3
Total formal votes 34,459 96.9
Informal votes 1,116 3.1
Turnout 35,575 95.6
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Lance Barnard 63.6 +5.7
Liberal Frederick Marriott 36.4 -5.7
Labor hold Swing +5.7

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lance Barnard 18,800 55.6 +0.1
Liberal Max Bushby 12,394 36.7 +0.1
DLP Leslie Arnold 2,610 7.7 -0.2
Total formal votes 33,804 96.4
Informal votes 1,258 3.6
Turnout 35,062 97.1
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Lance Barnard 57.9 +0.8
Liberal Max Bushby 42.1 -0.8
Labor hold Swing +0.8
Australian federal election, 1955: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lance Barnard 18,197 55.5 +4.5
Liberal Frederick White 12,009 36.6 -12.4
Labor (Anti-Communist) Leslie Duke 2,589 7.9 +7.9
Total formal votes 32,795 96.2
Informal votes 1,291 3.8
Turnout 34,086 96.5
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Lance Barnard 57.1 +6.1
Liberal Frederick White 42.9 -6.1
Labor hold Swing +6.1
Australian federal election, 1954: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lance Barnard 16,623 51.0 +4.4
Liberal Bruce Kekwick 15,946 49.0 -4.4
Total formal votes 32,569 99.1
Informal votes 289 0.9
Turnout 32,858 96.7
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.4
Australian federal election, 1951: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Kekwick 16,469 53.4 +2.8
Labor Colman O'Byrne 14,346 46.6 -2.8
Total formal votes 30,815 96.4
Informal votes 1,137 3.6
Turnout 31,952 96.8
Liberal hold Swing +2.8

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Kekwick 15,686 50.6 +6.8
Labor Claude Barnard 15,312 49.4 -6.8
Total formal votes 30,998 97.3
Informal votes 865 2.7
Turnout 31,863 96.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +6.8
Australian federal election, 1946: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Claude Barnard 13,495 50.0 -1.2
Liberal Henry Spotswood 8,219 30.4 +12.8
Independent John Orchard 5,281 19.6 +2.0
Total formal votes 26,995 98.0
Informal votes 557 2.0
Turnout 27,552 93.9
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Claude Barnard 15,387 57.0 -0.3
Liberal Henry Spotswood 11,608 43.0 +0.3
Labor hold Swing -0.3
Australian federal election, 1943: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Claude Barnard 13,136 51.2 +1.8
UAP Desmond Oldham 7,085 27.6 -17.1
Independent John Orchard 4,509 17.6 +17.6
Independent John Watson 469 1.8 -4.2
Independent Harold Harward 440 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 25,639 96.1
Informal votes 1,039 3.9
Turnout 26,678 98.4
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Claude Barnard 57.3 +3.1
UAP Desmond Oldham 42.7 -3.1
Labor hold Swing +3.1
Australian federal election, 1940: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Claude Barnard 12,009 49.4 -1.0
UAP Algernon Findlay 5,634 23.2 +5.6
UAP Desmond Oldham 5,215 21.5 +21.5
Independent John Watson 1,452 6.0 -4.5
Total formal votes 24,310 96.8
Informal votes 813 3.2
Turnout 25,123 95.4
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Claude Barnard 54.2 -1.5
UAP Algernon Findlay 45.8 +1.5
Labor hold Swing -1.5

Elections in the 1930s

Australian federal election, 1937: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Claude Barnard 12,583 50.4 +22.8
UAP Allan Guy 9,760 39.1 -2.4
Independent John Watson 2,621 10.5 -0.5
Total formal votes 24,964 97.6
Informal votes 612 2.4
Turnout 25,576 96.5
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Claude Barnard 55.7 +5.4
UAP Allan Guy 44.3 -5.4
Labor hold Swing +5.4
Australian federal election, 1934: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UAP Allan Guy 9,880 41.5 -5.1
Labor Claude Barnard 6,572 27.6 -3.0
Independent George McElwee 4,740 19.9 +19.9
Independent John Watson 2,610 11.0 +11.0
Total formal votes 23,802 96.4
Informal votes 887 3.6
Turnout 24,689 96.2
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Claude Barnard 11,984 50.3 +14.8
UAP Allan Guy 11,818 49.7 -14.8
Labor gain from United Australia Swing +14.8
Australian federal election, 1931: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UAP Allan Guy 10,293 46.6 +7.0
Labor Claude Barnard 6,763 30.6 -29.8
Nationalist Harold Solomon 5,032 22.8 +22.8
Total formal votes 32,088 94.9
Informal votes 1,197 5.1
Turnout 23,285 96.5
Two-candidate preferred result
UAP Allan Guy 14,247 64.5 +24.9
Labor Claude Barnard 7,841 35.5 -24.9
United Australia gain from Labor Swing +24.9

Elections in the 1920s

Australian federal election, 1929: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Allan Guy 13,318 60.4 +17.8
Nationalist David Jackson 8,741 39.6 -17.8
Total formal votes 22,059 98.6
Informal votes 324 1.4
Turnout 22,383 95.4
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing +13.5
Australian federal election, 1928: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Wilson 8,621 42.6 -0.4
Nationalist David Jackson 5,991 29.6 +0.3
Nationalist William Judd 5,606 27.7 +27.7
Total formal votes 20,218 95.0
Informal votes 1,067 5.0
Turnout 21,285 92.5
Two-candidate preferred result
Nationalist David Jackson 10,736 53.1 -5.2
Labor Thomas Wilson 9,482 46.9 +5.2
Nationalist hold Swing -5.2
Australian federal election, 1925: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist David Jackson 10,929 57.0 +6.8
Labor Harold Holmes 5,654 29.5 +8.0
Labor John Swain 2,582 13.5 +13.5
Total formal votes 19,165 94.1
Informal votes 1,192 5.9
Turnout 29,357 88.5
Two-candidate preferred result
Nationalist David Jackson 58.3 +4.7
Labor Harold Holmes 41.7 -4.7
Nationalist hold Swing +4.7
Australian federal election, 1922: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist David Jackson 4,819 50.2 +2.0
Labor Alfred Higgins 3,359 35.0 +1.3
Independent Labor King O'Malley 1,085 11.3 +11.3
Independent Nationalist John Hegarty 337 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 9,600 95.3
Informal votes 478 4.7
Turnout 10,078 44.9
Two-candidate preferred result
Nationalist David Jackson 53.6 -3.7
Labor Alfred Higgins 46.4 +3.7
Nationalist hold Swing -3.7

Elections in the 1910s

Australian federal election, 1919: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alfred Higgins 4,292 35.3 -4.8
Nationalist David Jackson 3,127 25.7 -13.2
Nationalist Stephen Margetts 2,553 21.0 +21.0
Independent Jens Jensen 1,689 13.9 +13.9
Independent Timothy Earley 328 2.7 +2.7
Independent Luke Bryant 167 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 12,156 91.3
Informal votes 1,155 8.7
Turnout 13,311 53.7
Two-candidate preferred result
Nationalist David Jackson 6,779 55.8 -4.1
Labor Alfred Higgins 5,377 44.2 +4.1
Nationalist hold Swing -4.1
Australian federal election, 1917: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Jens Jensen 9,669 59.9 +15.9
Labor James Mooney 6,466 40.1 -15.9
Total formal votes 16,135 97.1
Informal votes 478 2.9
Turnout 16,613 72.2
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing +15.9
Australian federal election, 1914: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jens Jensen 9,731 56.0 +3.6
Commonwealth Liberal Alexander Marshall 7,638 44.0 -3.6
Total formal votes 17,369 98.5
Informal votes 270 1.5
Turnout 17,639 79.0
Labor hold Swing +3.6
Australian federal election, 1913: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jens Jensen 7,945 52.4 -4.4
Commonwealth Liberal Stephen Margetts 7,212 47.6 +47.6
Total formal votes 15,166 97.1
Informal votes 457 2.9
Turnout 15,623 73.4
Labor hold Swing -4.4
Australian federal election, 1910: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jens Jensen 6,612 56.8 +56.8
Independent David Storrer 5,022 43.2 -3.6
Total formal votes 11,643 97.9
Informal votes 248 2.1
Turnout 11,882 56.8
Labour gain from Liberal Swing +56.8

Elections in the 1900s

Australian federal election, 1906: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist David Storrer 5,826 62.3 +5.6
Free Trade William Oldham 3,522 37.7 -5.6
Total formal votes 9,348 96.1
Informal votes 380 3.9
Turnout 9,728 52.2
Protectionist hold Swing +5.6
Australian federal election, 1903: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist David Storrer 4,092 56.7 +56.7
Free Trade William Hartnoll 3,124 43.3 +43.3
Total formal votes 7,216 97.6
Informal votes 181 2.4
Turnout 7,398 42.1
Protectionist win (new division)

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