Federal electorate · Tasmania

Bass

Bass is a federal electorate in Tasmania, held by Jess Teesdale of the Australian Labor Party since the 2025 election, by a margin of 8.01 points — a fairly safe seat.

Member for Bass

Jess Teesdale

Australian Labor Party

Their voting record and expenses →

The 2025 result

Final two candidates after preferences were distributed, from the election held 3 May 2025.

Jess TEESDALEAustralian Labor Party58.01%41,532 votes
Bridget Kathleen ARCHERLiberal41.99%30,062 votes

Margin

8.01%

Fairly Safe

Two-party-preferred swing

+9.44%

to Australian Labor Party

Turnout

92.84%

80,378 enrolled

First preferences in 2025

How the seat voted before preferences were distributed. The Coalition is counted as one figure across its four registrations, and the Greens across both of theirs — in Victoria they contest as GVIC and elsewhere as GRN, which read as two separate minor parties if left unmerged.

Labor39.6%
Coalition31.4%
Greens12.9%
One Nation6.5%
Independents5.4%
Minor parties4.2%

Suburbs in Bass

138 suburbs and localities have residents in this electorate. 6of them also have residents in another one — the percentage is the share of that area’s Census population living here.

Riverside (Tas.)
Newnham
Newstead (Tas.)
South Launceston
Trevallyn
Legana
George Town
Kings Meadows
West Launceston
Youngtown
Mowbray (Tas.)
Norwood (Tas.)
Ravenswood (Tas.)
Invermay (Tas.)
Launceston
Summerhill 97%
Scottsdale
St Leonards (Tas.)
East Launceston
Prospect (Tas.)
Bridport
Waverley (Tas.)
Mayfield (Tas.)
Beaconsfield (Tas.)
Beauty Point
Rocherlea
Grindelwald
Exeter (Tas.)
Lilydale (Tas.)
Gravelly Beach
Low Head
Relbia 88%
Hillwood
Dilston
Glengarry (Tas.)
Punchbowl (Tas.)
Swan Bay (Tas.)
Pipers River
Sidmouth
Bridgenorth
Underwood (Tas.)
Rosevears
Deviot
Lanena
Karoola
Ringarooma
Whitemark
Nunamara
Blackwall (Tas.)
Swan Point
Turners Marsh
Clarence Point
Branxholm
Greens Beach
Windermere (Tas.)
Mount Direction
Springfield (Tas.)
Winnaleah
Lebrina
Kayena
Legerwood
Winkleigh
Rowella
Kelso (Tas.)
Lady Barron
Lulworth
Loira
Frankford 97%
White Hills (Tas.) 91%
Jetsonville
North Scottsdale
Nabowla
Derby (Tas.)
Robigana
Gladstone (Tas.) 89%
Pipers Brook
Beechford
Waterhouse
Weymouth
Memana
Tunnel
Patersonia
Lalla
Holwell
Flowery Gully
Lefroy
North Lilydale
Blessington
Pioneer (Tas.)
York Town
Bangor (Tas.)
Bellingham
Badger Head
Cape Barren Island
Notley Hills
Emita
Upper Blessington
Talawa
West Scottsdale
Lackrana
Lietinna
Tomahawk
Herrick
Cuckoo
Targa
Telita
Myrtle Bank (Tas.)
Ranga
Killiecrankie
South Springfield
Birralee 16%
Blumont
Lower Turners Marsh
Rushy Lagoon
Blue Rocks
Loccota
Musselroe Bay
Tayene
Burns Creek
Tonganah
Golconda
Palana
Wyena
Retreat (Tas.)
Alberton (Tas.)
Lughrata
Leeka
Forester
Moorina (Tas.)
Tulendeena
Kamona
Cape Portland
South Mount Cameron
Banca
Trenah
Bell Bay
Boobyalla
Warrentinna

Postcodes in Bass

24 postcodes have residents in this electorate. 6of them also have residents in another one — the percentage is the share of that area’s Census population living here.

7250 86%
7248
7249
7277
7253
7270
7275 100%
7260
7252
7262
7268
7255
7267
7258 79%
7276
7263
7254
7259
7264 83%
7261
7265
7212 9%
7257
7303 1%

Where this comes from

Results, margins and turnout are the AEC’s published 2025figures. The margin is derived — the winner’s two-candidate-preferred share minus 50 — and the seat status is the AEC’s own classification.
Suburbs and postcodes come from 2021 Census mesh blocks matched to CED_2025 boundaries, weighted by resident population rather than by area — otherwise a large, largely uninhabited postcode is assigned to whichever division holds the most empty land.
These are an approximation of the AEC’s legal boundaries, so close to a boundary they can differ. To confirm where you are enrolled, check the AEC.

Australian Statistical Geography Standard Edition 3 allocation files and 2021 Census Mesh Block Counts, © Australian Bureau of Statistics.