ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF BASS, TASMANIA ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1903 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Fingal, Launceston, Ringarooma, Scottsdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat (Tasmania was not divided into electorates in 1901) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 17,571 Votes cast: 7,398 42.1 Informal votes: 181 02.4 Formal votes: 7,216 97.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Hartnoll * FT 3,124 43.3 David STORRER Prot 4,092 56.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,216 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hartnoll was a member for Tasmania 1902-03. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > William Hartnoll (1841-1932): Elected 1902 by. Defeated 1903 Died 11 July 1932 > David Storrer (1854-1935): Elected 1903 Born: 1854, Freshwater Point, Tasmania. Career: Educated Chalmers Church Grammar School, cabinet maker and furniture warehouseman. Launceston Alderman 1894. State politics: Tas MHA for Launceston 1902, West Launceston 1903. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Fingal, Launceston, Ringarooma, Scottsdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1903 majority: Protectionist over Free Trade 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 18,647 +06.1 Votes cast: 9,728 52.2 +10.1 Informal votes: 380 03.9 +01.5 Formal votes: 9,348 96.1 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Oldham AS 3,522 37.7 -05.6 David STORRER * Prot 5,826 62.3 +05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,348 12.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- There was a swing of 5.6% from Anti-Socialist to Protectionist. -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Storrer (1854-1935): Elected 1903, 1906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Storrer refused to support the Protectionist/Anti-Socialist fusion in 1908 and sat as an independent from 1909. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Fingal, Launceston, Ringarooma, Scottsdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 majority: Protectionist over Anti-Socialist 12.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 20,905 +12.1 Votes cast: 11,882 56.8 +04.6 Informal votes: 248 02.1 -01.8 Formal votes: 11,643 97.9 +01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jens JENSEN ALP 6,612 56.8 David Storrer * 5,022 43.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,643 06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Storrer was an independent protectionist candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > David Storrer (1854-1935): Elected 1903, 1906. Defeated 1910 Died 13 November 1935 > Jens August Jensen (1856-1936): Elected 1910 Born: 1865, Victoria. Career: Primary education. Orchardist. Beaconsfield Council. State politics: Tas MHA for George Town 1903-09, Wilmot 1909 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Fingal, Launceston, Ringarooma, Scottsdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 majority: ALP over Independent 06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 21,295 +01.9 Votes cast: 15,623 73.4 +16.6 Informal votes: 457 02.9 +00.8 Formal votes: 15,166 97.1 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jens JENSEN * ALP 7,945 52.4 -04.4 Stephen Margetts Lib 7,212 47.6 +04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,166 02.4 04.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jens August Jensen (1856-1936): Elected 1910, 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Fingal, Launceston, Ringarooma, Scottsdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 22,318 +04.8 Votes cast: 17,639 79.0 +05.5 Informal votes: 270 01.5 -01.4 Formal votes: 17,369 98.5 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jens JENSEN * ALP 9,731 56.0 +03.6 Alexander Marshall Lib 7,638 44.0 -03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,369 06.0 03.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall was Tas MHA for Bass 1914-25. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jens August Jensen (1856-1936): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914 Assistant Minister 17 September 1914 to 12 July 1915 Minister for the Navy 12 July 1915 to 17 February 1917 Minister for Trade and Customs from 17 February 1917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jensen left the ALP in November 1916 and joined the Nationalist Party in February 1917. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Fingal, Launceston, Ringarooma, Scottsdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 22,998 +03.0 Votes cast: 16,613 72.2 -06.8 Informal votes: 478 02.9 +01.4 Formal votes: 16,135 97.1 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Jens JENSEN * Nat 9,669 59.9 +15.9 James Mooney + ALP 6,466 40.1 -15.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,135 09.9 15.9 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jens August Jensen (1856-1936): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917 Minister for Trade and Customs to 13 December 1918 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jensen was dismissed after an adverse finding of the Royal Commission on Navy and Defence Administration. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Fingal, Launceston, Ringarooma, Scottsdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 09.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 24,786 +07.8 Votes cast: 13,311 53.7 -18.5 Informal votes: 1,155 08.7 -05.8 Formal votes: 12,156 91.3 +05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Luke Bryant 167 01.4 Timothy Earley 328 02.7 Alfred Higgins ALP 4,292 35.3 -04.8 Sydney Jackson + Nat 3,127 25.7 Hon Jens Jensen * 1,689 13.9 Stephen Margetts Nat 2,553 21.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,156 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Jensen stood as an independent Nationalist candidate having lost his Nationalist endorsement. 2. The combined Nationalist vote of 46.7% was a decrease of 13.2% from the vote polled by one Nationalist candidate in 1917. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bryant's 167 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Earley 114 68.3 442 03.6 Higgins 17 10.2 4,309 35.4 Jackson + 19 11.4 3,146 25.9 Jensen * 7 04.2 1,696 14.0 Margetts 10 06.0 2,563 21.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 167 12,156 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Earley's 442 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Higgins 348 78.7 4,657 38.3 Jackson + 41 09.3 3,187 26.2 Jensen * 35 07.9 1,731 14.2 Margetts (18 04.1 2,581 21.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 442 12,156 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Jensen's 1,731 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Higgins 556 32.1 5,213 42.9 Jackson + 773 44.7 3,960 32.6 Margetts 402 23.2 2,983 24.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,731 12,156 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Margetts's 2,983 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Higgins 164 05.5 5,377 44.2 JACKSON + 2,819 94.5 6,779 55.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,983 12,156 05.8 04.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Jens August Jensen (1856-1936): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917. Defeated 1919 Later career: Tas MHA for Bass 1922-25, Wilmot 1928-34. Rejoined ALP 1927. Died 16 November 1936 > David Sydney Jackson (1889-1949): Elected 1919 Born: 6 June 1889, Launceston, Tasmania. Career: Educated state schools. Manufacturing locksmith. President Tasmanian Chamber of Manufacturers. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Launceston, Ringarooma, Scottsdale, St Leonards -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 05.8 Effect of redistribution: 01.5 shift to Nationalist New notional majority: Nationalist over ALP 07.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 22,454 -09.0 Votes cast: 10,078 44.9 -08.8 Informal votes: 478 04.7 -04.0 Formal votes: 9,600 95.3 +04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Hegarty 337 03.5 Alfred Higgins ALP 3,359 35.0 +01.3 Sydney JACKSON * Nat 4,819 50.2 Hon King O'Malley 1,085 11.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,600 03.6 e 03.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. O'Malley was a member for Tasmania 1901-03 and member for Darwin 1903-17. He was an independent Labor candidate. 2. Hegarty was an independent Nationalist candidate. 3. The Nationalist vote of 50.2% was an increase of 2.0% over the 48.2% polled by two Nationalist candidates in 1919. -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Sydney Jackson (1889-1941): Elected 1919, 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Launceston, Ringarooma, Scottsdale, St Leonards -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 03.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 23,001 +02.4 Votes cast: 20,357 88.5 +43.6 Informal votes: 1,192 05.9 +01.2 Formal votes: 19,165 94.1 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harold Holmes ALP 5,654 29.5 Sydney JACKSON * Nat 10,929 57.0 +06.8 John Swain ALP 2,582 13.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,165 08.3 e 04.7 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- The combined ALP vote was 43.0%, an increase of 8.0% from the 35% polled by one ALP candidate in 1922. -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Sydney Jackson (1889-1941): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Launceston, Ringarooma, Scottsdale, St Leonards -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 08.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 23,001 00.0 Votes cast: 21,285 92.5 +04.0 Informal votes: 1,067 05.0 -00.9 Formal votes: 20,218 95.0 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sydney Jackson * Nat 5,991 29.6 William Judd Nat 5,606 27.7 Thomas Wilson ALP 8,621 42.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,218 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The combined Nationalist vote was 57.3%, an increase of 0.3% from the 57.0% polled by one Nationalist candidate in 1925. 2. The ALP vote of 42.6% was a decrease of 0.4% from the 43.0% polled by two ALP candidates in 1925. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Judd's 5,606 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- JACKSON * 4,745 84.6 10,736 53.1 Wilson 861 15.4 9,482 46.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,606 20,218 03.1 05.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Sydney Jackson (1889-1941): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Launceston, Ringarooma, Scottsdale, St Leonards -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 23,462 +02.0 Votes cast: 22,383 95.4 +02.9 Informal votes: 324 01.4 -03.6 Formal votes: 22,059 98.6 +03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan GUY ALP 13,318 60.4 +17.8 Sydney Jackson * Nat 8,741 39.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,059 10.4 13.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Nationalist vote of 39.6% was a decrease of 17.7% from the 57.3% polled by two Nationalist candidates in 1928. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > David Sydney Jackson (1889-1941): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928. Defeated 1929 Later career: Businessman. Chairman, Tasmanian Exhibition 1937. Died 28 February 1941 > James Allan Guy (1890-1979): Elected 1929 Born: 30 November 1890, Launceston, Tasmania. Career: Primary education. Butcher, waterside worker. Union official. General Secretary, Tasmanian ALP 1921-29. Launceston Council 1928-31. Son of Senator James Guy. State politics: Tas MHA for Bass 1916-29. Chief Secretary 1923-24 1924-28, Minister for Mines 1923-24, Minister for Railways 1924-28. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Guy resigned from the ALP Caucus in March 1931 and joined the UAP. He voted against the Scullin Government in the censure motion of 26 November 1931. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Launceston, Ringarooma, Scottsdale, St Leonards -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 10.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 24,142 +02.9 Votes cast: 23,285 96.5 +01.1 Informal votes: 1,197 05.1 +03.7 Formal votes: 22,088 94.9 -03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Claude Barnard + ALP 6,763 30.6 -29.8 Allan Guy * UAP 10,293 46.6 +07.0 Harold Solomon 5,032 22.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,088 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Barnard, see Bass 1934. 2. Solomon was an independent Nationalist candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Solomon's 5,032 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barnard 1,078 21.4 7,841 35.5 GUY * 3,954 78.6 14,247 64.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,032 22,088 14.5 24.9 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Allan Guy (1890-1979): Elected 1929, 1931 Assistant Minister for Trade and Customs from 13 October 1932 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Launceston, Ringarooma, Scottsdale, St Leonards -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1931 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 14.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 25,666 +06.3 Votes cast: 24,689 96.2 -00.3 Informal votes: 887 03.6 -01.5 Formal votes: 23,802 96.4 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Claude Barnard ALP 6,572 27.6 Hon Allan Guy * UAP 9,880 41.5 -05.1 George McElwee ALP 4,740 19.9 John Watson 2,610 11.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 23,802 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The combined Labor vote was 47.5%, an increase of 16.9% from the 30.6% polled by one Labor candidate in 1931. 2. McElwee was Tas MLC for Launceston 1940-46. He was Guy's uncle, although they were the same age. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Watson's 2,610 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barnard 635 24.3 7,207 30.3 Guy * 1,279 49.0 11,159 46.9 McElwee 696 26.7 5,436 22.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,610 23,802 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McElwee's 5,436 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BARNARD 4,777 87.9 11,984 50.3 Guy * 659 12.1 11,818 49.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,436 23,802 00.3 14.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > James Allan Guy (1890-1979): Elected 1929, 1931. Defeated 1934 Assistant Minister for Trade and Customs to 12 October 1934 Later career: See Wilmot 1940. > Herbert Claude Barnard (1890-1957): Elected 1934 Born: 1890, Deloraine, Tasmania. Career: Educated state schools. Enginedriver. Tasmanian and federal President, Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen. President, Launceston Trades Hall Council. Father of Hon Lance Barnard MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Launceston, Ringarooma, Scottsdale, St Leonards -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 26,517 +03.3 Votes cast: 25,576 96.5 +00.3 Informal votes: 612 02.4 -01.2 Formal votes: 24,964 97.6 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Claude BARNARD * ALP 12,583 50.4 +22.8 Hon Allan Guy UAP 9,760 39.1 -02.4 John Watson 2,621 10.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,964 05.7 e 05.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Guy was member for Bass 1929-34. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Claude Barnard (1890-1957): Elected 1934, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Launceston, Ringarooma, Scottsdale, St Leonards -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 05.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 26,339 -00.7 Votes cast: 25,123 95.4 -01.1 Informal votes: 813 03.2 +00.8 Formal votes: 24,310 96.8 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Claude Barnard * ALP 12,009 49.4 -01.0 Algernon Findlay UAP 5,634 23.2 Desmond Oldham UAP 5,215 21.5 John Watson 1,452 06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The combined UAP vote was 44.7%, an increase of 5.6% from the 39.1% polled by one UAP candidate in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Watson's 1,452 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BARNARD * 588 40.5 12,597 51.8 Findlay 342 23.6 5,976 24.6 Oldham 522 36.0 5,737 23.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,452 24,310 04.2 e 01.5 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Claude Barnard (1890-1957): Elected 1934, 1937, 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Launceston, Ringarooma, Scottsdale, St Leonards -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 04.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 27,103 +02.9 Votes cast: 26,678 98.4 +03.0 Informal votes: 1,039 03.9 +00.7 Formal votes: 25,639 96.1 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Claude BARNARD * ALP 13,136 51.2 +01.8 Harold Harward 440 01.7 Desmond Oldham UAP 7,085 27.6 John Orchard 4,509 17.6 John Watson 469 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 25,639 07.3 e 03.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Orchard was Tas MHA for Bass 1948-54, Tas LC for Cornwall 1954-61, Launceston 1966-68. He was a Christian Independent (Burnie Advocate, 29 July 1943) 2. The UAP vote of 27.6% was a decrease of 17.1% from the 44.7% polled by two UAP candidates in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Claude Barnard (1890-1957): Elected 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Launceston, Ringarooma, Scottsdale, St Leonards -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 07.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 29,350 +08.3 Votes cast: 27,552 93.9 +04.5 Informal votes: 557 02.0 -01.9 Formal votes: 26,995 98.0 +01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Claude Barnard * ALP 13,495 50.0 -01.2 Henry Spotswood Lib 8,219 30.4 +12.8 John Orchard 5,281 19.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 26,995 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Orchard's 5,281 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BARNARD * 1,892 35.8 15,387 57.0 Spotswood 3,389 64.2 11,608 43.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,281 26,995 07.0 00.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Orchard was Tas MHA for Bass 1948-54, Tas LC for Cornwall 1954-61, Launceston 1966-68. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Claude Barnard (1890-1957): Elected 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946 Minister for Repatriation from 1 November 1946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Launceston, Lilydale, St Leonards -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1946 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 07.0 Effect of 1948 redistribution: 00.8 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 32,876 +12.0 Votes cast: 31,863 96.9 +03.0 Informal votes: 865 02.7 +00.7 Formal votes: 30,998 97.3 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Claude Barnard * ALP 15,312 49.4 -06.8 Bruce KEKWICK Lib 15,686 50.6 +06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 30,998 00.6 06.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Herbert Claude Barnard (1890-1957): Elected 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946. Defeated 1949 Minister for Repatriation to 19 December 1949 Later career: Tas MHA for Bass 1950-57. Died 6 December 1957 > Bruce Huntley Kekwick (1910-82): Elected 1949 Born: 24 April 1910, South Australia. Career: Educated state schools, Adelaide. Company director. Insurance executive, Tasmania. Military Service 1940-46. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Launceston, Lilydale, St Leonards -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,003 +00.4 Votes cast: 31,952 96.8 -00.1 Informal votes: 1,137 03.6 -00.9 Formal votes: 30,815 96.4 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce KEKWICK * Lib 16,469 53.4 +02.8 Colman O'Byrne ALP 14,346 46.6 -02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 30,815 03.4 02.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Byrne was the brother of Senator Hon Justin O'Byrne. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce Huntley Kekwick (1910-82): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Launceston, Lilydale, St Leonards -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,986 +03.0 Votes cast: 32,858 96.7 -00.1 Informal votes: 289 00.9 -02.7 Formal votes: 32,569 99.1 +02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lance BARNARD ALP 16,623 51.0 +04.4 Bruce Kekwick * Lib 15,946 49.0 -04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 32,569 01.0 04.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Bruce Huntley Kekwick (1910-82): Elected 1949, 1951. Defeated 1954 Later career: Company director and musical director. Died 2 February 1982 > Lance Herbert Barnard (1919-97): Elected 1954 Born: 1 May 1919, Launceston, Tasmania. Career: Educated Launceston Technical College. Teacher, official of Teachers' Union. Military Service 1940-45. President Tasmanian ALP 1966-67 1970-71. Son of Hon Claude Barnard MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Launceston, Lilydale, St Leonards -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 01.0 Effect of 1955 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,330 +03.9 Votes cast: 34,086 96.5 -00.2 Informal votes: 1,291 03.8 +02.9 Formal votes: 32,795 96.2 -02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lance BARNARD * ALP 18,197 55.5 +04.5 Leslie Duke ALPAC 2,589 07.9 Frederick White Lib 12,009 36.6 -12.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 32,795 07.1 e 06.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lance Herbert Barnard (1919-97): Elected 1954, 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Launceston, Lilydale, St Leonards -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 07.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,115 +02.2 Votes cast: 35,062 97.1 -00.6 Informal votes: 1,258 03.6 -00.2 Formal votes: 33,804 96.4 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leslie Arnold DLP 2,610 07.7 -00.2 Lance BARNARD * ALP 18,800 55.6 +00.1 Maxwell Bushby Lib 12,394 36.7 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 33,804 07.9 e 00.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bushby was Tas MHA for Bass 1961-86. He was the father of Senator David Bushby and of Senator Wendy Askew. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lance Herbert Barnard (1919-97): Elected 1954, 1955, 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Launceston, Lilydale, St Leonards -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 07.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,213 +03.0 Votes cast: 35,575 95.6 -01.5 Informal votes: 1,116 03.1 -00.5 Formal votes: 34,459 96.9 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lance BARNARD * ALP 21,601 62.7 +07.1 Francis Boland DLP 1,532 04.4 -03.3 Frederick Marriott Lib 11,326 32.9 -03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 34,459 13.6 e 05.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriott was Tas MHA for Bass 1946-61. He was the brother of Senator John Marriott. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lance Herbert Barnard (1919-97): Elected 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Launceston, Lilydale, St Leonards -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 13.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,142 +02.5 Votes cast: 36,725 96.3 +00.7 Informal votes: 410 01.1 -02.0 Formal votes: 36,315 98.9 +02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lance BARNARD * ALP 21,182 58.3 -04.4 Frederick Kaye DLP 2,055 05.7 +01.3 James Wardlaw Lib 13,078 36.0 +03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,315 09.4 e 04.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lance Herbert Barnard (1919-97): Elected 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Launceston, Lilydale, St Leonards -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 09.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,584 +03.8 Votes cast: 37,722 95.3 -01.0 Informal votes: 538 01.4 +00.3 Formal votes: 37,184 98.6 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lance BARNARD * ALP 21,262 57.2 -01.1 Timothy Barrenger Lib 13,739 36.9 +00.9 Richard Delany DLP 2,183 05.9 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,184 08.4 e 01.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barrenger was Tas MHA for Bass 1969-76. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lance Herbert Barnard (1919-97): Elected 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966 Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 8 February 1967 Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party from 8 February 1967 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Georgetown, Launceston, Lilydale, St Leonards -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 08.4 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 00.7 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Labor over Liberal 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,949 +03.4 Votes cast: 39,472 96.4 +01.1 Informal votes: 742 01.9 +00.5 Formal votes: 38,730 98.1 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lance BARNARD * ALP 20,214 52.2 -04.3 Geoffrey Batten 398 01.0 Peter Ferrall DLP 1,094 02.8 -03.1 John Kent AP 1,069 02.8 Neil Pitt Lib 15,955 41.2 +03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,730 05.0 e 02.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pitt was Tas MHA for Bass 1972-76. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lance Herbert Barnard (1919-97): Elected 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969 Deputy Leader of the Opposition Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Georgetown, Launceston, Lilydale, St Leonards -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 05.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,803 +02.1 Votes cast: 40,519 96.9 +00.5 Informal votes: 636 01.6 -00.3 Formal votes: 39,883 98.4 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lance BARNARD * ALP 23,439 58.8 +06.6 Richard Beswick Lib 14,661 36.8 -04.4 Jindrich Nermut DLP 1,783 04.5 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,883 09.7 e 04.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beswick was Tas MHA for Bass 1979-98. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lance Herbert Barnard (1919-97): Elected 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972 Deputy Prime Minister from 5 December 1972 Minister for Defence from 5 December 1972 Minister for Supply 5 December 1972 to 9 December 1973 Minister for the Army 5 December 1972 to 30 November 1973 Minister for the Navy 5 December 1972 to 30 November 1973 Minister for Air 5 December 1972 to 30 November 1973 Postmaster-General 5 December 1972 to 19 December 1972 Minister for Labour and National Service 5 December 1972 to 19 December 1972 Minister for Social Services 5 December 1972 to 19 December 1972 Minister for Immigration 5 December 1972 to 19 December 1972 Minister for the Interior 5 December 1972 to 19 December 1972 Minister for Primary Industry 5 December 1972 to 19 December 1972 Minister for Repatriation 5 December 1972 to 19 December 1972 Minister for Health 5 December 1972 to 19 December 1972 Minister for National Development 5 December 1972 to 19 December 1972 Deputy Leader of the Opposition to 5 December 1972 Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- Prime Minister Whitlam and Barnard, his Deputy, were sworn into a two-man ministry on 5 December, pending the election of a full ministry by the Labor Caucus. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Georgetown, Launceston, Lilydale, St Leonards -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 09.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,941 +12.3 Votes cast: 44,691 95.2 -01.7 Informal votes: 877 02.0 +00.4 Formal votes: 43,814 98.0 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Lance BARNARD * ALP 23,677 54.0 -04.8 Richard Beswick Lib 20,137 46.0 +09.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,814 04.0 05.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beswick was Tas MHA for Bass from 1979. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lance Herbert Barnard (1919-97): Elected 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974 Deputy Prime Minister to 12 June 1974 Minister for Defence to 6 June 1975 Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party to 10 June 1974 Resigned seat 2 June 1975 (see By-elections) Later career: Ambassador to Sweden, Norway and Finland 1975-78. Launceston City Council. Died 6 August 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 28 JUNE 1975 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Georgetown, Launceston, Lilydale, St Leonards -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Hon Lance Barnard -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,744 -00.4 Votes cast: 43,563 93.2 -02.0 Informal votes: 773 01.8 -00.2 Formal votes: 42,790 98.2 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marcus Aussie-Stone 243 00.6 Paul Kent 904 02.1 John Macrostie ALP 15,609 36.5 -17.5 Sydney Negus 124 00.3 Kevin NEWMAN Lib 24,638 57.6 +11.6 Violet Petrovsky 1,272 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,790 10.3 e 14.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Negus was a Senator for Western Australia 1971-74. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Eugene Newman (1933-99): Elected 1975 By Born: 10 October 1933, Sydney Career: Educated Royal Military College, Duntroon. Military Service 1956-75. Husband of Senator Hon Jocelyn Newman. Father of Hon Campbell Newman, Premier of Queensland. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Georgetown, Launceston, Lilydale, St Leonards -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.0 1975 by-election two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 10.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 47,376 +00.9 Votes cast: 45,835 96.7 +01.5 Informal votes: 878 01.9 -00.1 Formal votes: 44,957 98.1 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Chaffey 1,001 02.2 Michael McLaughlin ALP 15,574 34.6 -19.4 Kevin NEWMAN * Lib 28,382 63.1 +17.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 44,957 14.1 e 18.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Eugene Newman (1933-99): Elected 1975 By, 1975 Minister for Repatriation 22 December 1975 to 8 July 1976 Minister for Environment, Housing and Community Development from 8 July 1976 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: George Town, Launceston, Lilydale, St Leonards -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 14.1 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,634 +13.2 Votes cast: 51,676 96.3 -00.4 Informal votes: 1,412 02.7 +00.8 Formal votes: 50,264 97.3 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dennis Cartledge AD 3,795 07.6 Hon Kevin NEWMAN * Lib 28,022 55.7 -07.4 Mary Willey ALP 18,447 36.7 +02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,264 10.0 e 04.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Willey was Tas MHA for Bass 1979-82. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Eugene Newman (1933-99): Elected 1975 By, 1975, 1977 Minister for Environment, Housing and Community Development to 20 December 1977 Minister for National Development 20 December 1977 to 8 December 1979 Minister for Productivity from 8 December 1979 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: George Town, Launceston, Lilydale, St Leonards -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 10.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 55,255 +03.0 Votes cast: 53,415 96.7 +00.4 Informal votes: 1,320 02.5 -00.2 Formal votes: 52,095 97.5 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Kevin NEWMAN * Lib 27,586 53.0 -02.7 Olga Scully 1,310 02.5 Patti Warn ALP 23,199 44.5 +07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,095 04.3 e 05.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Eugene Newman (1933-99): Elected 1975 by, 1975, 1977, 1980 Minister for Productivity to 3 November 1980 Minister for Administrative Services from 3 November 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: George Town, Launceston, Lilydale, St Leonards -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,976 +03.1 Votes cast: 54,622 95.9 -00.8 Informal votes: 1,409 02.6 +00.1 Formal votes: 53,213 97.4 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nick Goldie AD 3,291 06.2 Richard Hutchison 1,884 03.5 John McDonald ALP 19,590 36.8 -07.7 Hon Kevin NEWMAN * Lib 28,448 53.5 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,213 08.3 e 04.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Eugene Newman (1933-99): Elected 1975 By, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983 Minister for Administrative Services to 11 March 1983 Newman retired at the 1984 election. Died 16 July 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Bell Bay, George Town, Launceston, Ringarooma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.3 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 00.2 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,631 +02.9 Votes cast: 56,139 95.7 -00.2 Informal votes: 3,745 06.7 +04.1 Formal votes: 52,394 93.3 -04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Warwick SMITH + Lib 27,226 52.0 -01.3 Michael Preece AD 2,624 05.0 -01.2 Vicki Buchanan ALP 22,544 43.0 +06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,394 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Preece's 2,624 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SMITH + 1,288 49.1 28,514 54.4 Buchanan 1,334 50.9 23,878 45.6 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,624 52,394 04.4 03.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Warwick Leslie Smith (born 1954): Elected 1984 Born: 13 May 1954, Launceston, Tasmania Career: Educated University of Tasmania, Australian National University, Canberra. Solicitor -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Bell Bay, George Town, Launceston, Ringarooma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 60,049 +02.4 Votes cast: 57,651 96.0 +00.3 Informal votes: 3,281 05.7 -01.0 Formal votes: 54,370 94.3 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Warwick SMITH * Lib 28,149 51.8 -00.2 Richard Taylor ALP 23,311 42.9 -00.1 Michael Preece AD 2,910 05.4 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 54,370 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Preece's 2,910 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SMITH * 1,024 35.2 29,173 53.7 Taylor 1,883 64.8 25,194 46.3 (exhausted 3 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,910 54,370 03.7 00.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Warwick Leslie Smith (born 1954): Elected 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Bell Bay, George Town, Launceston, Ringarooma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 61,125 +01.8 Votes cast: 58,916 96.4 +00.4 Informal votes: 1,928 03.3 -02.4 Formal votes: 56,988 96.7 +02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rae Saxon AD 4,449 07.8 +02.4 Warwick Smith * Lib 28,441 49.9 -01.9 Silvia Smith ALP 21,619 37.9 -05.0 John Chester 2,479 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,988 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For S Smith, see Bass 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Chester's 2,479 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Saxon 1,313 53.4 5,762 10.1 W SMITH * 294 12.0 28,735 50.4 S Smith 853 34.7 22,472 39.4 (exhausted 19 19 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,479 56,988 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Saxon's 5,752 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- W SMITH * 2,161 38.0 30,896 54.3 S Smith 3,533 62.0 26,005 45.7 (exhausted 68 97 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,762 56,988 04.3 00.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Warwick Leslie Smith (born 1954): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Bell Bay, George Town, Launceston, Ringarooma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.4 Effect of redistribution: 00.4 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 66,119 +08.2 Votes cast: 63,485 96.0 -00.4 Informal votes: 1,805 02.8 +00.5 Formal votes: 61,680 97.2 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Hunnerup Grn 3,907 06.3 +02.1 Silvia Smith ALP 27,014 43.8 +06.3 Warwick Smith * Lib 29,187 47.3 -02.8 Brian Austen AD 1,572 02.5 -05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,680 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Austen's 1,572 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hunnerup 583 37.2 4,490 07.3 S Smith 486 31.0 27,500 44.6 W Smith * 497 31.7 29,684 48.1 (exhausted 6 6 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,572 61,680 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hunnerup's 4,490 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- S SMITH 3,350 74.8 30,850 50.0 W Smith * 1,126 25.2 30,810 50.0 (exhausted 14 20 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,490 61,680 00.0 04.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Warwick Leslie Smith (born 1954): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990. Defeated 1993 Later career: see Bass 1996. > Silvia Joy Smith (1939-2020): Elected 1993 Born: 22 December 1939, Burnie, Tasmania Career: Infant, primary and adult teacher. Company director. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Bell Bay, George Town, Launceston, Ringarooma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,984 -00.2 Votes cast: 63,544 96.3 +00.3 Informal votes: 1,328 02.1 -00.7 Formal votes: 62,216 97.9 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Warwick SMITH Lib 31,875 51.2 +03.9 Silvia Smith * ALP 25,034 40.2 -03.6 Kristina Nicklason Grn 3,093 05.0 -01.3 Debbie Butler AD 2,214 03.6 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,216 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Warwick Smith was member for Bass 1984-93. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Butler's 2,214 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- W SMITH 670 30.3 32,545 52.3 S Smith * 656 29.7 25,690 41.3 Nicklason 883 40.0 3,976 06.4 (exhausted 5 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,214 62,216 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Nicklason's 3,976 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- W SMITH 1,316 34.5 33,861 54.6 S Smith * 2,500 65.5 28,190 45.4 (exhausted 160 165 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,976 62,216 04.6 04.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Silvia Joy Smith (1939-2020): Elected 1993. Defeated 1996 Later career: Tas MLC for Westmorland 1997-2003. Died 6 March 2020 > Warwick Leslie Smith (born 1954): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990. Defeated 1993. Elected 1996 Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government 11 March 1996 to 6 October 1997 Minister for Family Services from 6 October 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Bell Bay, George Town, Launceston, Ringarooma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,833 -00.2 Votes cast: 63,294 96.1 -00.2 Informal votes: 2,148 03.4 +01.3 Formal votes: 61,146 96,6 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Warwick Smith * Lib 27,974 45.7 -05.5 Michelle O’Byrne ALP 25,864 42.3 +02.1 Stuart Baird Grn 2,595 04.2 -00.8 Allan Lockhart ON 2,057 03.4 Harvey Smith 1,165 01.9 Brian Muir AD 1,491 02.4 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,146 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: H Smith's 1,165 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- W Smith * 216 18.5 28,190 46.1 O’Byrne 264 22.7 26,128 42.7 Baird 71 06.1 2,666 04.4 Lockhart 367 31.5 2,424 04.0 Muir 247 21.2 1,738 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,165 61,146 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Muir's 1,738 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- W Smith * 457 26.3 28,647 46.9 O’Byrne 525 30.2 26,653 43.6 Baird 540 31.1 3,206 05.2 Lockhart 216 12.4 2,640 04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,738 61,146 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Lockhart's 2,640 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- W Smith * 824 31.2 29,471 48.2 O’Byrne 1,041 39.4 27,694 45.3 Baird 775 29.4 3,981 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,640 61,146 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Baird's 3,981 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- W Smith * 1,063 26.7 30,534 49.9 O’BYRNE 2,918 73.3 30,612 50.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,981 61,146 00.1 04.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Warwick Leslie Smith (born 1954): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990. Defeated 1993. Elected 1996. Defeated 1998 Minister for Family Services to 21 October 1998 > Michelle Anne O'Byrne (born 1968): Elected 1998 Born 6 March 1968, Launceston Tasmania Career: Educated University of Tasmania. Industrial Officer, Miscellaneous Workers' Union. Electorate officer. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Bell Bay, George Town, Launceston, Ringarooma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.1 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,147 -01.0 Votes cast: 63,397 97.3 +01.2 Informal votes: 2,706 04.3 +00.9 Formal votes: 60,691 95.7 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Denis Collins ON 1,836 03.0 -00.3 Margy Dockray 966 01.6 Kim Booth Grn 3,788 06.2 +02.0 Caroline Larner 159 00.3 Tony Benneworth Lib 25,156 41.4 -04.3 Michelle O'Byrne * ALP 25,987 42.8 +00.5 Sancia Colgrave AD 2,178 03.6 +01.1 Ian Hardman 621 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,691 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Benneworth was Tas MHA for Bass 1992-98. 2. Booth was Tas MHA for Bass 2002-15. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Larner's 159 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Collins 24 15.1 1,860 03.1 Dockray 22 13.8 988 01.6 Booth 41 25.8 3,829 06.3 Benneworth 25 15.7 25,181 41.5 O'Byrne * 30 18.9 26,017 42.9 Colgrave 11 06.9 2,189 03.6 Hardman 6 03.8 627 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 159 60,691 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hardman's 627 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Collins 157 25.0 2,017 03.3 Dockray 36 05.7 1,024 01.7 Booth 38 06.1 3,867 06.4 Benneworth 97 15.5 25,278 41.6 O'Byrne * 127 20.3 26,144 43.1 Colgrave 172 27.4 2,361 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 627 60,691 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Dockray's 1,024 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Collins 143 14.0 2,160 03.6 Booth 266 26.0 4,133 06.8 Benneworth 399 39.0 25,677 42.3 O'Byrne * 142 13.9 26,286 43.3 Colgrave 74 07.2 2,435 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,024 60,691 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Collins's 2,160 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Booth 891 41.2 5,024 08.3 Benneworth 542 25.1 26,219 43.2 O'Byrne * 464 21.5 26,750 44.1 Colgrave 263 12.2 2,698 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,160 60,691 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Colgrave's 2,698 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Booth 1,099 40.7 6,123 10.1 Benneworth 565 20.9 26,784 44.1 O'Byrne * 1,034 38.3 27,784 45.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,698 60,691 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Booth's 6,123 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Benneworth 2,309 37.7 29,093 47.9 O'BYRNE * 3,814 62.3 31,598 52.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,123 60,691 02.1 02.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michelle Anne O'Byrne (born 1968): Elected 1998, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Bell Bay, George Town, Launceston, Ringarooma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,941 +04.3 Votes cast: 64,973 95.6 -01.7 Informal votes: 2,534 03.9 -00.4 Formal votes: 62,439 96.1 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Caroline Larner 847 01.4 +01.1 Michael Ferguson Lib 30,678 49.1 +07.7 Michelle O'Byrne * ALP 24,491 39.2 -03.6 Jeremy Ball Grn 5,059 08.1 +01.9 Christine Bergman FF 1,145 01.8 Meredith De Landelles 219 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,439 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: De Landelles's 219 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Larner 39 17.8 886 01.4 Ferguson 13 05.9 30,691 49.2 O'Byrne * 26 11.9 24,517 39.3 Ball 56 25.6 5,115 08.2 Bergman 85 38.8 1,230 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 219 62,439 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Larner's 886 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ferguson 388 43.8 31,079 49.8 O'Byrne * 272 30.7 24,789 39.7 Ball 91 10.3 5,206 08.3 Bergman 135 15.2 1,365 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 886 62,439 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Bergman's 1,365 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FERGUSON 594 43.5 31,673 50.7 O'Byrne * 413 30.3 25,202 40.4 Ball 358 26.2 5,564 08.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,365 62,439 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Ball's 5,564 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FERGUSON 1,187 21.3 32,860 52.6 O'Byrne * 4,377 78.7 29,579 47.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,564 62,439 02.6 04.5 TO Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Michelle Anne O'Byrne (born 1968): Elected 1998, 2001. Defeated 2004 Later career: Tas MHA for Bass 2006-25 > Michael Darrel Ferguson (born 1974): Elected 2004 Born: 23 March 1974, Burnie, Tasmania Career: Educated Tasmania University. Secondary school teacher 1996-2002. Parliamentary adviser. Company director. Councillor, Meander Valley Council 2002-04. ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Northern Tas: George Town, Launceston, Newnham, Scottsdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Liberal 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,937 +01.5 Votes cast: 65,977 95.7 +00.1 Informal votes: 2,142 03.3 -00.6 Formal votes: 63,835 96.7 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sven Wiener 1,123 01.8 Adrian Watts 219 00.3 -01.0 Jodie Campbell ALP 23,764 37.2 -02.0 Tom Millen Grn 9,745 15.3 +07.2 Ixa de Haan FF 930 01.5 -00.4 Shem Bennett 285 00.5 Michael Ferguson * Lib 27,769 43.5 -05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 63,835 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Watts's 219 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wiener 95 43.4 1,218 01.9 Campbell 45 20.6 23,809 37.3 Millen 32 14.6 9,777 15.3 De Haan 23 10.5 953 01.5 Bennett 9 04.1 294 00.5 Ferguson * 15 06.9 27,784 43.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 219 63,835 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Bennett's 294 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wiener 41 14.0 1,259 02.0 Campbell 60 20.4 23,869 37.4 Millen 44 15.0 9,821 15.4 De Haan 76 25.9 1,029 01.6 Ferguson * 73 24.8 27,857 43.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 294 63,835 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: De Haan's 1,029 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wiener 185 18.0 1,444 02.3 Campbell 241 37.8 24,110 37.8 Millen 168 16.3 9,989 15.7 Ferguson * 435 42.3 28,292 44.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,029 63,835 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Wiener's 1,444 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Campbell 669 46.3 24,779 38.8 Millen 497 34.4 10,486 16.4 Ferguson * 278 19.3 28,570 44.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,444 63,835 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Millen's 10,486 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CAMPBELL 7,774 74.1 32,553 51.0 Ferguson * 2,712 25.9 31,282 49.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,486 63,835 01.0 03.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Michael Darrel Ferguson (born 1974): Elected 2004. Defeated 2007 Later career: Tas MHA for Bass from 2010 > Jodie Louise Campbell (born 1972): Elected 2007 Born: 18 January 1972, Queenstown, Tas. Legal secretary, team Leader. Launceston City Council, Deputy Mayor 2005-07. Campbell retired at the 2010 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Northern Tas: George Town, Launceston, Newnham, Scottsdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 01.0 Effect of 2009 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,689 +04.0 Votes cast: 68,216 95.2 -00.5 Informal votes: 2,714 04.0 +00.7 Formal votes: 65,502 96.0 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Titmus Lib 26,010 39.7 -03.7 Geoff Lyons + ALP 28,448 43.4 +06.2 Sancia Colgrave Grn 10,206 15.6 +00.4 Adrian Watts 838 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,502 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Watts's 838 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Titmus 256 30.6 26,266 40.1 Lyons + 243 29.0 28,691 43.8 Colgrave 339 40.4 10,545 16.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 838 65,502 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Colgrave's 10,545 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Titmus 2,071 19.6 28,337 43.3 LYONS + 8,474 80.4 37,165 56.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,545 65,502 06.7 05.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoffrey Raymond Lyons (born 1953): Elected 2010 Born: 29 April 1953, Sydney Career: Public servant, manager, ministerial adviser, electorate officer. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Northern Tas: George Town, Launceston, Newnham, Scottsdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,195 +00.7 Votes cast: 68,194 94.5 -00.7 Informal votes: 2,850 04.2 +00.2 Formal votes: 65,344 95.8 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ray Kroeze 963 01.5 Andrew Nikolic Lib 31,267 47.9 Christopher Dobson PUP 3,520 05.4 Christine Bergman FF 1,407 02.2 Geoff Lyons * ALP 22,643 34.7 -08.8 Lucy Landon-Lane Grn 5,160 07.9 -07.7 Jin-oh Choi 384 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,344 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Choi's 384 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kroeze 24 06.3 987 01.5 Nikolic 51 13.3 31,318 47.9 Dobson 34 08.9 3,554 05.4 Bergman 40 10.4 1,447 02.2 Lyons * 82 21.4 22,725 34.8 Landon-Lane 153 39.8 5,313 08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 384 65,344 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Kroeze's 987 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nikolic 461 46.7 31,779 48.6 Dobson 87 08.8 3,641 05.6 Bergman 313 31.7 1,760 02.7 Lyons * 88 08.9 22,813 34.9 Landon-Lane 38 03.9 5,351 08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 987 65,344 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Bergman's 1,760 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nikolic 718 40.8 32,497 49.7 Dobson 421 23.9 4,062 06.2 Lyons * 455 25.9 23,268 35.6 Landon-Lane 166 09.4 5,517 08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,760 65,344 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Dobson's 4,062 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- NIKOLIC 1,784 43.9 34,281 52.5 Lyons * 1,756 43.2 25,024 38.3 Landon-Lane 522 12.9 6,039 09.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,062 65,344 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Landon-Lane's 6,039 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- NIKOLIC 1,029 17.0 35,310 54.0 Lyons * 5,010 83.0 30,034 46.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,062 65,344 04.0 10.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Geoffrey Raymond Lyons (born 1953): Elected 2010. Defeated 2013. > Andrew Alexander Nikolic (born 1961): Elected 2013 Born: 21 June 1961, Yugoslavia Career: To Australia as child. Educated Adelaide University, Southern Cross University, US Army War College. Army officer 1979- 2010. Public servant. Order of Australia 2010. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Northern Tas: George Town, Launceston, Newnham, Scottsdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,555 +01.9 Votes cast: 68,904 93.7 -00.8 Informal votes: 2,729 03.9 -00.3 Formal votes: 66,165 96.1 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Terrill Riley-Gibson Grn 7,154 10.8 +02.9 Roy Ramage REP 1,613 02.4 Ross Hart ALP 26,803 40.5 +05.9 Malcolm Beattie CDP 1,765 02.7 Andrew Nikolic * Lib 25,609 38.7 -09.2 Mark Tapsell ARFP 3,231 04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,165 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ramage's 1,613 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Riley-Gibson 504 31.3 7,658 11.6 Hart 340 21.1 27,143 41.0 Beattie 150 09.3 1,915 02.9 Nikolic * 149 09.2 25,758 38.9 Tapsell 470 29.1 3,701 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,613 66,165 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Beattie's 1,915 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Riley-Gibson 166 08.7 7,824 11.8 Hart 338 17.7 27,481 41.5 Nikolic * 993 51.9 26,751 40.4 Tapsell 418 21.8 4,119 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,915 66,165 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Tapsell's 4,119 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Riley-Gibson 1,041 25.3 8,865 13.4 Hart 1,866 45.3 29,347 44.4 Nikolic * 1,212 29.4 27,963 42.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,119 66,165 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Riley-Gibson's 8,865 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hart 7,772 87.7 37,119 56.1 Nikolic * 1,093 12.3 29,056 43.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,865 66,165 06.1 10.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Andrew Alexander Nikolic (born 1961): Elected 2013. Defeated 2016 > Ross Anthony Hart (born 1960): Elected 2016 Born: 4 June 1960, Launceston Tas Career: Educated University of Tasmania. Solicitor. President, Law Society of Tasmania. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Northern Tas: George Town, Beaconsfield, Launceston, Newnham, Scottsdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 06.1 Effect of 2018 redistribution: 00.7 shift to Liberal 2019 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 76,532 +04.1 Votes cast: 71,973 94.0 +00.3 Informal votes: 3,240 04.5 +00.5 Formal votes: 68,733 95.5 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Hall Grn 7,202 10.5 -00.6 Ross Hart * ALP 23,878 34.7 -04.9 Susan Woodbury AJP 1,667 02.4 Bridget Archer Lib 29,094 42.3 +03.1 Todd Lambert 2,607 03.8 Allan Roark UAP 3,342 04.9 Carl Cooper Nat 943 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 71,973 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Cooper's 943 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hall 55 05.8 7,257 10.6 Hart * 73 07.7 23,951 34.9 Woodbury 38 04.0 1,705 02.5 Archer 342 36.3 29,436 42.8 Lambert 186 19.7 2,793 04.1 Roark 249 26.4 3,591 05.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 943 71,973 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Woodbury's 1,705 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hall 466 27.3 7,723 11.2 Hart * 357 20.9 24,308 35.4 Archer 275 16.1 29,711 43.2 Lambert 419 24.6 3,212 04.7 Roark 188 11.0 3,779 05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,705 71,973 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Lambert's 3,212 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hall 469 14.6 8,192 11.9 Hart * 767 23.9 25,075 36.5 Archer 781 24.3 30,492 44.4 Roark 1,195 37.2 4,974 07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,212 71,973 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Roark's 4,974 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hall 858 17.3 9,050 13.2 Hart * 1,449 29.1 26,524 38.6 Archer 2,667 53.6 33,159 48.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,974 71,973 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Hall's 9,050 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hart * 7,561 83.6 34,085 49.6 ARCHER 1,489 16.4 34,648 50.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,050 71,973 00.4 05.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Ross Anthony Hart (born 1960): Elected 2016. Defeated 2019 > Bridget Kathleen Archer (born 1975): Elected 2019 Born: 18 May 1975, Hobart Career: Educated University of Tasmania. Farmer. George Town city council 2009-19, Mayor 2014-19. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Northern Tas: George Town, Beaconsfield, Launceston, Newnham, Scottsdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 79,322 +03.8 Votes cast: 72,933 92.0 -02.0 Informal votes: 4,324 05.9 +01.4 Formal votes: 68,609 94.1 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr George Razay 3,450 05.0 Bob Salt JLN 4,587 06.7 Cecily Rosol Grn 7,614 11.1 +00.6 Bridget Archer * Lib 27,257 39.7 -02.6 Alison Baker AJP 969 01.4 -01.0 Stephen Humble LDP 732 01.1 Kyle Squibb UAP 1,140 01.7 -03.2 Melanie Davy PHON 3,230 04.7 Ross Hart ALP 19,630 28.6 -06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 68,609 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Hart was MHR for Bass 2016-19. 2. Razey ws Tas MHA for Bass from 2025. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Humble's 732 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Razay 50 06.8 3,500 05.1 Salt 62 08.5 4,649 06.8 Rosol 15 02.1 7,629 11.1 Archer * 238 32.5 27,495 40.1 Baker 34 04.6 1,003 01.5 Squibb 125 17.1 1,265 01.8 Davy 150 20.5 3,380 05.1 Hart 58 07.9 19,688 28.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 732 68,609 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Baker's 1,003 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Razay 157 15.7 3,657 05.3 Salt 137 13.6 4,786 07.0 Rosol 267 26.6 7,896 11.5 Archer * 118 11.8 27,613 40.3 Squibb 70 07.0 1,335 02.0 Davy 103 10.3 3,483 05.1 Hart 151 15.1 19,839 28.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,003 68,609 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Squibb's 1,335 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Razay 180 13.5 3,837 05.6 Salt 205 15.4 4,991 07.3 Rosol 53 04.0 7,949 11.6 Archer * 151 11.3 27,764 40.5 Davy 641 48.0 4,124 06.0 Hart 105 07.9 19,944 29.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,335 68,609 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Razay's 3,837 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Salt 1,125 29.3 6,116 08.9 Rosol 750 19.6 8,699 12.7 Archer * 800 20.9 28,564 41.6 Davy 438 11.4 4,562 06.7 Hart 724 18.9 20,668 30.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,837 68,609 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Davy's 4,562 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Salt 1,988 43.6 8,104 11.8 Rosol 413 09.1 9,112 13.3 Archer * 1,212 26.6 29,776 43.4 Hart 949 20.8 21,617 31.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,562 68,609 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Salt's 8,104 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rosol 2,478 30.6 11,590 16.9 Archer * 2,845 23.0 32,621 47.6 Hart 2,781 34.3 24,398 35.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,104 68,609 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Rosol's 11,590 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARCHER * 2,667 23.0 35,288 51.4 Hart 8,923 77.0 33,321 48.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,590 68,609 01.9 01.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bridget Kathleen Archer (born 1975): Elected 2019, 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== Northern Tas: George Town, Beaconsfield, Launceston, Newnham, Scottsdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Liberal over Labor 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 80,378 +01.3 Votes cast: 74,625 92.8 -00.8 Informal votes: 3,031 04.1 -01.9 Formal votes: 71,594 95.9 +01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jess Teesdale Labor 28,375 39.6 +11.0 Caroline Larner 701 01.0 Bridget Archer * Lib 22,511 31.4 -08.3 Jordan Potter PHON 4,639 06.5 +01.8 Charlene McLennan Grn 9,229 12.9 +01.8 Dr George Razay 3,852 05.4 Ray Broomhall ToP 2,287 03.2 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 71,594 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Razay was Tas MHA for Bass from 2025. 2nd count: Larner's 701 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Teesdale 162 23.1 28,537 39.9 Archer * 115 16.4 22,626 31.6 Potter 127 18.1 4,766 06.7 McLennan 75 10.7 9,304 13.0 Razay 160 22.8 4,012 05.6 Broomhall 62 08.8 2,349 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 701 71,594 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Broomhall's 2,349 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Teesdale 272 11.6 28,809 40.2 Archer * 316 13.5 22,942 32.0 Potter 928 39.5 5,694 08.0 McLennan 114 04.9 9,418 13.2 Razay 719 30.6 4,731 06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,349 71,594 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Razay's 4,731 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Teesdale 1,307 27.6 30,116 42.1 Archer * 1,015 21.5 23,957 33.5 Potter 1,260 26.6 6,954 09.7 McLennan 1,149 24.3 10,567 14.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,731 71,594 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Potter's 6,954 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Teesdale 1,644 23.6 31,760 44.4 Archer * 3,931 56.5 27,888 39.0 McLennan 1,379 19.8 11,946 16.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,954 71,594 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: McLennan's 11,946 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- TEESDALE 9,772 81.8 41,532 58.0 Archer * 2,174 18.2 30,062 42,0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,946 71,594 08.0 09.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Bridget Kathleen Archer (born 1975): Elected 2019, 2022. Defeated 2025 Later career: Tas MHA for Bass from 2025. > Jessica Anne Teesdale (born 1987): Elected 2025 Born: 7 November 1987, Launceston Career: Educated Univerity of Tasmania. Teacher. --------------------------------------------------------------------