Bass covers the north-eastern corner of Tasmania, with most of the population lying in the Launceston urban area.

Bass elected three Labor and two Liberals in 1998, but has produced a 2-2-1 split at the last three elections.

The Liberal Party will have a serious shot at gaining a third seat, either at the expense of the Greens’ Kim Booth or one of the Labor MPs (probably Brian Wightman).

Bass is represented by former federal MPs Michelle O’Byrne (ALP) and Michael Ferguson (LIB), as well as shadow treasurer Peter Gutwein (LIB), Brian Wightman (ALP) and Kim Booth (GRN).

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