Divisions · Tasmania · 80,378 enrolled
Bass
Jess Teesdale (Labor) won Bass in 2025 with 58.01% of the final two-candidate vote against Bridget Kathleen Archer (Liberal), a fairly safe margin of 8.01 points, taking the seat from Liberal.
Member now Jess Teesdale Labor · in Parliament since 3 May 2025
- Turnout
- 92.84%
- Informal
- 4.06%
- Labor TPP
- 58.01%
- TPP swing to Labor
- +9.44
- Formal votes
- 71,594
- 2022 winner
- Bridget Kathleen Archer (Liberal)
2025 · first preferences
7 candidates
- Jess TeesdaleLabor · elected 28,375 39.63% +11.02
- Bridget Kathleen ArcherLiberal · sitting member 22,511 31.44% −8.29
- Charlene McLennanGreens 9,229 12.89% +1.79
- Jordan PotterOne Nation 4,639 6.48% +1.77
- George RazayIndependent 3,852 5.38% +0.35
- Ray BroomhallTrumpet of Patriots 2,287 3.19% +3.19
- Caroline LarnerCitizens 701 0.98% +0.98
Votes, share of formal votes and swing on 2022 (AEC, notional for redrawn boundaries).
After preferences
The final two
Jess Teesdale · Labor 58.01% 41,532
Bridget Kathleen Archer · Liberal 41.99% 30,062
Lead: 11,470 of 71,594 votes.
Distribution of preferences · 6 counts
| Candidate | First | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jess Teesdale · Labor | 28,375 | 28,537 | 28,809 | 30,116 | 31,760 | 41,532 |
| Caroline Larner · Citizens | 701 | excl. | ||||
| Bridget Kathleen Archer · Liberal | 22,511 | 22,626 | 22,942 | 23,957 | 27,888 | 30,062 |
| Jordan Potter · One Nation | 4,639 | 4,766 | 5,694 | 6,954 | excl. | |
| Charlene McLennan · Greens | 9,229 | 9,304 | 9,418 | 10,567 | 11,946 | excl. |
| George Razay · Independent | 3,852 | 4,012 | 4,731 | excl. | ||
| Ray Broomhall · Trumpet of Patriots | 2,287 | 2,349 | excl. |
Each count excludes the candidate with the fewest votes and passes their papers on. Step through it on /au/seats.