The Electoral district of Bass is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is covers a diverse range of terrority, from outer suburban Pakenham to the rural towns of Lang Lang and Nar Nar Goon to the coastal tourist centres of Phillip Island and Inverloch. It is named after explorer George Bass. He proved that Tasmania was an island and explored just south of Sydney.
The electorate was created in 2002, replacing the marginal independent-held seat of Gippsland West. It was won for the first time at the state election that year by Liberal candidate and former MLC Ken Smith, defeating Susan Davies, the independent MP for Gippsland West, in a closely fought campaign.
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