Tasmania’s neighbouring electorates of Braddon and Bass, key to elections, have attracted those searching for natural beauty. The influx has caused problems.

She was also only the second MP to win Bass for a second term in around 20 years. But on Saturday night it was teacher and first-time federal candidate Jess Teesdale who was making the victory speech.

BY one count, Tony Abbott has been to the northern Tasmanian seat of Bass 11 times since the endorsement of Liberal candidate Andrew Nikolic.

BY one count, Tony Abbott has been to the northern Tasmanian seat of Bass 11 times since the endorsement of Liberal candidate Andrew Nikolic.

Tasmania goes red; Labor surprises with wins in Bass and Braddon. Tasmania has helped propel Labor to a second term majority, wiping Liberals from the political face of the island state.

BY one count, Tony Abbott has been to the northern Tasmanian seat of Bass 11 times since the endorsement of Liberal candidate Andrew Nikolic.

At the last federal election, the Liberals' "three amigos" were wiped out in Tasmania. This time around, the marginal seats of Bass and Braddon are again the ones to watch, Ellen Coulter writes.

Labor has to take back Bass and Braddon if it's to win the next federal election, Deputy Opposition Leader Richard Marles says. Rob Inglis is a reporter with The Examiner, covering state and ...

Three marginal seats remain in play in Tasmania, where the Liberals believe they will hold at least one of their two while challenging Labor in a third, and Labor confident of a net gain.

The Liberals won't hold a single lower house seat in Tasmania as the state's northern seats swing to Labor in a surprise result that has pushed out a high-profile MP and turned a safe Liberal seat ...