years after they dumped him from Canberra.

Mr Ferguson topped the poll in Bass with 14,821 votes _ more than 6000 more than the Liberals' number one candidate Peter Gutwein.

Labor incumbent Michell O'Byrne was easily returned, polling 10,670 primary votes, as was Greens MHA Kim Booth (8132 votes).

Labor and Liberals looks set to win two seats each in Bass, and the Greens one.

Labor's Brian Wightman looks set to take the second Labor seat ahead of Scott McLean and Brant Webb.

BASS

FINAL FOR THE NIGHT

Electors on roll 71,101

Quota 9881

% counted 86.63%

ALP

CRIPP S, Michelle 1519

McLEAN, Scott 2886

*O'BYRNE, Michelle 10,670

WEBB, Brant 2443

WIGHTMAN, Brian 3020

Group total 20,538

Quota 2.08

Percentage 34.65%

Greens

BA LL, Jeremy 2029

*BOOTH, Kim 8132

DAY, Sally 619

ERNST, Bev 359

WHISH-WILSON, Peter 1090

Group total 12,229

Quota 1.24

Percentage 20.63%

Liberals

DAKIN, Pamela 374

FERGUSON, Michael 14,821

*GUTWEIN, Peter 8543

McGINITY, Michele 1194

PEDLEY, Nick 478

Group total 25,410

Quota 2.57

Percentage 42.86%

Ungrouped

COLLIER, Jim 149

KAYE, Peter 252

PARISH, Tim 455

WEBB, Mark 139

WIENER, Sven 109

Total formal votes 59,281

Informal votes 2489

*denotes sitting member