The Honourable James Glennister "Jim" Cox (born 1 October 1945) is a Tasmanian Labor politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the electorate of Bass. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Tasmania is an Australian island and state of the same name It is located south of the eastern side of the Continent, being separated from it by Bass The House of Assembly, or lower house is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia The Electoral division of Bass is one of the 5 electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly or lower house He was first elected in the 1989 election. He was defeated in the 1992 election and re-elected in the 1996 election and has retained his seat since then.

In 1989, Tasmanian media magnate Edmund Rouse, Chairman of Gunns, attempted to bribe Mr Cox with $110,000 to cross the floor of parliament in an attempt to prevent Labor forming government in alliance with the five Green Independents, and attempting to secure the return of the pro-logging Liberal government of Robin Gray. Edmund Alexander Rouse (b 1926 or 1927 d Melbourne, July 28, 2002) was an Australian Businessman and political figure Gunns Limited ( is a major Forestry enterprise located in Tasmania, Australia. In Politics, crossing the floor is to vote against party lines especially where this is considered unusual or controversial The Tasmanian Greens are a political party in Australia who developed from numerous environmental campaigns in Tasmania, including the flooding of Lake Pedder Robin Trevor Gray (born 1 March 1940 in Kew Victoria) is a former Australian politician who was Premier of Tasmania ^[1] Mr Cox reported the bribery attempt to police, and ultimately Mr Rouse served 18 months in jail.

Mr Cox was re-elected in the 2006 election, receiving 15. 3% of first preferences, a decrease compared to his previous result of 17. 5% in the 2002 election.

References

• Parliamentary library profile

External links

• Jim Cox's maiden speech to parliament