All candidates for Tasmanian electorates revealed ahead of the state election

Tasmanians are due to go to the polls in a matter of weeks, and ahead of that, the full list of candidates has been revealed. Details.

Labor leader Rebecca White. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones

There were 167 nominations for the Tasmanian election, but only 35 seats to fill. The most candidates nominated for the electorate of Lyons, which had 36 candidates nominate.

The current make up of the Tasmanian House of Assembly is 11 Liberals, eight Labor, two Greens and four Independents. At the upcoming election Tasmanians will vote for seven MPs per electorate, up from five per electorate, after legislation passed to restore the House of Assembly to 35 seats.

Here’s a list of sitting MPs and candidates declared:

BASS

Current MPs:

Lara Alexander (IND) (elected as a Liberal MP on a recount in February 2022)

Michael Ferguson (LIB)

Janie Finlay (ALP)

Michelle O’Byrne (ALP)

Simon Wood (LIB) (elected on a recount in April 2022)

Candidates so far:

Cecily Rosol (Greens)

Tom Hall (Greens)

Jack Fittler (Greens)

Lauren Ball (Greens)

Carol Barnett (Greens)

Calum Hendry (Greens)

Anne Layton-Bennett (Greens)

Melissa Anderson (ALP

Roshan Dhingra (ALP)

Janie Finlay (ALP)

Will Gordon (ALP)

Adrian Hinds (ALP)

Michelle O’Byrne (ALP)

Rob Fairs (Lib)

Michael Ferguson (Lib)

Chris Gatenby (Lib)

Sarah Quaile (Lib)

Julie Sladden (Lib)

Richard Trethewie (Lib)

Simon Wood (Lib)

Lara Alexander (Ind)

Jack Davenport (Ind)

Mark Brown (Ind)

Tim Walker (Ind)

George Razay (Ind)

Greg Quinn (Ind)

Angela Armstrong (JLN)

Ludwig Johnson (JLN)

Rebekah Pentland (JLN)

Michael Frydrych (Shooters, Farmer and Fishers)

Ivan Davis (Animal Justice Party)

Minister Michael Ferguson during the launch of Operation Safe Arrival at Cambridge. Picture: Chris Kidd

BRADDON

Current MPs:

Shane Broad (ALP)

Anita Dow (ALP)

Felix Ellis (LIB) (elected on a recount in June 2021)

Roger Jaensch (LIB)

Jeremy Rockliff (LIB)

Candidates so far:

Darren Briggs (Greens)
Michael McLoughlin (Greens)

Petra Wilden (Greens)

Leeya Lovell (Greens)

Susanne Ward (Greens)

Erin Morrow (Greens)

Sarah Kersey (Greens)

Shane Broad (ALP)

Anita Dow (ALP)

Sam Facey (ALP)

Adrian Luke (ALP)

Chris Lynch (ALP)

Danielle Kidd (ALP)

Amanda Diprose (ALP)

Felix Ellis (Lib)

Patrick Fabien (Lib)

Roger Jaensch (Lib)

Sarina Laidler (Lib)

Vonette Mead (Lib)

Jeremy Rockliff (Lib)

Giovanna Simpson (Lib)

Craig Cutts (JLN)

Miriam Beswick (JLN)

James Redgrave (JLN)

Dale Marshall (Shooters, Farmer and Fishers)

Kim Swanson (Shooters, Farmer and Fishers)

Brendon Jones (Shooters, Farmer and Fishers)

Peter Freshney (IND)
Craig Garland (IND)

Andrea Courtney (IND)

Gatty Burnett (IND)

Liz Hamer (IND)

Julia King (Animal Justice Party)

Premier Jeremy Rockliff at Wrest Point. Picture: Chris Kidd

CLARK

Current MPs:

Vica Bayley (Greens) (elected on a recount in August 2023)

Simon Behrakis (LIB) (elected on a recount in October 2023)

Ella Haddad (ALP)

Kristie Johnston (IND)

Madeleine Ogilvie (LIB)

Candidates so far:

Vica Bayley (Greens)

Helen Burnet (Greens)

Janet Shelley (Greens)

Nathan Volf (Greens)

Trenton Hoare (Greens)

James Zalotockyj (Greens)

Peter Jones (Greens)

Stuart Benson (ALP)

Simon Davis (ALP)

Ella Haddad (ALP)

Rebecca Prince (ALP)

Susan Wallace (ALP)

Josh Willie (ALP)

John Kamara (ALP)

Mohammad Aldergham (Lib)

Emma Atterbury (Lib)

Simon Behrakis (Lib)

Jon Gourlay (Lib)

Madeleine Ogilvie (Lib)

Catherine Searle (Lib)

Marcus Vermey (Lib)

Kristie Johnston (IND)

Sue Hickey (IND)

Ben Lohberger (IND)

Louise Elliot (IND)

John Michael Forster (IND)

Angela Triffitt (IND)

Stefan Vogel (IND)

Sam Campbell (Local Network)

Frank Formby ((Local Network))

David Nunn ((Local Network))

Ranae Zolliner Ranae (Local Network))

Lorraine Bennett (Shooters, Farmer and Fishers)

Adrian Pickin (Shooters, Farmer and Fishers)

Independent Kristie Johnston MP, talking about light rail at Moonah. Picture: Chris Kidd

FRANKLIN

Current MPs:

David O’Byrne (IND)

Nic Street (LIB)

Dean Winter (ALP)

Dean Young (LIB)

Rosalie Woodruff (Greens)

Candidates so far:

Rosalie Woodruff (Greens)

Gideon Cordover (Greens)

Jade Darko (Greens)

Owen Fitzgerald (Greens)

Jenny Cambers-Smith (Greens)

Lukas Mrosek (Greens)

Christine Campbell (Greens)

Ebony Altimira (ALP)

Simon Bailey (ALP)

Meg Brown (ALP)

Kaspar Deane (ALP)

Philip Pregnell (ALP)

Toby Thorpe (ALP)

Dean Winter (ALP)

Eric Abetz (Lib)

Aldo Antolli (Lib)

Josh Garvin (Lib)

Michael (Jock) McGregor (Lib)

Nic Street (Lib)

Jacquie Petrusma (Lib)

Dean Young (Lib)

Chris Hannan (JLN)

Marshall Callaghan (JLN)

Conor Hallahan (JLN)

Martine Delaney (The Local Network)

Clare Glade-Wright (IND)

David O’Byrne (IND)

Tony Mulder (IND)

Tamar Cordover (IND)

Bob Elliston (IND)

Jehni Thomas-Wurth (Animal Justice Party)

Member for Franklin David O'Byrne.

LYONS

Current MPs:

Guy Barnett (LIB)

Jenna Butler (ALP)

Mark Shelton (LIB)

John Tucker (IND)

Rebecca White (ALP)

Candidates so far:

Tabitha Badger (Greens)

Alistair Allan (Greens)

Mitch Houghton (Greens)

Hannah Rubenach-Quinn (Greens)

Craig Brown (Greens)

Glenn Millar (Greens)

Gary Whisson (Greens)

Jen Butler (ALP)

Ben Dudman (ALP)

Casey Farrell (ALP)

Carole McQueeny (ALP)

Rebecca White (ALP)

Edwin Batt (ALP)

Richard Goss (ALP)

Guy Barnett (Lib)

Gregory Brown (Lib)

Stephanie Cameron (Lib)

Justin Derksen (Lib)

Richard Hallett (Lib)

Jane Howlett (Lib)

Mark Shelton (Lib)

Troy Pfitzner (JLN)

Lesley Pyecroft (JLN)

Andrew Jenner (JLN)

John Tucker (IND)

Philip Bigg (Shooters, Farmer and Fishers)

Shane Broadby (Shooters, Farmer and Fishers)

Carlo DiFalco (Shooters, Farmer and Fishers)

Wayne Turale (Shooters, Farmer and Fishers)

Ray Williams (Shooters, Farmer and Fishers)

Angela Orford (IND)

John Tucker (IND)

Jenny Branch-Allen (IND)

Fraser Miller (IND)

Andrew Roberts (IND)

Loueen Triffitt (IND)

Independent John Tucker. Picture: Rob Burnett

Originally published as All candidates for Tasmanian electorates revealed ahead of the state election