Candidates of the 1972 Tasmanian state election
The 1972 Tasmanian state election was held on 22 April 1972.
Retiring Members
[edit]Labor
[edit]- Alexander Atkins MLA (Bass)
Centre
[edit]- Kevin Lyons MLA (Braddon)
House of Assembly
[edit]Sitting members are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one MHA are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are indicated by an asterisk (*).
Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending four seats.
Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | UTG candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
---|---|---|---|
Michael Barnard* |
Timothy Barrenger |
Walter Austin |
John Carter |
Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. The Centre Party did not defend the one seat they had won in 1969.
Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | UTG candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
---|---|---|---|
Joseph Britton |
Brian Archer |
Noreen Batchelor |
Alexander Best |
Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending four seats.
Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | UTG candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
---|---|---|---|
Ken Austin* |
Bob Baker* |
Norman Laird |
Nigel Abbott |
Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats.
Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | UTG candidates |
---|---|---|
Eric Barnard* |
John Beattie* |
Rod Broadby |
Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending four seats.
Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Group B candidates |
---|---|---|
William Anderson |
Bert Bessell* |
Bruce Hill |
See also
[edit]- Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1969–1972
- Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1972–1976