Candidates of the 2021 Tasmanian state election

This article provides information on candidates who nominated at the 2021 Tasmanian state election, which was held on 1 May 2021.

House of Assembly

Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text.

Bass

Five seats are up for election. The Labor Party is defending two seats. The Liberal Party is defending three seats.^[1]

Labor candidates	Liberal candidates	Greens candidates	AJP candidates	SFF candidates	Ungrouped candidates

Janie Finlay* Adrian Hinds Jennifer Houston Michelle O'Byrne* Owen Powell	Lara Alexander Sarah Courtney* Michael Ferguson* Peter Gutwein* Greg Kieser Simon Wood	Jack Davenport Tom Hall Mitchell Houghton Anne Layton-Bennett Cecily Rosol	Sue Woodbury	Andrew Harvey	Roy Ramage

Braddon

Five seats are up for election. The Labor Party is defending two seats. The Liberal Party is defending three seats.^[2]

Labor candidates	Liberal candidates	Greens candidates	SFF candidates	Ungrouped candidates

Shane Broad* Amanda Diprose Anita Dow* Justine Keay Michelle Rippon	Adam Brooks* Felix Ellis Lara Hendriks Roger Jaensch* Jeremy Rockliff* Stacey Sheehan	Darren Briggs Maureen Corbett Tammy Milne Emily Murray Phill Parsons	Brenton Jones Kim Swanson	Liz Hamer Matthew Morgan

Five seats are up for election. The Labor Party is defending two seats, although one was occupied by independent Madeleine Ogilvie after she declined to rejoin the Labor Party after winning a countback for a Labor vacancy. Ogilvie has been sitting as an independent but has nominated as a Liberal Party candidate for the election. The Liberal Party is defending two seats, although Sue Hickey resigned from the party to sit as an independent. The Tasmanian Greens are defending one seat.^[3]

Labor candidates	Liberal candidates	Greens candidates	AJP candidates	AFP candidates	SFF candidates

Deb Carnes Chris Clark Simon Davis Ella Haddad* Sam Mitchell	Elise Archer* Simon Behrakis Will Coats Harvey Lennon Madeleine Ogilvie*	Vica Bayley Cassy O'Connor* Tim Smith Bec Taylor Nathan Volf	Tim Westcott	Justin Stringer	Lorraine Bennett Andrew Large
Group B candidates	Group G candidates	Ungrouped candidates

Kristie Johnston*	Sue Hickey	Mike Dutta Jax Ewin Lisa Gershwin

Ben McGregor was initially named as a Labor Party candidate, but resigned prior to nominations closing.^[4]

Franklin

Five seats are up for election. The Labor Party is defending two seats. The Liberal Party is defending two seats. The Tasmanian Greens are defending one seat.^[5]

Labor candidates	Liberal candidates	Greens candidates	AJP candidates	SFF candidates	Ungrouped candidates

Amy Brumby Fabiano Cangelosi David O'Byrne* Alison Standen Toby Thorpe Dean Winter*	Bec Enders Jacquie Petrusma* Nic Street* James Walker Dean Young	Gideon Cordover Kit Darko Phoenix Harrison Bridget Verrier Rosalie Woodruff*	Mark Tanner	Shane Broadby Rebecca Byfield Robert Cairns	Francis Flannery George Spiliopoulos

Dean Ewington was initially named as a Liberal Party candidate, but resigned prior to the call for nominations closing.^[6]

Lyons

Five seats are up for election. The Labor Party is defending two seats. The Liberal Party is defending three seats.^[7]

Labor candidates	Liberal candidates	Greens candidates	AJP candidates	SFF candidates	Ungrouped candidates

Edwin Batt Jen Butler* Gerard Gaffney Janet Lambert Rebecca White*	Guy Barnett* Susie Bower Stephanie Cameron Justin Derksen Mark Shelton* John Tucker*	Liz Johnstone Glenn Millar Tim Morris Jill Pierce Isabel Shapcott	Sharon McLay	Carlo Di Falco	George Lane

References

^ "2021 State election candidates: Bass". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
^ "2021 State election candidates: Braddon". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
^ "2021 State election candidates: Clark". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
^ "Tasmanian Labor candidate Ben McGregor resigns from candidacy over 'inappropriate' text messages". ABC News. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
^ "2021 State election candidates: Franklin". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
^ "Tasmanian Liberal candidate who attended anti-lockdown rally resigns". ABC News. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
^ "2021 State election candidates: Lyons". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

Tasmanian Electoral Commission - Candidates

[bass-cand-1] "2021 State election candidates: Bass". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

[braddon-cand-2] "2021 State election candidates: Braddon". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

[clark-cand-3] "2021 State election candidates: Clark". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

[4] "Tasmanian Labor candidate Ben McGregor resigns from candidacy over 'inappropriate' text messages". ABC News. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

[franklin-cand-5] "2021 State election candidates: Franklin". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

[6] "Tasmanian Liberal candidate who attended anti-lockdown rally resigns". ABC News. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

[lyons-cand-7] "2021 State election candidates: Lyons". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

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