Candidates of the 2006 Tasmanian state election

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This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 2006 Tasmanian state election. The election was held on 18 March 2006.

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Retiring Members

Labor

House of Assembly

Sitting members at the time of the election 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 (*).

Bass

Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. The Greens were defending one seat.

Labor candidates Liberal candidates Greens candidates TFP candidatesUngrouped candidates

Grant Courtney
Jim Cox *
Michelle Cripps
Mike Greene
Michelle O'Byrne*
Steve Reissig

Pamela Fratangelo
David Fry
Peter Gutwein *
Sam McQuestin
Sue Napier *

Jeremy Ball
Kim Booth *
Kate Case
Peter Cover
Jill Thompson

Robert Wallace

Jim Collier
Les Rochester

Braddon

Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats.

Labor candidates Liberal candidates Greens candidatesGroup C candidates

Leonie Batchelor
Brenton Best *
Bryan Green *
Peter Hollister
Steve Kons *

John Oldaker
Leon Perry
Jeremy Rockliff *
Brett Whiteley *
Heather Woodward

John Coombes
Andrea Jackson
Scott Jordan
Paul O'Halloran
Dianne Ransley

Steve Martin

Denison

Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending one seat. The Greens were defending one seat.

Labor candidates Liberal candidates Greens candidates TFP candidates Socialist candidatesGroup F candidatesUngrouped candidates

David Bartlett *
Julie Collins
Joe Ritchie
Lisa Singh*
Graeme Sturges *
Louise Sullivan

Elise Archer
Fabian Dixon
Michael Hodgman *
John Klonaris
Richard Lowrie

Marrette Corby
Bill Harvey
Cassy O'Connor
Peg Putt *
Toby Rowallan

Kevin Pelham
Eric Zeppenfeld

Linda Seaborn

Michael Fracalossi
Paul Glover
Ken Higgs

Leo Foley
Hugh Miller

Franklin

Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending one seat. The Greens were defending one seat.

Labor candidates Liberal candidates Greens candidates Socialist candidatesUngrouped candidates

Ross Butler
Lara Giddings *
Daniel Hulme
Paul Lennon *
Paula Wriedt *

Steve Allie
Sue Bastone
Vanessa Goodwin
Will Hodgman *
Tony Scott

Mike Anderson
Jane MacDonald
Nick McKim *
Mark Rickards
Gerard Velnaar

Matthew Holloway

Ian Hall
Richard James

Lyons

Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending one seat. The Greens were defending one seat.

Labor candidates Liberal candidates Greens candidates TFP candidatesUngrouped candidates

Heather Butler *
Kerri DeGrassi
David Llewellyn *
Michael Polley *
Malcolm Upston

Rene Hidding *
Jane Howlett
Geoff Page
Richard Shoobridge
Andrew Wright

Karen Cassidy
Helen Gee
Tim Morris *
Frederika Perey
Annie Willock

Gordon Crawford

Geoff Dickinson
Geoff Wharton

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