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

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

### Bass

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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

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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

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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

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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

### Clark

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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

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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
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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

## See also

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* Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2018–2021
* Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2021–2025

## References

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1. ^ "2021 State election candidates: Bass". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
2. ^ "2021 State election candidates: Braddon". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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.
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.
7. ^ "2021 State election candidates: Lyons". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

* Tasmanian Electoral Commission - Candidates