Candidates of the 2010 Tasmanian state election

This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 2010 Tasmanian state election.

Retiring Members

Labor

• Jim Cox MP (Bass)
• Steve Kons MP (Braddon)

Liberal

• Michael Hodgman MP (Denison)
• Sue Napier MP (Bass)

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 Tasmanian Greens were defending one seat.

Labor candidates	Liberal candidates	Greens candidates	Ungrouped candidates
Michelle Cripps Scott McLean Michelle O'Byrne* Brant Webb Brian Wightman*	Pam Dakin Michael Ferguson* Peter Gutwein* Michele McGinity Nick Pedley	Jeremy Ball Kim Booth* Sally Day Beverley Ernst Peter Whish-Wilson	Jim Collier Peter Kaye Tim Parish Mark Webb Sven Wiener

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 candidates	Ungrouped candidates
Brenton Best* Shane Broad Kay Eastley Bryan Green* Judy Richmond	Adam Brooks* Grant Dunham Leonie Hiscutt Colin Lamont Philip Lamont Jeremy Rockliff* Brett Whiteley	Ted Field Claire Gilmour David Henderson Melissa Houghton Paul O'Halloran*	Valerie Blake Timothy Kidd

Denison

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

Labor candidates	Liberal candidates	Greens candidates	Socialist candidates	Independent candidates
Scott Bacon* David Bartlett* Madeleine Ogilvie Lisa Singh Graeme Sturges	Elise Archer* Jenny Branch Matthew Groom* Richard Lowrie Matt Stevenson	Penelope Ann Helen Burnet Peter Cover Kartika Franks Cassy O'Connor*	Melanie Barnes	Andrew Wilkie

Franklin

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

Labor candidates	Liberal candidates	Greens candidates	Socialist candidates	Ungrouped candidates
Ross Butler Kate Churchill Lara Giddings* Daniel Hulme David O'Byrne*	David Compton Will Hodgman* Jillian Law Tony Mulder Jacquie Petrusma*	Deborah Brewer Adam Burling Mark Harrison Wendy Heatley Nick McKim*	Jenny Forward	John Forster

Lyons

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

Labor candidates	Liberal candidates	Greens candidates
Heather Butler David Llewellyn Michael Polley* Brendan Sullivan Rebecca White* Nick Wright	Leigh Gray Rene Hidding* Jane Howlett Jim Playsted Mark Shelton*	Karen Cassidy Jackie Graham Tim Morris* Sharon Prior Karl Stevens

See also

• Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2006–2010

External links

• Media Release: candidates Announced, Tasmanian Electoral Commission
• Team Bartlett
• Tasmanian Liberals: Your Liberal candidates
• Tasmanian Greens