Candidates of the Tasmanian state election, 1998
Encyclopedia
This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1998 Tasmanian state election, held on 29 August 1998.
Bass
Five seats were up for election, down from seven in 1996. The Labor Party
was defending three seats. The Liberal Party
was defending four seats.
Braddon
Five seats were up for election, down from seven in 1996. The Labor Party
was defending two seats. The Liberal Party
was defending four seats. The Tasmanian Greens
were defending one seat.
Denison
Five seats were up for election, down from seven in 1996. The Labor Party
was defending three seats. The Liberal Party
was defending three seats. The Tasmanian Greens
were defending one seat.
Franklin
Five seats were up for election, down from seven in 1996. The Labor Party
was defending three seats. The Liberal Party
was defending two seats. The Tasmanian Greens
were defending one seat. One seat had been held by Independent
MHA Bruce Goodluck
.
Lyons
Five seats were up for election, down from seven in 1996. The Labor Party
was defending three seats. The Liberal Party
was defending three seats. The Tasmanian Greens
were defending one seat.
Labor
- John WhiteJohn White (Australian politician)John Charles White was a Tasmanian Labor politician during the years 1986 to 1999. He is the son of Alfred White ....
(DenisonDivision of Denison (state)The Electoral Division of Denison is one of the 5 electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The division is named after Sir William Denison, who was Lieutenant Governor of Van_Diemen's Land 1847-55, and Governor of New South Wales 1855-61. The division shares its name and boundaries with the...
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Liberal
- John BeswickJohn Beswick (politician)Richard John Beswick is a former Australian politician and Deputy Premier of Tasmania. He was born in Derby, Tasmania. In 1979, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing Bass for the Liberal Party. He was a minister from 1982 to 1989, and Deputy Premier from 1992 to 1996. He...
(BassDivision of Bass (state)The Electoral Division of Bass is one of the 5 electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, or lower house; it takes its name from the British Naval Surgeon and Explorer of Australia: George Bass. The division shares its name and boundaries with the federal division of Bass...
) - John ClearyThomas John ClearyJohn Cleary is a former Australian politician. He was born in Launceston, Tasmania. In 1979, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing Franklin for the Liberal Party. He served as a minister from 1983 to 1986, when he was defeated; he was re-elected in 1988 and held the seat...
(FranklinDivision of Franklin (state)The Electoral Division of Franklin is one of the five electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The division is named after Sir John Franklin, the arctic explorer who was Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land 1837-43...
) - Ron CornishRon CornishRonald "Ron" Cornish is a former Australian politician. He was born in Burnie, Tasmania. In 1976, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing Braddon for the Liberal Party. He served as Speaker of the House from 1986 to 1988 and was a minister from 1988 to 1989 and 1992 to 1998,...
(BraddonDivision of Braddon (state)The Electoral Division of Braddon, Tasmania is one of the 5 electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The constituency takes its name from the former Premier of Tasmania, Sir Edward Braddon. Prior to 1955, the electorate was known as Darwin. The boundaries and name of the electorate are...
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House of Assembly
Sitting members are in bold. Tickets that elected at least one MHA are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are indicated by an asterisk (*).BassDivision of Bass (state)The Electoral Division of Bass is one of the 5 electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, or lower house; it takes its name from the British Naval Surgeon and Explorer of Australia: George Bass. The division shares its name and boundaries with the federal division of Bass...
Five seats were up for election, down from seven in 1996. The Labor PartyAustralian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
was defending three seats. The Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
was defending four seats.
| Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... Candidates |
Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... Candidates |
Greens Australian Greens The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is an Australian green political party.The party was formed in 1992; however, its origins can be traced to the early environmental movement in Australia and the formation of the United Tasmania Group , the first Green party in the world, which... Candidates |
Democrats Australian Democrats The Australian Democrats is an Australian political party espousing a socially liberal ideology. It was formed in 1977, by a merger of the Australia Party and the New LM, after principals of those minor parties secured the commitment of former Liberal minister Don Chipp, as a high profile leader... Candidates |
TFP Tasmania First Party The Tasmania First Party is a minor Australian political party which operates exclusively in the state of Tasmania. The party was begun by members of the Tasmanian Firearms Owners Association in response to the Howard Government's 1996 National Firearms Agreement, which the party called a... Candidates |
Ungrouped Candidates |
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Jim Cox* Noel Hodgetts Gill James Gill James Gillian Hilma "Gill" James AM is a former Australian politician. She was born in Launceston, Tasmania. James was first elected to the Tasmanian Parliament in 1976, when she won a seat in Bass for the Labor Party. She held the seat until she was defeated in 1986, but she returned in 1992 and served... * Peter Kearney Steven Neville Peter Patmore Peter Patmore Peter James Patmore is a former Australian politician. His qualifications before entering parliament included a Bachelor of Law and a Diploma of Criminology. In 1984 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as one of the members of Bass, representing the Australian Labor Party. He... * Helen Polley Helen Polley Helen Beatrice Polley is an Australian Labor Party Senator for the state of Tasmania, since 1 July 2005.Before entering the federal government Polley was an advisor to two Labor Premiers of Tasmania; Jim Bacon and Paul Lennon. She was elected to the Senate in 2004 and her term began in... |
Tony Benneworth David Fry David Fry (Australian politician) David Mayburn Fry is a former Australian politician. Born in Manly, New South Wales, he moved to Tasmania and in 2000 was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in a countback following the resignation of Bass MHA Frank Madill. A member of the Liberal Party, he served as party whip from 2001.... Frank Madill Frank Madill The Honourable Francis Leslie 'Frank' Madill was a Liberal Party member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1986 until 2000.... * Sue Napier Sue Napier Sue Napier was an Australian politician. She was a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for the Division of Bass... * John Temple |
Kim Booth Kim Booth Kim Dion Booth is an Australian politician. He is a Tasmanian Greens member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing the Bass electorate.... Louise Fairfax Garth Faulkner Karan Jurs Samantha Kerr-Smiley |
Bob Bensemann Debbie Butler Roberta Harkness Duncan Mills Philip Tattersall |
Tony Bagshaw Robert Blake Merilyn Crack Louise Leslie Harvey Smith Robert Wallace |
Roy Slater Tim Woolnough |
BraddonDivision of Braddon (state)The Electoral Division of Braddon, Tasmania is one of the 5 electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The constituency takes its name from the former Premier of Tasmania, Sir Edward Braddon. Prior to 1955, the electorate was known as Darwin. The boundaries and name of the electorate are...
Five seats were up for election, down from seven in 1996. The Labor PartyAustralian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
was defending two seats. The Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
was defending four seats. The Tasmanian Greens
Tasmanian Greens
The Tasmanian Greens are a political party in Australia which developed from numerous environmental campaigns in Tasmania, including the flooding of Lake Pedder and the Franklin Dam campaign...
were defending one seat.
| Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... Candidates |
Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... Candidates |
Greens Australian Greens The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is an Australian green political party.The party was formed in 1992; however, its origins can be traced to the early environmental movement in Australia and the formation of the United Tasmania Group , the first Green party in the world, which... Candidates |
TFP Tasmania First Party The Tasmania First Party is a minor Australian political party which operates exclusively in the state of Tasmania. The party was begun by members of the Tasmanian Firearms Owners Association in response to the Howard Government's 1996 National Firearms Agreement, which the party called a... Candidates |
Group B Candidates | Group E Candidates | Ungrouped Candidates |
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Brenton Best Brenton Best Brenton Roy Best is an Australian politician. Born in Devonport, Tasmania, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1996 as a Labor member for Braddon. He continues to represent the seat.-References:... * Ella Bramich Mike Gard Mike Gard Michael "Mike" Gard is a former Australian politician. He was born in Franklin, Tasmania. He was an unsuccessful Labor candidate for Braddon in the 1996 Tasmanian election, but in 1997 he was elected in a countback following the resignation of Michael Field. He was defeated in 1998, when the House... Bryan Green Bryan Green Bryan Alexander Green is a Tasmanian Labor politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the electorate of Braddon. In July 2006 he was forced to step down as Deputy Premier and Minister for Economic Development and Resources pending an enquiry into deal made with the TCC... * Peter Hollister Steve Kons Steve Kons Steven Kons was an Australian Labor politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the electorate of Braddon... * Stuart Mackey |
Bill Bonde Bill Bonde Wilfred Bert "Bill" Bonde is a former Australian politician. Born in Ulverstone, Tasmania, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1986 as a Liberal member for Braddon. He was a minister from 1996 to 1998. Bonde retired in 2002.-References:... * Carole Cains Carole Cains Carole Susan Cains is a former Australian politician. She was born in Derby, England. In 1992, she was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing Bass for the Liberal Party. She was defeated in 1996, but in 1997 was elected in a countback to replace Roger Groom, who had retired... Tony Rundle Tony Rundle Anthony Maxwell Rundle AO was the Premier of the Australian State of Tasmania from 18 March 1996 to 14 September 1998. He succeeded Ray Groom and was succeeded himself by Jim Bacon. He is a Liberal who held the seat of Braddon between 1986 and 2002. A former journalist, he is married to... * Brett Whiteley Brett Whiteley (politician) Brett Whiteley is an Australian politician and a member of the Liberal Party in Tasmania. He was first elected as a member for the state electorate of Braddon in the 2002 election... Michael Wickham |
Oliver Field Di Hollister Di Hollister Dianne Lesley "Di" Hollister is a former Australian politician.Born in Devonport, Tasmania, she started her career as a teacher.... Paul O'Halloran Paul O'Halloran Paul O'Halloran is an Australian politician. He has been a Tasmanian Greens member for Division of Braddon in the Tasmanian House of Assembly since 2010... Karin Packer Clare Thompson |
Petita Abblitt Gary Lane Peter Rettke Gavin Thompson Wally Weaver |
Laurie Heathorn John Mackenzie |
Peter Stokes Andrew Vanderfeen |
Rodney Blenkhorn |
DenisonDivision of Denison (state)The Electoral Division of Denison is one of the 5 electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The division is named after Sir William Denison, who was Lieutenant Governor of Van_Diemen's Land 1847-55, and Governor of New South Wales 1855-61. The division shares its name and boundaries with the...
Five seats were up for election, down from seven in 1996. The Labor PartyAustralian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
was defending three seats. The Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
was defending three seats. The Tasmanian Greens
Tasmanian Greens
The Tasmanian Greens are a political party in Australia which developed from numerous environmental campaigns in Tasmania, including the flooding of Lake Pedder and the Franklin Dam campaign...
were defending one seat.
| Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... Candidates |
Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... Candidates |
Greens Australian Greens The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is an Australian green political party.The party was formed in 1992; however, its origins can be traced to the early environmental movement in Australia and the formation of the United Tasmania Group , the first Green party in the world, which... Candidates |
Democrats Australian Democrats The Australian Democrats is an Australian political party espousing a socially liberal ideology. It was formed in 1977, by a merger of the Australia Party and the New LM, after principals of those minor parties secured the commitment of former Liberal minister Don Chipp, as a high profile leader... Candidates |
TFP Tasmania First Party The Tasmania First Party is a minor Australian political party which operates exclusively in the state of Tasmania. The party was begun by members of the Tasmanian Firearms Owners Association in response to the Howard Government's 1996 National Firearms Agreement, which the party called a... Candidates |
Group B Candidates | Ungrouped Candidates |
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Jim Bacon Jim Bacon James Alexander Bacon, AC was Premier of Tasmania from 1998 to 2004.-Early life:Bacon was born in Melbourne; his father Frank, a doctor, died when Jim was twelve, leaving him to be raised by his mother Joan. He was educated at Scotch College and later at Monash University, but he did not graduate.... * Andy Bennett Luigi Bini Deb Carnes Judy Jackson Judy Jackson The Honourable Judith Louise Jackson was an Australian Labor Party politician, in Tasmania from 1986 to 2006. She was the Attorney-General and Minister for Environment in the Tasmanian Government. During her time in parliament she was a member of the Hobart based seat of Denison... * Gwynn Mac Carrick Stuart Slade |
Bob Cheek Bob Cheek Robert Reginald 'Bob' Cheek was leader of the Opposition Tasmanian Liberal Party from 20 August 2001 until he lost his seat in the July 2002 election. It was the first time that a major party leader lost their seat in a Tasmanian election since 1903.Cheek was first elected to Tasmanian parliament... * Ray Groom Ray Groom Raymond John "Ray" Groom, AO is a lawyer and former Australian sportsman and politician, representing the Liberal Party in the Federal Parliament 1975–84 and the Tasmanian Parliament 1986–2001. He was a Federal and state minister for a total of 13 years... * Michael Hodgman Michael Hodgman William Michael Hodgman, AM QC , is an Australian Liberal retired politician. He is a former member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, the Tasmanian House of Assembly and the Australian House of Representatives.... Steven Mavrigiannakis John Remess |
Simon Baptist Dick Friend Mat Hines Trish Moran Peg Putt Peg Putt Margaret Ann Putt is a former Australian politician and parliamentary leader of the Tasmanian Greens. She first entered the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1993 after Bob Brown resigned and votes in the Hobart electorate of Denison were recounted... * |
Brent Blackburn Chris Ivory |
Geoff Churchill Frank Hesman Inez McCarthy John Presser Barbara Woods |
Jenny Forward Mathew Munro |
Gregory Broszczyk Bob Campbell Bob Elliston Informal Matthew Piscioneri |
FranklinDivision of Franklin (state)The Electoral Division of Franklin is one of the five electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The division is named after Sir John Franklin, the arctic explorer who was Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land 1837-43...
Five seats were up for election, down from seven in 1996. The Labor PartyAustralian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
was defending three seats. The Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
was defending two seats. The Tasmanian Greens
Tasmanian Greens
The Tasmanian Greens are a political party in Australia which developed from numerous environmental campaigns in Tasmania, including the flooding of Lake Pedder and the Franklin Dam campaign...
were defending one seat. One seat had been held by Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
MHA Bruce Goodluck
Bruce Goodluck
Bruce John Goodluck AM is a retired Australian politician. Born in Hobart, Tasmania, he was a company director before serving on Clarence Municipal Council from 1972-1975. He was President of the Australian Automobile Chamber of Commerce in 1974...
.
| Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... Candidates |
Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... Candidates |
Greens Australian Greens The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is an Australian green political party.The party was formed in 1992; however, its origins can be traced to the early environmental movement in Australia and the formation of the United Tasmania Group , the first Green party in the world, which... Candidates |
Democrats Australian Democrats The Australian Democrats is an Australian political party espousing a socially liberal ideology. It was formed in 1977, by a merger of the Australia Party and the New LM, after principals of those minor parties secured the commitment of former Liberal minister Don Chipp, as a high profile leader... Candidates |
TFP Tasmania First Party The Tasmania First Party is a minor Australian political party which operates exclusively in the state of Tasmania. The party was begun by members of the Tasmanian Firearms Owners Association in response to the Howard Government's 1996 National Firearms Agreement, which the party called a... Candidates |
Group D Candidates | Ungrouped Candidates |
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Fran Bladel Fran Bladel Frances Mary "Fran" Bladel is a former Australian politician. Born in Hobart, Tasmania, she holds a Bachelor of Arts . In 1986, she was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Franklin. In 1989 she became a minister, serving until 1992 and again 2001–2002... * Trevor Cordwell Ken Langston Paul Lennon Paul Lennon Paul Anthony Lennon is an Australian Labor Party politician. He was Premier of Tasmania from 21 March 2004 until his resignation on 26 May 2008. He was member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for the seat of Franklin from 1990 until officially resigning on 27 May 2008... * Neville Oliver Neville Oliver Neville Laurence Oliver is a former Australian politician. Before entering politics, he was an ABC sports commentator. On 22 April 2002, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member representing Franklin in a recount following the resignation of Fran Bladel. Oliver... Lin Thorp Lin Thorp Lin Estelle Thorp was an Australian Labor Party politician and member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council in the Hobart based division of Rumney from 1999 until 2011. She was defeated by Tony Mulder at the elections held on 7 May 2011.Thorp was born in Hobart, Tasmania... Paula Wriedt Paula Wriedt Paula Catherine Wriedt is a former Australian politician. She was an Australian Labor Party member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, representing the outer suburban Hobart seat of Franklin. She was first elected to parliament in the 1996 election... * |
Mark Ashton Peter Hodgman Peter Hodgman Peter Curtis Leigh Hodgman is a former Australian politician. A member of the prominent Tasmanian Hodgman family, he is the son of Bill Hodgman, the brother of Michael Hodgman and the uncle of current Tasmanian Opposition Leader Will Hodgman.... * Martin McManus Martin McManus (Australian politician) Martin John McManus is a former Australian politician. Born in Hobart, Tasmania, he trained as a teacher. He is the great grandson of Edward Mulcahy, a long-serving Tasmanian Senator and MHA. On 19 October 2001, he was elected as a Liberal to the Tasmanian House of Assembly for the seat of... Jane Shoobridge Matt Smith Matt Smith (Australian politician) Matthew John "Matt" Smith is an Australian Liberal politician who served in the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1998 to 2002.Smith was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1998 as a member for the seat of Franklin... * |
Louise Crossley Mike Foley Michael Foley (Australian politician) Michael Bernard Foley is a former Australian politician and member of the Tasmanian Greens.Foley was born in Boronia, Victoria.... Marie Giblin Penny King Rachel Leary |
Robert Bell Robert Bell (Australian politician) Robert John Bell was an Australian politician.Born in Hobart, he was educated at the University of Tasmania and the University of New England before becoming a teacher and youth employment co-ordinator. He was later an electorate assistant and served on Hobart City Council... Peter Kreet |
Don Burgess Dallas Hoggett Wendy Hyde David Jackson Carol Reynolds |
Rhonda Cains Theresa Hunniford Graeme Norris |
Sue Clark Flora Fox |
LyonsDivision of Lyons (state)The Electoral Division of Lyons, Tasmania is one of the 5 electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, the lower house. The division is named after Joseph Lyons, Prime Minister of Australia 1931–39, Premier of Tasmania from 1923–1928 and his wife Dame Enid Lyons, the first woman elected to the...
Five seats were up for election, down from seven in 1996. The Labor PartyAustralian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
was defending three seats. The Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
was defending three seats. The Tasmanian Greens
Tasmanian Greens
The Tasmanian Greens are a political party in Australia which developed from numerous environmental campaigns in Tasmania, including the flooding of Lake Pedder and the Franklin Dam campaign...
were defending one seat.
| Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... Candidates |
Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... Candidates |
Greens Australian Greens The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is an Australian green political party.The party was formed in 1992; however, its origins can be traced to the early environmental movement in Australia and the formation of the United Tasmania Group , the first Green party in the world, which... Candidates |
TFP Tasmania First Party The Tasmania First Party is a minor Australian political party which operates exclusively in the state of Tasmania. The party was begun by members of the Tasmanian Firearms Owners Association in response to the Howard Government's 1996 National Firearms Agreement, which the party called a... Candidates |
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Ken Bacon Ken Bacon (politician) Kenneth John Bacon was an Australian Labor Party member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1998 until 2005.He was a government minister from 2004-2005. He retired due to ill health, effective 29 April 2005.... * Lara Giddings Lara Giddings Larissa Tahireh "Lara" Giddings is an Australian politician and the 44th and current Premier of Tasmania since January 2011... David Llewellyn David Llewellyn (Australian politician) David Edward Llewellyn is a former Australian politician, who was an Australian Labor Party member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1986 to 2010... * Michael Polley Michael Polley The Honourable Michael Robert Polley is an Australian Labor Party politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the Division of Lyons. First elected in 1972 at age 21 he is currently the longest-serving member of the Tasmanian parliament, having been re-elected at ten successive... * Danial Rochford Scott Wiggins |
John Gee Rene Hidding Rene Hidding Marinus Theodoor "Rene" Hidding is an Australian politician. He is currently a Liberal Party member for the Division of Lyons in the Tasmanian House of Assembly... * Bob Mainwaring Bob Mainwaring Robert Geoffrey "Bob" Mainwaring is a former Australian politician. He was born in Wynyard, Tasmania. In 1986 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing Lyons for the Liberal Party. In 1986 he was defeated by the Duke of Avram, the head of a tiny micronation who ran a... Denise Swan Denise Swan Denise Elizabeth Swan is a former Australian politician. She holds a Bachelor of Law. On 12 December 1995, she was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in a recount to replace Liberal Lyons MHA and former Premier Robin Gray. She held her seat until her defeat in 2002.-References:... * Carmel Torenius |
Sonia Chirgwin John Collins Ted Field Christine Milne Christine Milne Christine Anne Milne is an Australian Senator and deputy leader of the Australian Greens.Christine Milne first came to public attention for her role in opposing the building of the Wesley Vale pulp mill near Bass Strait in North Western Tasmania on the basis of its allegedly harmful environmental... Neil Smith |
Will Frank Darryl Gerrity Jack Kelly Dave Pickford M. Turner |
See also
- Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1996–1998
- Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1998–2002