title: Candidates of the 1976 Tasmanian state election
text: # Candidates of the 1976 Tasmanian state election
  
  The 1976 Tasmanian state election was held on 11 December 1976.
  
  ## Retiring Members
  
  ### Labor
  
  * Joseph Britton MHA (Braddon)
  * Mac Le Fevre MHA (Bass)
  * Sydney Ward MHA (Braddon)
  
  ### Liberal
  
  * Wilfred Barker MHA (Braddon)
  
  ## House of Assembly
  
  Sitting members 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
  
  Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats.
  
  | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | UTG candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Michael Barnard* Ursula Workman Harry Holgate* Myron Tripp David Farquhar John Breen Gill James* Thomas O'Byrne | Dawn Rhodes William Luck Bill Beattie* Max Bushby* Neil Pitt John Beswick Neil Robson* Dick Archer Jim Mooney* | Deidre Smith Bob Brown Noreen Batchelor | Quentin Wilson |
  
  ### Braddon
  
  Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending five seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats.
  
  | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ted Vickers Christopher Wright Maurice Dart Graeme Smith Geoff Chisholm* Michael Field* Glen Davies* John Coughlan* | Ron Cornish* Kent Furmage Eric Bessell Roger Groom* Ray Bonney* Harold Dowling Harold Hawkes Frank Atkins | Philip Kelly |
  
  ### Denison
  
  Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats.
  
  | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | UTG candidates | Workers candidates | SWP candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Neil Batt* Thomas Gascoigne Julian Amos* Margaret Thurstans Ken Austin Ian Cole Des Lavey John Green* | Max Bingham* Max Robinson* Basil Giffard Rudge Townley Robert Mather* Bob Baker* David Brownlow Hank Petrusma | Rod Broadby Kevin Hazelwood Helen Gee David Stephen Patricia Armstrong Patricia Jones William Hickson | Lance Buckingham Peter Mollon | Rosanne Fidler John Tully |
  
  ### Franklin
  
  Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats.
  
  | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | UTG candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Eric Barnard* Doug Lowe* Bill McKinnon Raymond Woodruff Peter Brown Jack Frost Bill Neilson* Barrie Robinson Ray Sherry* | John Beattie* Thomas Dempsey Doug Clark Steve Gilmour* Alan Duggan Geoff Pearsall* Frank O'Connor Roy Pallett | Ria Ikin Sharyn Harrison-Williams John Levett Michael Davies Judith Walker Rosemary Brown Brian Chapman | Roger Francis Bryan Threlfall Harry Priest Leo Jarvis |
  
  ### Wilmot
  
  Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats.
  
  | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | UTG candidates | Workers candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Gordon Edhouse Michael Polley* Darrel Baldock* Terry Aulich* Allan Rhodes Andrew Lohrey* Charles Batt Graham Vertigan | Graeme Page* D L Youd Clyde FitzGerald Ian Braid* Bert Bessell Robin Gray* Trevor Roach Jim Burn Bob Ingamells | Anthony Burke Anthony Joyce Roy Jackson | Stewart Lester Kevin Chaffey | Stan King |
  