title: Candidates of the 1972 Tasmanian state election
text: # Candidates of the 1972 Tasmanian state election
  
  The 1972 Tasmanian state election was held on 22 April 1972.
  
  ## Retiring Members
  
  ### Labor
  
  * Alexander Atkins MLA (Bass)
  
  ### Centre
  
  * Kevin Lyons MLA (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 three seats. The Liberal Party was defending four seats.
  
  | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | UTG candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Michael Barnard* David Farquhar* Allan Foster* Jean Hearn Harry Holgate Mac Le Fevre* Laurence Lovett Sheila Ryan | Timothy Barrenger Bill Beattie* Henry Bertram Max Bushby* James Child James Henty Neil Pitt* | Walter Austin Jeffrey Weston Julia Weston | John Carter Jim Mooney Pasqualino Santamaria |
  
  ### Braddon
  
  Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. The Centre Party did not defend the one seat they had won in 1969.
  
  | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | UTG candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Joseph Britton Geoff Chisholm* Lloyd Costello* John Coughlan Glen Davies* Josephus Hen Eric Reece* Sydney Ward* | Brian Archer Wilfred Barker* Ray Bonney* Jack Breheny John Davis Thomas Gardner Leslie Woods | Noreen Batchelor Anthony Weston | Alexander Best John Chapman-Mortimer |
  
  ### Denison
  
  Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending four seats.
  
  | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | UTG candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Ken Austin* Neil Batt* Ian Cole Kevin Corby* Merv Everett* John Green Gabriel Klok Kath Venn | Bob Baker* Ronald Banks Max Bingham* George Brown Fred Johnson Robert Mather* Hank Petrusma Kathleen Sargison | Norman Laird Ian Milne Kevin Scott Sir Alfred White | Nigel Abbott Joseph Armstrong Elvie Cobern Harry McLoughlin Bill Wedd |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - |
  | Eric Barnard* Suzanne Davidson John Dillon Jack Frost* John Lacey Doug Lowe* Bill Neilson* Albert Schluter | John Beattie* Doug Clark* Alan Duggan Stanley Gough Josephine Green Anthony Neilson Geoff Pearsall* Leslie Thirgood | Rod Broadby Ron Brown Brenda Hean |
  
  ### Wilmot
  
  Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending four seats.
  
  | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Group B candidates |
  | - | - | - |
  | William Anderson Darrel Baldock* Charles Batt Douglas Cashion Roy Fagan* Peter Lawson Andrew Lohrey* Michael Polley* | Bert Bessell* Angus Bethune* Ian Braid Reginald Chopping Bob Ingamells* Donald Paterson Peter Patmore Donald Smith | Bruce Hill Norman Murfet |
  