title: Candidates of the 2010 Tasmanian state election
text: # 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 |
  