title: Candidates of the 2021 Tasmanian state election
text: # Candidates of the 2021 Tasmanian state election
  
  This article provides information on candidates who nominated at the 2021 Tasmanian state election, which was held on 1 May 2021.
  
  ## House of Assembly
  
  Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text.
  
  ### Bass
  
  Five seats are up for election. The Labor Party is defending two seats. The Liberal Party is defending three seats.
  
  | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | AJP candidates | SFF candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Janie Finlay* Adrian Hinds Jennifer Houston Michelle O'Byrne* Owen Powell | Lara Alexander Sarah Courtney* Michael Ferguson* Peter Gutwein* Greg Kieser Simon Wood | Jack Davenport Tom Hall Mitchell Houghton Anne Layton-Bennett Cecily Rosol | Sue Woodbury | Andrew Harvey | Roy Ramage |
  
  ### Braddon
  
  Five seats are up for election. The Labor Party is defending two seats. The Liberal Party is defending three seats.
  
  | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | SFF candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Shane Broad* Amanda Diprose Anita Dow* Justine Keay Michelle Rippon | Adam Brooks* Felix Ellis Lara Hendriks Roger Jaensch* Jeremy Rockliff* Stacey Sheehan | Darren Briggs Maureen Corbett Tammy Milne Emily Murray Phill Parsons | Brenton Jones Kim Swanson | Craig Garland Liz Hamer Matthew Morgan |
  
  ### Clark
  
  Five seats are up for election. The Labor Party is defending two seats, although one was occupied by independent Madeleine Ogilvie after she declined to rejoin the Labor Party after winning a countback for a Labor vacancy. Ogilvie has been sitting as an independent but has nominated as a Liberal Party candidate for the election. The Liberal Party is defending two seats, although Sue Hickey resigned from the party to sit as an independent. The Tasmanian Greens are defending one seat.
  
  | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | AJP candidates | AFP candidates | SFF candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Deb Carnes Chris Clark Simon Davis Ella Haddad* Sam Mitchell | Elise Archer* Simon Behrakis Will Coats Harvey Lennon Madeleine Ogilvie* | Vica Bayley Cassy O'Connor* Tim Smith Bec Taylor Nathan Volf | Tim Westcott | Justin Stringer | Lorraine Bennett Andrew Large |
  | Group B candidates | Group G candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
  | Kristie Johnston* | Sue Hickey | Mike Dutta Jax Ewin Lisa Gershwin |
  
  Ben McGregor was initially named as a Labor Party candidate, but resigned prior to nominations closing.
  
  ### Franklin
  
  Five seats are up for election. The Labor Party is defending two seats. The Liberal Party is defending two seats. The Tasmanian Greens are defending one seat.
  
  | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | AJP candidates | SFF candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Amy Brumby Fabiano Cangelosi David O'Byrne* Alison Standen Toby Thorpe Dean Winter* | Bec Enders Jacquie Petrusma* Nic Street* James Walker Dean Young | Gideon Cordover Kit Darko Phoenix Harrison Bridget Verrier Rosalie Woodruff* | Mark Tanner | Shane Broadby Rebecca Byfield Robert Cairns | Francis Flannery George Spiliopoulos |
  
  Dean Ewington was initially named as a Liberal Party candidate, but resigned prior to the call for nominations closing.
  
  ### Lyons
  
  Five seats are up for election. The Labor Party is defending two seats. The Liberal Party is defending three seats.
  
  | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | AJP candidates | SFF candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Edwin Batt Jen Butler* Gerard Gaffney Janet Lambert Rebecca White* | Guy Barnett* Susie Bower Stephanie Cameron Justin Derksen Mark Shelton* John Tucker* | Liz Johnstone Glenn Millar Tim Morris Jill Pierce Isabel Shapcott | Sharon McLay | Carlo Di Falco | George Lane |
  