title: Candidates of the 1998 Tasmanian state election
text: # Candidates of the 1998 Tasmanian state election
  
  The 1998 Tasmanian state election was held on 29 August 1998.
  
  ## Retiring Members
  
  ### Labor
  
  * John White (Denison)
  
  ### Liberal
  
  * John Beswick (Bass)
  * John Cleary (Franklin)
  * Ron Cornish (Braddon)
  
  ### Independent
  
  * Bruce Goodluck (Franklin)
  
  ## 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
  
  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.
  
  | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Democrats candidates | TFP candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Jim Cox* Noel Hodgetts Gill James* Peter Kearney Steven Neville Peter Patmore* Helen Polley | Tony Benneworth David Fry Frank Madill* Sue Napier* John Temple | Kim Booth 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 |
  
  ### 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.
  
  | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | TFP candidates | Group B candidates | Group E candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Brenton Best* Ella Bramich Mike Gard Bryan Green* Peter Hollister Steve Kons* Stuart Mackey | Bill Bonde* Carole Cains Tony Rundle* Brett Whiteley Michael Wickham | Oliver Field Di Hollister Paul O'Halloran Karin Packer Clare Thompson | Petita Abblitt Gary Lane Peter Rettke Gavin Thompson Wally Weaver | Laurie Heathorn John Mackenzie | Peter Stokes Andrew Vanderfeen | Rodney Blenkhorn |
  
  ### 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.
  
  | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Democrats candidates | TFP candidates | Group B candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Jim Bacon* Andy Bennett Luigi Bini Deb Carnes Judy Jackson* Gwynn Mac Carrick Stuart Slade | Bob Cheek* Ray Groom* Michael Hodgman Steven Mavrigiannakis John Remess | Simon Baptist Dick Friend Mat Hines Trish Moran Peg Putt* | 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 |
  
  ### 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.
  
  | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Democrats candidates | TFP candidates | Group D candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Fran Bladel* Trevor Cordwell Ken Langston Paul Lennon* Neville Oliver Lin Thorp Paula Wriedt* | Mark Ashton Peter Hodgman* Martin McManus Jane Shoobridge Matt Smith* | Louise Crossley Mike Foley Marie Giblin Penny King Rachel Leary | Robert Bell Peter Kreet | Don Burgess Dallas Hoggett Wendy Hyde David Jackson Carol Reynolds | Rhonda Cains Theresa Hunniford Graeme Norris | Sue Clark Flora Fox |
  
  ### 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 candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | TFP candidates |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Ken Bacon* Lara Giddings David Llewellyn* Michael Polley* Danial Rochford Scott Wiggins | John Gee Rene Hidding* Bob Mainwaring Denise Swan* Carmel Torenius | Sonia Chirgwin John Collins Ted Field Christine Milne Neil Smith | Will Frank Darryl Gerrity Jack Kelly Dave Pickford M. Turner |
  