title: Candidates of the 1996 Tasmanian state election
text: # Candidates of the 1996 Tasmanian state election
  
  The 1996 Tasmanian state election was held on 24 February 1996.
  
  ## 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 two seats. The Liberal Party was defending four seats. The Tasmanian Greens were defending one seat.
  
  | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | National candidates | Greedy 40% candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Jim Cox* Peter Daniel Gill James* Lynda Jones Peter Patmore* Helen Polley Dee Potter Alan Stacey | Bob Andrew Tony Benneworth* John Beswick* David Fry Frank Madill* Sue Napier* Peter Smith | Lance Armstrong Daisy Cameron Louise Fairfax David James David Obendorf Rodney O'Keefe Elizabeth Smith | Brian Boulton Barry Jefferies | Erik Barratt-Peacock Peter Heading | Ron Rice |
  
  ### Braddon
  
  Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending one seat. The Liberal Party was defending five seats. The Tasmanian Greens were defending one seat.
  
  | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | National candidates | Greedy 40% candidates | Group B candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Jim Altimira Brenton Best* Yvonne Bird Michael Field* Mike Gard Bryan Green Greg Richardson Sally Schnackenberg | Ray Baldock Bill Bonde* Carole Cains Ron Cornish* Roger Groom* Tony Rundle* Michael Wickham | Faye Dixon Di Hollister* Jo Kelly Paul O'Halloran Jon Paice Eddie Storace John Wilson | Henry Eiler Grant Goodwin Virginia Holmes George Lee Geoff Leslie Steve Stevenson | Patrick Carnuccio Martin Duffy | David Bissett Laurie Heathorn | John Mackenzie Andrew Vanderfeen |
  
  ### Denison
  
  Seven seats were up for election. 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 | National candidates | Greedy 40% candidates | Group D candidates | Group F candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Julian Amos Jim Bacon* Judy Jackson* Bob Riep Stuart Slade Cora Trevarthen John White* Pam Wright | Nell Ames John Barker Bob Cheek* Jane Goodluck Ray Groom* Michael Hodgman* Hans Willink | Dick Friend Kath Hughes Peter Jones Margie Law Trish Moran Peg Putt* Ann Wessing | Ian Coggins Kevin Pelham | Chris Kelly Jenny Sheridan | Informal Janet Locke | Jeff Briscoe Sharon Howett | Austra Maddox |
  
  ### Franklin
  
  Seven seats were up for election. 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 | National candidates | Greedy 40% candidates | Democrats candidates | Group C candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Eugene Alexander Fran Bladel* Simon Boughey Greg Cooper Paul Lennon* John Sheppard Lin Thorp Paula Wriedt* | John Cleary* Brian Davison Bob Gozzi Paul Harriss Peter Hodgman* Edyth Langham Martin McManus | Adam Bowden Julian Bush Kay Carolin-McFarlane Louise Crossley Mike Foley* Marie Giblin Penny King | Bill Darling Pat Rogers | Robert Cowburn Tracey Newman | Liz Burton Rob Farrington Leonie Godridge Richard James | Bruce Goodluck* Catherine Goodluck | John Devereux Chester Somerville |
  
  ### Lyons
  
  Seven seats were up for election. 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 | National candidates | Greedy 40% candidates | Group C candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Martin Clifford Lara Giddings* David Llewellyn* Andrew MacGregor Dudley Parker Michael Polley* Pat Tate | Malcolm Cleland Rene Hidding* Bob Mainwaring* Graeme Page Stephen Salter Denise Swan* The Duke of Avram | Laurie Goldsworthy Kim Imber Stuart Lennox Deborah Lynch Glenn Millar Christine Milne* Annie Willock | Julia Gulson Peter Murray Christopher Parry Paul Pinder David Tomkinson Rick Wright | Annie Beecroft Andrea Long | Paul Ashley Max Burr | Darryl Gerrity |
  