Candidates of the 1979 Tasmanian state election

The 1979 Tasmanian state election was held on 18 July 1979.

Retiring Members

Labor Ray Sherry MHA (Franklin)

Liberal Bill Beattie MHA (Bass)

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 candidatesLiberal candidatesGroup C candidatesUngrouped candidates Harry Holgate* Geoff Sweet Ernie Mitchell Mikel Powell Gill James* Mary Willey* Michael Barnard*Neil Robson* John Beswick*<br/ > Graeme Davis Max Bushby* Jim Mooney George Brookes Tony StonjekJim Garratt Karoly HegedusNeil Pitt

Braddon Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesDemocrats candidatesUngrouped candidates John Coughlan* Michael Field* Michael Weldon* Geoff Chisholm Wendy Faulkes Maurice Dart Glen Davies*Ray Bonney* Terry Stuart Roger Groom* Ron Cornish* Anne Gribbin Bill French Tony FletcherLynton Viant Des KynastonTed Vickers Philip Treagus

Denison Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending four seats. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesDemocrats candidates Julian Amos* John Devine* Des Lavey Neil Batt* John Green* Norm Hanscombe Bob GrahamMax Bingham* Tony Bower Bob Baker* Max Robinson Gabriel Haros Geoff Davis John Avery Robert Mather*Rod Broadby Robert MacFie Norm Sanders

Franklin Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesDemocrats candidatesUngrouped candidates Doug Lowe* Dick Adams* Stan Joiner Bill McKinnon Eric Barnard* Michael Aird* Doreen AndrewsChris Guesdon Bev Wills Steve Gilmour John Cleary* John Beattie* Richard James Geoff Pearsall*Peter Brown John Harrison Bruce KentDoris Wright Tony Jackson

Wilmot Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesUngrouped candidates Geoffrey Woods Ken Smith Michael Polley* Brian Smith Terry Aulich* Darrel Baldock* Andrew Lohrey*Robin Gray* Graeme Page* Margaret Peacock David Rubock Stephen Salter Ian Braid* Geoff SquibbFred Woods

See also Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1976–1979 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1979–1982

References Tasmanian Parliamentary Library