The 1976 Tasmanian state election was held on 11 December 1976.
Retiring Members
Labor Joseph Britton MHA (Braddon) Mac Le Fevre MHA (Bass) Sydney Ward MHA (Braddon)
Liberal Wilfred Barker MHA (Braddon)
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 four seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesUTG candidatesUngrouped candidates Michael Barnard* Ursula Workman Harry Holgate* Myron Tripp David Farquhar John Breen Gill James* Thomas O'ByrneDawn Rhodes William Luck Bill Beattie* Max Bushby* Neil Pitt John Beswick Neil Robson* Dick Archer Jim Mooney*Deidre Smith Bob Brown Noreen BatchelorQuentin Wilson
Braddon Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending five seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesUngrouped candidates Ted Vickers Christopher Wright Maurice Dart Graeme Smith Geoff Chisholm* Michael Field* Glen Davies* John Coughlan*Ron Cornish* Kent Furmage Eric Bessell Roger Groom* Ray Bonney* Harold Dowling Harold Hawkes Frank AtkinsPhilip Kelly
Denison Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesUTG candidatesWorkers candidatesSWP candidates Neil Batt* Thomas Gascoigne Julian Amos* Margaret Thurstans Ken Austin Ian Cole Des Lavey John Green*Max Bingham* Max Robinson* Basil Giffard Rudge Townley Robert Mather* Bob Baker* David Brownlow Hank PetrusmaRod Broadby Kevin Hazelwood Helen Gee David Stephen Patricia Armstrong Patricia Jones William HicksonLance Buckingham Peter MollonRosanne Fidler John Tully
Franklin Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesUTG candidatesUngrouped candidates Eric Barnard* Doug Lowe* Bill McKinnon Raymond Woodruff Peter Brown Jack Frost Bill Neilson* Barrie Robinson Ray Sherry*John Beattie* Thomas Dempsey Doug Clark Steve Gilmour* Alan Duggan Geoff Pearsall* Frank O'Connor Roy PallettRia Ikin Sharyn Harrison-Williams John Levett Michael Davies Judith Walker Rosemary Brown Brian ChapmanRoger Francis Bryan Threlfall Harry Priest Leo Jarvis
Wilmot Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesUTG candidatesWorkers candidatesUngrouped candidates Gordon Edhouse Michael Polley* Darrel Baldock* Terry Aulich* Allan Rhodes Andrew Lohrey* Charles Batt Graham VertiganGraeme Page* D L Youd Clyde FitzGerald Ian Braid* Bert Bessell Robin Gray* Trevor Roach Jim Burn Bob IngamellsAnthony Burke Anthony Joyce Roy JacksonStewart Lester Kevin ChaffeyStan King
See also Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1972–1976 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1976–1979
References Tasmanian Parliamentary Library