Candidates of the 1972 Tasmanian state election

The 1972 Tasmanian state election was held on 22 April 1972.

Retiring Members

Labor Alexander Atkins MLA (Bass)

Centre Kevin Lyons MLA (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 three seats. The Liberal Party was defending four seats. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesUTG candidatesUngrouped candidates Michael Barnard* David Farquhar* Allan Foster* Jean Hearn Harry Holgate Mac Le Fevre* Laurence Lovett Sheila RyanTimothy Barrenger Bill Beattie* Henry Bertram Max Bushby* James Child James Henty Neil Pitt*Walter Austin Jeffrey Weston Julia WestonJohn Carter Jim Mooney Pasqualino Santamaria

Braddon Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. The Centre Party did not defend the one seat they had won in 1969. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesUTG candidatesUngrouped candidates Joseph Britton Geoff Chisholm* Lloyd Costello* John Coughlan Glen Davies* Josephus Hen Eric Reece* Sydney Ward*Brian Archer Wilfred Barker* Ray Bonney* Jack Breheny John Davis Thomas Gardner Leslie WoodsNoreen Batchelor Anthony WestonAlexander Best John Chapman-Mortimer

Denison Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending four seats. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesUTG candidatesUngrouped candidates Ken Austin* Neil Batt* Ian Cole Kevin Corby* Merv Everett* John Green Gabriel Klok Kath VennBob Baker* Ronald Banks Max Bingham* George Brown Fred Johnson Robert Mather* Hank Petrusma Kathleen SargisonNorman Laird Ian Milne Kevin Scott Sir Alfred WhiteNigel Abbott Joseph Armstrong Elvie Cobern Harry McLoughlin Bill Wedd

Franklin Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesUTG candidates Eric Barnard* Suzanne Davidson John Dillon Jack Frost* John Lacey Doug Lowe* Bill Neilson* Albert SchluterJohn Beattie* Doug Clark* Alan Duggan Stanley Gough Josephine Green Anthony Neilson Geoff Pearsall* Leslie ThirgoodRod Broadby Ron Brown Brenda Hean

Wilmot Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending four seats. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesGroup B candidates William Anderson Darrel Baldock* Charles Batt Douglas Cashion Roy Fagan* Peter Lawson Andrew Lohrey* Michael Polley*Bert Bessell* Angus Bethune* Ian Braid Reginald Chopping Bob Ingamells* Donald Paterson Peter Patmore Donald SmithBruce Hill Norman Murfet

See also Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1969–1972 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1972–1976

References Tasmanian Parliamentary Library