Candidates of the 1959 Tasmanian state election

The 1959 Tasmanian state election was held on 2 May 1959.

Retiring Members

No MHAs retired at this election.

Redistributions and seat changes The House of Assembly had been expanded prior to this election, with members elected from each division increased from six to seven. Braddon Labor MHA Charley Aylett contested Denison.

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, although sitting MHA Reg Turnbull was running as an independent. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. There was one new seat. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesGroup B candidatesUngrouped candidates Alexander Atkins* Wallace Fraser Mac Le Fevre* John Madden* Harold Newman Frank TaylorLionel Abbott Bill Beattie* Max Bushby James McGowen Fred Marriott* Harold Pope John Steer*William Shipp Reg Turnbull*Leslie Arnold (DLP)

Braddon Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. There was one new seat. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesDLP candidatesUngrouped candidates Joseph Britton* Lloyd Costello* Aubrey Gaffney Eric Reece* Harold Singleton Patrick Streets Sydney Ward*Arthur Abel Carrol Bramich* Jack Breheny* Horace Lane Kevin Lyons* Charles Rand William YoungBruce Cameron Alban Galpin Frances LaneEric Nicholls

Denison Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. There was one new seat. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesDLP candidatesCommunist candidatesUngrouped candidates Charley Aylett* Mary Cumming Frank Gaha* Eric Howroyd Bert Lacey Harry McLoughlin* William WilkinsonDonald Clark Bill Hodgman* Sir Archibald Park* Harold Solomon Horace Strutt Rex Townley*Brian Bresnehan Rex McShane Harold SeniorMax Bound George CheneryNigel Abbott Bill Wedd*

Franklin Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. There was one new seat. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesDLP candidatesUngrouped candidates Eric Barnard* Colin Brooker Brian Crawford John Dwyer* Lynda Heaven Bill Neilson* James PerceyDonald Cuthbertson Stanley Gough Tim Jackson* Mabel Miller* Thomas Pearsall* Richard Tallboys Bill Young*John Dwyer Virgil Morgan Allan Powell Henry ScolesTerry Bower Francis Hursey Leo McPartlan

Wilmot Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. There was one new seat. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesUngrouped candidates William Anderson Douglas Cashion* Norman Dixon Roy Fagan* Thomas McDonald* William McNeil* Lancelot SpurrBert Bessell* Amelia Best Angus Bethune* Leslie Brown Ian Gibson Bob Ingamells*Harold Hill (DLP)

See also Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1956–1959 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1959–1964

References Tasmanian Parliamentary Library