Candidates of the 1969 Tasmanian state election
# Candidates of the 1969 Tasmanian state election

The 1969 Tasmanian state election was held on 10 May 1969.

## Retiring Members

No MLAs retired at this election.

## 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 candidates | Liberal candidates | Centre candidates | DLP candidates | Group A candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alexander Atkins* Michael Barnard* Eric Down Allan Foster* Wallace Fraser Mac Le Fevre Laurence Lovett John Madden | Timothy Barrenger* Bill Beattie* Henry Bertram Max Bushby* Don Gilmour James Henty* Norman Tilley | Bruce Kekwick Edward Smith Jeffrey Weston | Peter Ferrall Eris Smyth | Leslie Arnold George Brookes | Neil Pitt |

### Braddon

Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats.

| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Centre candidates | DLP candidates |
| - | - | - | - |
| Joseph Britton Geoff Chisholm* Lloyd Costello* Jack Crawford Donald Crowe Gordon O'Shannessey Eric Reece* Sydney Ward* | Wilfred Barker* Jack Breheny* John Davis Ray Grey Alan Moore Bruce Walker William Young | Laurie Heathorn Lloyd Hodgkinson Lawrence Ling Kevin Lyons* | John Chapman-Mortimer Dudley McNamara |

### Denison

Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending four seats.

| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Centre candidates | DLP candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Ken Austin* Neil Batt* Merv Everett* Donald Finlay Malcolm Hills Harry McLoughlin Reginald Richardson Albert Schluter | Nigel Abbott* Bob Baker* Ronald Banks Max Bingham* George Brown John Hand Robert Mather* Horace Strutt | Jim Campbell James Rimmer | Michael Delaney Leslie Foley | Bill Wedd |

### Franklin

Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats.

| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Centre candidates | DLP candidates |
| - | - | - | - |
| Eric Barnard* John Dillon Daniel Doyle Jack Frost* Doug Lowe* Terry Martin Bill Neilson* John Parsons | Doug Clark* Stanley Gough* Eric Iles Geoff Pearsall* William Ryan Leslie Thirgood Bill Young | James Earnshaw Gerald Lyons | Kathleen Delaney Denis Sainsbury |

### Wilmot

Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats.

| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Centre candidates | DLP candidates | Group B candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| William Anderson* Stephen Byron Douglas Cashion* Roy Fagan* Thomas McDonald John MacRostie Don Marriott Harold Singleton | Bert Bessell* Angus Bethune* Ian Braid* Michael Ibbott Bob Ingamells* Kenneth O'Brien Robert Winspear | Allen Brown Geoffrey Dean Anthony Weston | Ronald Butterworth Darryl Sulzberger | Norman Feil |
