Candidates of the 1989 Tasmanian state election
# Candidates of the 1989 Tasmanian state election

The 1989 Tasmanian state election was held on 13 May 1989.

## Retiring Members

### Liberal

* John Beattie MLA (Franklin)

## 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 candidates | Liberal candidates | Green Inds candidates | Democrats candidates |
| - | - | - | - |
| Jim Cox* Harry Holgate* Gill James Peter Patmore* Helen Polley John Swallow Geoff Sweet Richard Taylor | John Beswick* Malcolm Carins David Fry Frank Madill* Leon Miller Peter Rae Neil Robson* | Lance Armstrong* John Ball Patricia Ratcliff | Michelle-Ronwyn Dowlman Kathy Maxwell-Petrovsky |

### Braddon

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

| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Green Inds candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
| - | - | - | - |
| David Currie Tom Eggleston Michael Field* David Nettleton Greg Peart Bruce Tivendale Michael Weldon* | Bill Bonde* Carole Cains Ron Cornish* Roger Groom* Ron Nankervis Tony Rundle* Heather Wall | Di Hollister* Arnold Rowlands Peter Walford | Heather Benjamin Lawrence Edwards George Lee Ted Nielsen |

### Denison

Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. The Green Independents were defending one seat.

| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Green Inds candidates | Democrats candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Neil Batt David Crean* Catherine Cuthbert Andrew Daniels Judy Jackson* Charles Touber John White* | Neil Ames John Barker* John Bennett* Beth Darcey Chris Gibson Ray Groom* Tony Steven | Sheena Brookman Bob Brown* Patsy Jones Michael Lynch | Robert Bell Wendy Cuskelly June Francis | Anthony Delara |

### Franklin

Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending four seats. The Green Independents were defending one seat.

| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Green Inds candidates | Democrats candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Ian Abbott Michael Aird* Fran Bladel* Noela Foxcroft Paul Lennon Tony Reidy Ken Wriedt* | John Cleary* Brian Davison Nick Evers* Peter Hodgman* Edyth Langham Jane Malecky John Peers | Gerry Bates* Flora Fox Megan James | Patsy Harmsen Kent Rayner Peter Walker | Robin Griffiths |

### Lyons

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

| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Green Inds candidates | Democrats candidates |
| - | - | - | - |
| Chris Batt Wendy Carcinelli Carole Coppleman Terry Field David Llewellyn* Michael Polley* Gary Whitney | Ian Braid* Robin Gray* The Duke of Avram* Ron Limb Bob Mainwaring Graeme Page* Stephen Salter | Laurie Goldsworthy Diane Masters Christine Milne* | Sarah Hancock Liz Holloway |
