# Candidates of the 2006 Tasmanian state election

This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 2006 Tasmanian state election. The election was held on 18 March 2006.

## Retiring Members
### Labor

* Kathryn Hay MLA (Bass)
* Judy Jackson MLA (Denison)

## House of Assembly

Sitting members at the time of the election 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

Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. The Greens were defending one seat.
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | TFP candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
| Grant Courtney Jim Cox* Michelle Cripps Mike Greene Michelle O'Byrne* Steve Reissig | Pamela Fratangelo David Fry Peter Gutwein* Sam McQuestin Sue Napier* | Jeremy Ball Kim Booth* Kate Case Peter Cover Jill Thompson | Robert Wallace | Jim Collier Les Rochester |

### Braddon

Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats.
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Group C candidates |
| Leonie Batchelor Brenton Best* Bryan Green* Peter Hollister Steve Kons* | John Oldaker Leon Perry Jeremy Rockliff* Brett Whiteley* Heather Woodward | John Coombes Andrea Jackson Scott Jordan Paul O'Halloran Dianne Ransley | Steve Martin |

### Denison

Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending one seat. The Greens were defending one seat.
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | TFP candidates | Socialist candidates | Group F candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
| David Bartlett* Julie Collins Joe Ritchie Lisa Singh* Graeme Sturges* Louise Sullivan | Elise Archer Fabian Dixon Michael Hodgman* John Klonaris Richard Lowrie | Marrette Corby Bill Harvey Cassy O'Connor Peg Putt* Toby Rowallan | Kevin Pelham Eric Zeppenfeld | Linda Seaborn | Michael Fracalossi Paul Glover Ken Higgs | Leo Foley Hugh Miller |

### Franklin

Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending one seat. The Greens were defending one seat.
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Socialist candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
| Ross Butler Lara Giddings* Daniel Hulme Paul Lennon* Paula Wriedt* | Steve Allie Sue Bastone Vanessa Goodwin Will Hodgman* Tony Scott | Mike Anderson Jane MacDonald Nick McKim* Mark Rickards Gerard Velnaar | Matthew Holloway | Ian Hall Richard James |

### Lyons

Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending one seat. The Greens were defending one seat.
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | TFP candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
| Heather Butler* Kerri DeGrassi David Llewellyn* Michael Polley* Malcolm Upston | Rene Hidding* Jane Howlett Geoff Page Richard Shoobridge Andrew Wright | Karen Cassidy Helen Gee Tim Morris* Frederika Perey Annie Willock | Gordon Crawford | Geoff Dickinson Geoff Wharton |