Introduction
This article is a list of endorsed, self-declared or expected candidates running in the 2025 Tasmanian state election (Link to main guide page). I've written it mainly to keep tabs on the mushrooming tally of candidate announcements before I have time to get my candidate guides in order. Incumbents, marked with a *, are assumed to be running again unless they announce retirement or are deselected. Rumours are noted for interest but are by nature unreliable and will be noted as debunked once that is so. Media-reported candidates for preselection who have not yet been announced as party candidates are noted as "intending".
I am aware of some people who have made Facebook posts saying they are running without saying which electorate. It is not entirely clear if they are serious. I am disregarding these for now pending further information.
As I start this article (12 June) the list is wildly incomplete, except for the Liberals declaring a full slate in Bass.
Declared Candidate Tally
I expect Labor, Liberals and Greens to each reach 35 candidates. Numbers who ran in 2025 shown in brackets. This tally includes candidates seeking preselection.
Liberal 31 (35)
Labor 35 (35)
Greens 6 (35)
Independents 19 (29)
Shooters Fishers and Farmers 1 (11)
Animal Justice Party 0 (5)
Nationals 4 (0)
Jacqui Lambie Network not running (12)
Local Network deregistered (5)
Total 96 (167)
Bass (18)
Liberal
Bridget Archer
Rob Fairs*
Michael Ferguson*
Chris Gatenby
Sarah Quaile
Julie Sladden
Simon Wood*
Labor
Melissa Anderson
Janie Finlay*
Jess Greene
Will Gordon
Geoff Lyons
Luke Moore
Peter Thomas
Greens
Cecily Rosol*
Nationals
Carl Cooper (expected)
Independents
Jack Davenport
Rebekah Pentland*
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Retirement: Michelle O'Byrne (Labor) is not recontesting.
Rumours: There has been some discussion of Rebekah Pentland possibly running as a National but also reports that she will only run as an independent
Liberal
Felix Ellis*
Roger Jaensch*
Stephen Parry
Gavin Pearce
Jeremy Rockliff*
Giovanna Simpson
Kate Wylie
Labor
Shane Broad*
Amanda Diprose
Anita Dow*
Cheryl Fuller
Adrian Luke
Kelly Hunt
Tara Woodhouse
Greens
Vanessa Bleyer (announced lead candidate)
Independents
Craig Garland*
Malcolm Ryan
Independents - Martin Group
Andrea Courtney
Cristale Harrison
Adam Martin
James Redgrave
(Adam Martin is intending to run a grouped column of aligned independents.)
Nationals
Miriam Beswick* - intending
Shooters Fishers and Farmers
Adrian Pickin
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Liberal
Simon Behrakis*
Madeleine Ogilvie*
Marcus Vermey
Labor
Ella Haddad*
John Kamara
Luke Martin
Liam McLaren
Tessa McLaughlin
Craig Shirley
Josh Willie*
Greens
Vica Bayley*
Helen Burnet*
Independents
Elise Archer
Kristie Johnston*
John Macgowan (may be seeking informal endorsement from unknown parties)
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Not running: Heidi Heck has ruled out running as a Labor candidate.
Liberal
Eric Abetz*
Josh Garvin
Michele Howlett
Natasha Miller
Jacquie Petrusma*
Nic Street*
Dean Young
Labor
Meg Brown*
Kaspar Deane
Traycee Di Virgilio
Chris Hannan
Amelia Meyers
Jess Munday
Dean Winter*
Greens
Independents
Tamar Cordover
Peter George
David O'Byrne*
Hans Willink
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Rumours: Mitch McPherson was rumoured as a Labor candidate (but was also at the same time rumoured to have ruled it out) and didn't run..
Not running: Brendan Blomeley (IND) has been reported by media as not running
Liberal
Guy Barnett*
Stephanie Cameron
Bree Groves
Richard Hallett
Jane Howlett*
Judith "Poppy" Lyne
Mark Shelton*
Labor
Edwin Batt
Jen Butler*
Shannon Campbell
Casey Farrell*
Richard Goss
Brian Mitchell
Saxon O'Donnell
Greens
Tabatha Badger*
Nationals
Andrew Jenner* - intending (JLN until election but JLN not running)
John Tucker - intending
Independents
Phillip Bigg
Michelle Dracoulis
Jiri Lev
Angela Offord
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Not running: Ben Dudman has ruled out running as a Labor candidate. Susie Bower has ruled out running for the Liberals.
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