Candidates of the Tasmanian state election, 1956

This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1956 Tasmanian state election, held on 13 October 1956.

Retiring Members

No sitting MHAs 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

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

Labor candidates	Liberal candidates	Labor (A-C) candidates
Alexander Atkins* Claude Barnard* Ronald Cocker Wallace Fraser John Madden Reg Turnbull*	Bill Beattie* Ralph Fleming William Fry Fred Marriott* John Steer*	Virgil Morgan Clement Pollington

Braddon

Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party and the Liberal Party were each defending three seats, although Labor MHA Carrol Bramich had defected to the Liberals.

Labor candidates	Liberal candidates	Labor (A-C) candidates	Ungrouped candidates
Charley Aylett* Cyril Cameron John Keating Eric Reece* Frank Taylor Sydney Ward*	Carrol Bramich* Jack Breheny* John Fidler Trevor Frampton Edward Gaby Kevin Lyons*	Terence Doody Albin Galpin Timothy Healy	Roger Miller

Denison

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

Labor candidates	Liberal candidates	Labor (A-C) candidates	Independent candidates	Ungrouped candidates
Robert Cosgrove* John Gaha* Eric Howroyd Bert Lacey Brian Miller Alfred White*	Gordon Cashmore Bill Hodgman* Alfred Robertson William Stanton Horace Strutt* Rex Townley*	Jack Bartholomew Cyril Marshall Anthony Orpwood	Terry Bower Bill Wedd	Max Bound (CPA) William Lloyd

Franklin

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

Labor candidates	Liberal candidates	Labor (A-C) candidates	Ungrouped candidates
Brian Crawford* John Dwyer* Charles Hand Clyde McNally Bill Neilson* James Percey	Doug Clark Tim Jackson* Mabel Miller* Thomas Pearsall* Tasman Pitman Walter Rayner	Alfred Harrold Francis Hursey Henry Roberts	Robert McDougall

Wilmot

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

Labor candidates	Liberal candidates	Labor (A-C) candidates
Douglas Cashion* Roy Fagan* Reg Fisher* William McNeil Lancelot Spurr Ralph Taylor	Bert Bessell* Amelia Best Charles Best* Angus Bethune* Ian Gibson John Strickland	Owen Doherty Cyril Maloney John Reidy

See also

• Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1955–1956
• Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1956–1959

References

• Tasmanian Parliamentary Library