2025 State election




Franklin division highlighted on illustrated map of Tasmania

Franklin division highlighted on illustrated map of Tasmania

Other divisions:  Bass  | Braddon  | Clark  | Franklin  | Lyons

Division of Franklin candidates

31 candidates  |  7 to be elected  |  83,928 electors enrolled

Registered parties and groups are listed below in the order they will appear on the ballot papers. Candidate names are listed in alphabetical order under a party, group or ungrouped category, but names will be rotated on ballot papers.

Other divisions:  Bass  | Braddon  | Clark  | Franklin  | Lyons

Australian Labor Party

BROWN, Meg
Member of Parliament
Warrane
DEANE, Kaspar
Teacher
Taroona
DI VIRGILIO, Traycee
Director
Howrah
HANNAN, Chris
Mental Health Social Worker
Seven Mile Beach
MEYERS, Amelia
Student
Tranmere
MUNDAY, Jess
Union Secretary
Blackmans Bay
WINTER, Dean
Member of Parliament
Kingston Beach

Group B

O'BYRNE, David
Member of Parliament
New Town

Group C

ALLINSON, Rayne
Writer
Taroona
BACON, Kirsten
Educator
Kingston Beach
CHERRIE, Louise
Environmental Consultant
Mount Stuart
GEORGE, Peter
Writer
Deep Bay
HOUSTON, Anthony
Retired Farmer
Cambridge
JENNER, Andrew
House Husband
Seven Mile Beach
MATERIA, Chrissie
Consultant
Woodbridge

Liberal Party

ABETZ, Eric
Member of Parliament
Blackmans Bay
GARVIN, Josh
Lawyer
Oakdowns
HOWLETT, Michele
Small Business Owner
Seven Mile Beach
MILLER, Natasha
Ministerial Adviser
Acton Park
PETRUSMA, Jacquie
Member of Parliament
Roches Beach
STREET, Nic
Member of Parliament
Blackmans Bay
YOUNG, Dean
Ministerial Adviser
Bellerive

Tasmanian Greens

ALLEN, Carly
Graphic Designer
Mornington
CHAPMAN, Brian
Retired
Bellerive
CORDOVER, Gideon
Councillor
Allens Rivulet
DONNELLON, Mark
Software Engineer
Huntingfield
FITZGERALD, Owen
Electoral Officer
South Arm
MUNSHI, Adi
Office Manager
Kingston
WOODRUFF, Rosalie
Member of Parliament
Lymington

ungrouped

GIBBENS, Sarah
Business Owner
Blackmans Bay
WILLINK, Hans Jurriaan
IT Project Management
Acton Park



  The candidates for all divisions

Related media releases

Candidates announced, Friday 27/06/25 (opens in a new tab)
161 nominations received, Thursday 26/06/25 (opens in a new tab)


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Registered parties and groups and the order of appearance

The factors that determine the structure of the ballot paper for a state election are set out in the Electoral Act 2004.

The Act describes three ways that candidates can appear on a ballot paper: under the name of a registered party, as a group that is not a registered party, and ungrouped.

These options relate to the way candidates nominate. Names listed under the heading 'Group A' or 'Group B' etc., is afforded to candidates who are not a member of a registered party and whose nomination has been signed by at least 100 nominators.

There may be multiple candidates who arrange to appear together in the one 'group' column, even though they are not part of a registered party. For this election, we've seen candidates obtaining the required 100 signatures on their nomination and choosing to appear on their own under a 'group' heading, which is also a valid option.

In this way, the Act does give candidates some choices regarding how they appear on the ballot paper.

The reason why one group might be 'Group E' and another 'Group F' relates to the column order. In this example 'E' would be the fifth column and 'F' would be the sixth.

Candidates who appear under the 'ungrouped' heading have nominated with the support of 10 nominators.


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