Tasmanian Labor leader Dean Winter has unveiled his party’s northern line-up for the July 19 state election, promising a “fresh start” after what he called 11 years of Liberal mismanagement.
Speaking at the Trevallyn Dam, Winter said Labor would run a full slate of 35 candidates across the state.
They include a mix of former MPs and fresh faces from teaching, nursing and local government backgrounds.
In Bass, Labor’s ticket includes Janie Finlay, Melissa Anderson, Jess Greene, Will Gordon, Geoff Lyons and Luke Moore.
Braddon will see Anita Dow, Shane Broad, Kelly Hunt, Cheryl Fuller, Adrian Luke, Amanda Diprose and Tara Woodhouse on the ballot.
Seven candidates are also set to contest the seat of Lyons, with southern candidates for Clark and Franklin revealed earlier today.
Winter described his team as “united” and “ready to go” compared to what he labelled an unstable and divided Liberal government.
“Tasmania needs a fresh start. It doesn’t need more of the same. Tasmanians have seen enough of Jeremy Rockliff’s government,” Winter said.
“Tasmania needs a fresh start, which means you need fresh candidates with fresh ideas. All of our candidates are ready to go. They’re enthusiastic. They want to change Tasmania and that’s what I want to do too.”
The Liberals, who are yet to unveil all of their own candidates, have taken aim at Labor’s line-up, with Felix Ellis claiming the party had been “scratching around” to find people to run.
“This is the most inexperienced shadow cabinet in Tasmania’s history and now it’s clear that it’s being propped up by an undercooked stew of D-list candidates,” he said.
But Labor leader Dean Winter hit back, saying Tasmania needs real change and that only a new government with new faces can deliver it.
“We are running to win and we’re running to win on our policies and a fresh change for Tasmania,” he said.
With 31 days until polling day, Winter confirmed all 35 Labor candidates are locked in, though some are still finalising paperwork with their employers before being officially named.
