Karen Spaulding announced as Braddon candidate for Clive Palmer's United Australia Party

Ms Spaulding grew up on a family farm near Latrobe and spent a decade operating a business that supplied vegetables to supermarkets in Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales.

She now runs a backpackers and is involved with the Girl Guides, Scouts and Lifeline.

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Ms Spaulding said she wanted the housing, health and welfare systems "overhauled and improved" and climate change and immigration policies "with action that is real".

“I will also fight for more jobs and a thriving economy,’’ she said.

“I am proud to belong to a political party leading Australia with clear purpose, strength and confidence.

“I believe standing with the Australian United Party will help me achieve these goals, further my passion for helping people and this great country we work and live in."

The UAP also announced Tasmanian teacher David Williams would be a candidate for the Senate.

Mr Williams teaches at state schools, works as an ICT tutor at the University of Tasmania and teaches music business at TasTAFE.

“I believe in the capacity of creativity and innovative thinking to solve problems, create opportunities and to improve people's lives," he said. 

"Especially in relation to education, business development and employment where the United Australia Party has the chance to make real change in Tasmania."

UAP leader Clive Palmer said on Friday the party offered Tasmanians a future and growth  “rather than despair and poverty, in which they’ve had so far”.

“We’re offering the future where we can provide incentives for people to invest here, where we can provide a lower tax rate, which provides  financial reasons why companies should come here,” Mr Palmer said.

The UAP plans to run candidates in every House of Representatives seat in Australia and a Senate team in every state and territory during the 2019 election.