Kath Venn

Kath Venn
Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Hobart
In office
22 May 1976 – 27 May 1982
Preceded byPhyllis Benjamin
Succeeded byHank Petrusma
Personal details
Born
Kathleen Joan Darragh

(1926-11-12)12 November 1926
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died26 May 2019(2019-05-26) (aged 92)
New Town, Tasmania, Australia
Political partyLabor Party
Spouse
Leo Venn
(m. 1951)
EducationOgilvie High School

Kathleen Joan Venn OAM (12 November 1926 – 26 May 2019) was an Australian politician. Born in Tasmania, she was a Labor member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1976 to 1982, representing the seat of Hobart. In 1982, she was defeated.[1] She ran for the Senate in the 1984 election as an independent affiliated with Senator Brian Harradine, and received 8.6% of the vote, but preferences from Labor and the Nuclear Disarmament Party gave the seventh seat to Democrat Norm Sanders, who had 6% of the vote.[2] In 2005 Venn was inducted to the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women for service to the Community.

  1. ^ "Mrs Kathleen Joan Venn". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. ^ Carr, Adam (2010). "Tasmania". 1984 Senate election. Retrieved 28 January 2010.