Kath Venn

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.

Kath Venn OAM
Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Hobart
In office 22 May 1976 – 27 May 1982
Preceded by	Phyllis Benjamin
Succeeded by	Hank Petrusma
Personal details
Born	Kathleen Joan Darragh (1926-11-12)12 November 1926 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died	26 May 2019(2019-05-26) (aged 92) New Town, Tasmania, Australia
Political party	Labor Party
Spouse	Leo Venn ​ (m. 1951)​
Education	Ogilvie High School