Kath Venn

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
Political party Australian Labor Party
Spouse(s) Leo Venn (m. 1951)
Education Ogilvie High School

Kathleen Joan "Kath" Venn OAM (born 12 November 1926) is a former 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]

References

  1. Tasmanian Parliament (2005). "Mrs Kathleen Joan Venn". The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  2. Carr, Adam (2010). "Tasmania". 1984 Senate election. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
Tasmanian Legislative Council
Preceded by
Phyllis Benjamin
Member for Hobart
1976–1982
Succeeded by
Hank Petrusma
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