Kathleen Joan Venn (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. 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. In 2005 Venn was inducted to the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women for service to the Community.

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1926 births

2019 deaths

Independent politicians in Australia

Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council

Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Tasmania

Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia

Women members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council

Kath Venn