Kathleen Joan Venn (12 November 1926 – 26 May 2019) was an Australian politician. Born in

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, she was a

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member of the

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from 1976 to 1982, representing the seat of

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. In 1982, she was defeated. She ran for the

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in the 1984 election as an

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affiliated with Senator

Brian Harradine Richard William Brian Harradine (9 January 1935 – 14 April 2014) was an Australian politician who served as an independent member of the Australian Senate, from 1975 to 2005, representing the state of Tasmania. He was the longest-serving indep ...

, 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 {{Australia-Labor-politician-stub