Kathryn Hay

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Kathryn Hay
Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
for Bass
In office
20 July 2002 18 March 2006
Personal details
Born
Kathryn Isobel Hay

(1975-11-24) 24 November 1975 (age 47)
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Political party Labor Party

Kathryn Isobel Hay (born 24 November 1975 in Launceston) is an Australian Labor politician and former member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the electorate of Bass. [1] She was first elected in the 2002 election.

Hay was the first woman of Aboriginal descent to be elected in Tasmania (in her maiden speech she points out that her Aboriginal ancestors are Western Australian, not Tasmanian). She was chosen as Miss Tasmania (1999) and Miss Australia (1999).

Hay did not re-contest her seat at the 2006 election. Her term ended when parliament was dissolved on 17 March 2006.

In February 2009, Hay announced she would stand for the Legislative Council division of Windermere, [2] but was defeated by the incumbent, Ivan Dean, at the May 2009 election.

In 2023 Kathryn Isobel Hay was charged with emotional abuse or intimidation of her husband of more than 10 years. Tasmanian Police allege, the offending was committed by Kathryn, against her husband and occurred between 22 October 2011 and 13 February 2022. [3]

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References

  1. "Kathryn Isobel Hay". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania . Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. Kathryn Hay to run for Windermere seat, ABC News, 1 February 2009
  3. Treacy, Alex (2 March 2023). "Kathryn Hay: Ex-Labor MP charged with emotional abuse/intimidation". The Mercury . Retrieved 2 March 2023.