Kathryn Hay

Kathryn Isobel Hay is an Australian Australian [Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)|Labor] politician and former member of the Tasmanian [House of Assembly] in the electorate of Bass, Tasmania|Bass]. She was first elected in the 2002 election.
Hay was the first woman of Aboriginal descent to be elected in Tasmania. She was chosen as Miss Tasmania and Miss Australia.
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, but was defeated by the incumbent, Ivan Dean, at the 2009 [Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections|May 2009 election].
In 2023 Kathryn Isobel Hay was charged with emotional abuse or intimidation of her husband. In March 2025 she was found guilty of the charges, with the court finding that between January 2014 and November 2022 she had been emotionally abusive and controlling of him. Hay denies the allegations, alleging instead that she was the victim of abuse.