Daniel Hulme
Daniel Christopher Hulme (born 7 October 1979, Melbourne[1]) is an Australian former politician. He was the member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the electorate of Franklin representing the Labor Party. He entered parliament on a recount in February 2009 after Paula Wriedt resigned due to ill health. He received 620 primary votes at the 2006 State Election,[2] finishing 11th in a field of 18.,[3] but received 8,097 out of 10,660 or 78.0% of votes in the recount.[4] He was defeated in 2010.
Prior to entering Parliament, Hulme worked as an electorate officer for Premier Paul Lennon, then for Labor Senator Catryna Bilyk.[citation needed] He has also worked for the Australian Taxation Office and the Australian Computer Society.[citation needed]
Hulme graduated from the University of Tasmania with a Bachelor of Computing in 2000, a Bachelor of Computing with Honours in 2001 and a Master of Business Administration in 2008.[citation needed]
He was president of the University of Tasmania Student Association (Launceston campus) in 2002 and 2003.[citation needed]
Hulme spoke strongly in support of the Tasmanian forest industry and the Regional Forest Agreement at the Timber Communities Australia (TCA) state conference, 4 July 2009. In his speech, he strongly criticised Bob Brown, The Wilderness Society and the Greens. He said he recently became a TCA member.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Daniel Hulme MP". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Hulme takes Wriedt's seat". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- ^ "House of Assembly – 2006 Denison First preference results". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 30 July 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- ^ "Recount conducted 2 February 2009". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
- ^ Speech to Timber Communities Australia State Conference Archived 13 July 2009 at archive.today, Daniel Hulme MP, 4 July 2009.
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