Daniel Hulme

{{Short description|Australian politician}}

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Daniel Christopher Hulme (born 7 October 1979, Melbourne{{cite Tas Parliament |title=Daniel Hulme MP |id=hulme748 |access-date=24 July 2022}}) 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,{{cite web|title=Hulme takes Wriedt's seat|publisher=ABC News (Australia) |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/02/02/2480360.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207090850/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/02/02/2480360.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 February 2009|accessdate=1 July 2009}} finishing 11th in a field of 18.,{{cite web|title=House of Assembly – 2006 Denison First preference results|publisher=Tasmanian Electoral Commission|url=http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/HouseMain.html|accessdate=1 July 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090730180546/http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/HouseMain.html|archivedate=30 July 2009}} but received 8,097 out of 10,660 or 78.0% of votes in the recount.{{cite web|title=Recount conducted 2 February 2009|publisher=Tasmanian Electoral Commission |url=http://www.elections.tas.gov.au/pages/HouseOfAssembly/Recounts/09Franklin-(Wriedt)-Recount.gif|accessdate=3 August 2009}} 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.{{cn|date=February 2024}} He has also worked for the Australian Taxation Office and the Australian Computer Society.{{cn|date=February 2024}}

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.{{cn|date=February 2024}}

He was president of the University of Tasmania Student Association (Launceston campus) in 2002 and 2003.{{cn|date=February 2024}}

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.[http://www.danielhulmemp.com/speeches/20090704.html Speech to Timber Communities Australia State Conference] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20090713130944/http://www.danielhulmemp.com/speeches/20090704.html |date=13 July 2009 }}, Daniel Hulme MP, 4 July 2009.

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