Daniel Hulme Explained

Daniel Hulme should not be confused with Daniel J. Hulme.

Honorific-Prefix:Cr
Daniel Hulme
Nationality:Australian
Office1:Councillor of the City of Clarence
Term Start1:October 2018
Office2:Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Franklin
Term Start2:February 2009
Term End2:March 2010
Predecessor2:Paula Wriedt
Birth Name:Daniel Christopher Hulme
Birth Date:1979 10, df=y
Birth Place:Melbourne, Australia
Party:Labor

Daniel Christopher Hulme (born 7 October 1979, Melbourne[1]) is an Australian politician currently serving as a Clarence City Councillor. He was a Labor Party member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 2009 to 2010 for the electorate of Franklin.

Education and Pre-Parliamentary Career

Prior to entering Parliament, Hulme worked as an electorate officer for Premier Paul Lennon, then for Labor Senator Catryna Bilyk. He has also worked for the Australian Taxation Office and the Australian Computer Society.

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.[2] Hulme was President of the University of Tasmania Student Association (a former student union separate from TUSA) in 2002 and 2003.[3]

Political Career

Hulme entered State 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,[4] finishing 11th in a field of 18,[5] but received 8,097 out of 10,660 or 78.0% of votes in the recount.[6] He was defeated in 2010.

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 also said he became a TCA member.[7]

Hulme was elected to Clarence City Council in 2014, [8] and was re-elected in 2018 and 2022.[9] [10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Daniel Hulme MP . hulme748 . 24 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Graduate Verification Service. Graduate Verification Service . University of Tasmania . 15 December 2025.
  3. Web site: President of the Student Council at the University of Tasmania . Student Council Representatives - University of Tasmania . https://web.archive.org/web/20031110180643/http://www.studassoc.utas.edu.au/src/president/index.htm . 10 November 2003.
  4. Web site: Hulme takes Wriedt's seat. . https://web.archive.org/web/20090207090850/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/02/02/2480360.htm. dead. 7 February 2009. 1 July 2009.
  5. Web site: House of Assembly – 2006 Denison First preference results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 1 July 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090730180546/http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/HouseMain.html. 30 July 2009.
  6. Web site: Recount conducted 2 February 2009. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 3 August 2009. 29 October 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091029071953/http://www.elections.tas.gov.au/pages/HouseOfAssembly/Recounts/09Franklin-(Wriedt)-Recount.gif. dead.
  7. http://www.danielhulmemp.com/speeches/20090704.html Speech to Timber Communities Australia State Conference
  8. https://www.tec.tas.gov.au/info/Publications/LocalGovernmentElectionReports/Previous_Elections/Individual_Reports/2014/2014%20Clarence%20City%20Council%20election%20report.pdf Clarence City Council 2014 election report
  9. https://www.tec.tas.gov.au/info/Publications/LocalGovernmentElectionReports/Previous_Elections/Individual_Reports/2018/2018-Clarence-City-Council-election-report.pdf Clarence City Council 2018 election report
  10. https://www.tec.tas.gov.au/info/Publications/LocalGovernmentElectionReports/Current_Reports/Individual_Reports/2022-Clarence-City-Council-election-report.pdf Clarence City Council 2022 election report