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.
Prior to entering Parliament, Hulme worked as an electorate officer for Premier Paul Lennon, then for Labor Senator Catryna Bilyk.
[citation needed] He was president of the University of Tasmania Student Association (Launceston campus) in 2002 and 2003.
In his speech, he strongly criticised Bob Brown, The Wilderness Society and the Greens.