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Emma Vulin | |
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![]() Emma Vulin in 2024 | |
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Pakenham | |
Assumed office 26 November 2022 | |
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Political party | Labor Party |
Emma Vulin is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since November 2022, representing the seat of Pakenham. [1]
Prior to entering Parliament, Vulin worked variously in retail, as an electorate officer for state and federal Labor MPs, and as a veterinary nurse. She also volunteered at her local Country Fire Authority brigade. [2] [3]
Vulin won the newly created division of Pakenham at the 2022 Victorian state election, winning the seat with a 0.4% margin, after leading on primary votes. [4]
Vulin suffered a stroke at age 36 and recovered to return to work and run for parliament. In 2024, she announced that she had been diagnosed with early-stage Motor Neurone Disease. [5] [6]
She lives in Pakenham.
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