Emma Hurst

The Honourable
Emma Hurst
MLC
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
23 March 2019
Personal details
Born (1981-03-25) 25 March 1981 (age 43)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyAnimal Justice Party
Alma materMonash University
ProfessionPsychologist
Websitehttps://www.emmahurstmp.com/

Emma Christine Hurst (born 25 March 1981)[1] is an Australian politician, psychologist and vegan bodybuilder.[2] She was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council representing the Animal Justice Party at the 2019 state election.[3][4]

Hurst became involved in animal welfare in 2002, and worked as a media officer for PETA[5] and campaign officer for Animal Liberation. She contested the seat of Grayndler for the Animal Justice Party at the 2016 Australian federal election, and became a member of the NSW Legislative Council following the 2019 NSW state election.[6]

  1. ^ MlcHurst. "Today is my birthday. I just turned 40 Rather than 'reflecting on the years' I want to say this: I remember why I am here. A birthday is just another day to keep fighting for change and animal protection. Let's see what we can achieve in another 40 years". Twitter. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  2. ^ Simmons, Zoe (14 April 2019). "Vegan protests: Vegan bodybuilder shows off incredible bikini body". www.news.com.au. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference NSW Parl was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Stewart, Selby (15 April 2019). "David Leyonhjelm misses out on NSW Upper House seat". ABC News.
  5. ^ Hurst, Emma (10 April 2018). "Why are we 'shocked' about live export horrors?". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Grayndler - Australia Votes | Federal Election 2016 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. ABC Elections. Retrieved 15 April 2019.