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Mehmet Tillem (10 September 1974 – 9 November 2019) was an Australian politician who served as Senator for Victoria from August 2013 until June 2014 as a member of the Australian Labor Party.
Tillem filled a casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator David Feeney, but was defeated at the 2013 federal election, and left parliament at the conclusion of his term.Green, Antony: The Changing Party Composition of the Senate, Antony Green's Election Blog, 3 October 2013. He was the first Turkish-born member of the Australian parliament.
Tillem died on 9 November 2019 from cardiac arrest. He was 45.
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