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Wentworth mightn't be typical but it's the shrill canary in the mine

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Fittingly, given the perennial instability of federal politics, the Wentworth byelection looked clearcut on Saturday night only to become very murky on Sunday morning.

But as things stand, although a lot of postals are still outstanding, independent Kerryn Phelps is expected to take the seat and the Coalition is poised to go into minority...

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Phelps consolidates her lead in Wentworth after nail biting day

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Independent Kerryn Phelps was more than 1600 votes ahead on Sunday night and still on track to win Wentworth, after a dramatic narrowing of the margin earlier brought Liberal candidate Dave Sharma back into the race.

Phelps received a fillip during the day after a recount found some errors in preference tallies in the Bondi Beach and Bellevue Hill...

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what is a hung parliament and how would it affect the passage of legislation?

  • Written by: Anne Twomey, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney
what is a hung parliament and how would it affect the passage of legislation?A minority government is still possible to manage, but will make Prime Minister Scott Morrison's job that bit tougher.AAP/Mick Tsikas

If, as predicted, the Morrison government loses the Wentworth byelection, it will have a minority on the floor of the lower house. Although the Coalition would have 75 members and the non-government parties and...

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Wentworth byelection called too early for Phelps as Liberals recover in late counting

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne
Wentworth byelection called too early for Phelps as Liberals recover in late countingPrime Minister Scott Morrison concedes the Liberals lost the byelection in Wentworth on Saturday night- but postal votes have added uncertainty to the outcome.AAP/Dan Himbrechts

On Sunday morning, independent Kerryn Phelps leads the Liberals in the Wentworth byelection by a 50.6-49.4 margin, a swing against the Liberals of 18.4% since the 2016...

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