NSW seat abolished, endangering ‘teal’ independent

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NSW seat abolished, endangering ‘teal’ independent

Teal independent Kylea Tink has been thrust into political limbo.

The *********** Electoral Commission on Thursday confirmed her seat of North Sydney will be abolished at the upcoming federal election.

The electorate’s 97,000 voters will now be spread across three northern Sydney divisions: the blue-ribbon seat of Bradfield, the marginal Labor electorate of Bennelong and the independent-held Warringah.

Ms Tink won at the 2022 federal election when she unseated progressive ******** Trent Zimmerman after the incumbent experienced an almost 14 per cent swing against his primary vote.

Though she could potentially contest one of the surrounding divisions, independent Nicolette Boele has already launched her campaign in Bradfield, Bennelong is traditionally a contest between the Liberals and Labor, and Warringah is already held by teal independent, Zali Steggall .

Electoral commission presiding member Susan Kenny said all written objections and comments to the redistribution had been carefully considered.

Boundaries around several other NSW seats including Blaxland, Dobell and Watson have also shifted.

Earlier redistributions in Victoria have abolished the inner-Melbourne seat of Higgins, which was won in 2022 by Labor backbencher Michelle Ananda-Rajah after a close contest against the Liberals.

In Western Australia, the new seat of Bullwinkel was added in Perth.

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