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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