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Significance
Long held by the Liberals, Wentworth was won by independent candidate Kerryn Phelps, by profession a medical doctor.
Impacts
Prospects for an early election have fallen: the coalition needs to rebuild its base before facing voters again.
Morrison faces a dilemma over demands by cross-benchers for a climate change strategy and the transfer of asylum-seekers.
Independents and minor parties could hold the balance of power after 2019, if they gain more votes after Wentworth.
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