Teal independent Kylea Tink has been thrust into political limbo.
The Australian 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.
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Tink won at the 2022 federal election when she unseated progressive Liberal 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.
In a statement shared on social media, Tink said the decision to abolish North Sydney was “deeply disappointing”.
“Serving the North Sydney community has been a great honour, and I want to thank the community for working with me over the course of the last two and a half years to ensure our authentic voice was heard within our federal parliamentary system.
“Despite today’s announcement, I feel like I have a lot more to give to Australian politics, but today isn’t about me. I will have more to say about my future at a later date.”
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.