Kerryn Phelps to run as independent in Wentworth and urges voters to put Liberals last

The former head of the AMA and prominent same-sex marriage advocate says voters are sick of ‘revolving door of leadership’

The high-profile Sydney doctor Kerryn Phelps has urged voters to put the Liberal party last after confirming she will run as an independent for Malcolm Turnbull’s former seat of Wentworth in a move that could tighten the byelection contest.

But the Sydney City councillor and former Australian Medical Association president says if elected in the 20 October byelection, she won’t be a destabilising presence and has guaranteed she would not block government supply.

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