A “first past the post” voting system would have delivered the Coalition an extra 12 seats, including saving former Liberal leader Peter Dutton from defeat.
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clarification —
When this story was first published, it said independent Allegra Spender would have lost her seat of Wentworth under a first past the post system. However, as further postal and declaration votes were counted, she retook the lead on first preferences by 130 votes, and the story has been updated to reflect this.
