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The five crossbench MPs who could make Peter Dutton PM

The five crossbench MPs who could make Peter Dutton PM

South Australian independent MP Rebekha Sharkie says her constituents would expect her to negotiate with Peter Dutton first in a hung parliament. These are the MPs he would be calling on.

Ronald MizenPolitical correspondent

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A crossbench MP who could decide the outcome of a hung parliament at the next federal election says she would negotiate with Peter Dutton first because that’s what her constituents expect.

South Australian independent Rebekha Sharkie says that before her election in 2016, the seat of Mayo on the outskirts of metropolitan Adelaide was always held by the Liberal Party.

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Ronald MizenPolitical correspondentRonald Mizen is the Financial Review’s political correspondent, reporting from the press gallery at Parliament House, Canberra. Connect with Ronald on Twitter. Email Ronald at ronald.mizen@afr.com

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