The seat of North Sydney could be abolished by the next federal election under a draft proposal by the Australian Electoral Commission.
It is surrounded by the Labor-held seats of Reid and Bennelong, the Liberal-held Bradfield and the independent-held Warringah.
North Sydney is held by ‘teal’ independent Kylea Tink, who unseated progressive Liberal Trent Zimmerman at the last election after the incumbent experienced an almost 14 per cent swing against his primary vote.
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It was the first time the seat had been won by an independent since the 1993 election, and had been held by the Liberals in the interim.
“I am obviously disappointed by today’s draft boundary announcement from the Australian Electoral Commission,” Tink said on Friday.
“But this has never been about me.
“As one of the original 75 divisions contested at Australia’s first federal election, and a seat held by prime ministers and trailblazing independents, North Sydney has also long punched above its weight in its contribution to building a better Australia.
“My focus remains on the community of North Sydney, the incredible team working with me, and the thousands of volunteers and donors who helped bring North Sydney’s voice back in 2022.
“I will continue to stand up for and fight for the people of North Sydney on the issues that matter most to our community.”
The flagged change follows the proposed abolishing of the inner-Melbourne seat of Higgins and the creation of a new electorate in Perth, called Bullwinkel.
The redistribution committee has proposed changing the boundaries of 39 electorates.
The proposed redistributions will affect more than 710,000 voters who will change electorates.
Objections to the draft redistribution can be lodged until July 12.
