Independent MP Kylea Tink will leave federal parliament after North Sydney seat abolished

With reporting from the Australian Associated Press.

Independent Kylea Tink will leave federal parliament, throwing her support behind a neighbouring candidate who is hoping to improve on her earlier significant swing in a historically safe Liberal seat ahead of the next election.

The North Sydney MP's seat has been abolished and Ms Tink has decided not to contest elsewhere. Voters living in the area will now be redistributed between Bennelong, Bradfield, or Warringah. The three seats are held by Liberal, Labor and independent MPs.

On Saturday, Tink said she will support fellow Independent Nicolette Boele in neighbouring Bradfield, held by former Coalition minister Paul Fletcher.

In the 2022 election, Boele engineered a swing of more than 12 per cent away from the senior Liberal MP but was unable to join other independents in Canberra with victory.

"It has been one of the privileges of my life to represent my community of North Sydney and help drive the community-independent movement forward," Ms Tink said.

She said she was proud to have driven progress during her time in parliament and will be voting for Ms Boele, who is deeply committed to advocating for Bradfield constituents.

Boele praised the outgoing MP.

"She has achieved so much and shown how effective true community representation can be," Boele said.

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