Bennelong by-election breakdown
KEY FACTS ON THE BENNELONG BY-ELECTION:
* Bennelong was first proclaimed in 1949
* It was held by former prime minister John Howard from 1974 to 2007
* It's only had four MPs with three of them Liberals
* In Bennelong, 20 per cent of people have Chinese ancestry
* The electorate is named after Aboriginal man Woollarawarre Bennelong who died in 1813
CANDIDATES
* John Alexander is a former professional tennis player who's held the seat since 2010
* Kristina Keneally is a former NSW Labor premier who was later the National Basketball League's chief executive
* 10 other candidates, include the Australian Conservative's Joram Richa and Greens candidate Justin Alick
KEY ISSUES
* Labor have campaigned on their record in healthcare and education
* The government has attacked Ms Keneally's record as NSW premier and links to corrupt state MPs
* The Liberal Party has promised a $100 million transport hub in Macquarie Park
* The Chinese-Australian vote could be crucial after the government attacked Labor over Sam Dastyari's links to Chinese donors
DIRTY TRICKS
* The Liberal Party admitted buying the domain kristinakeneally.com to run a smear campaign
* Labor has been accused of doctoring a video of John Alexander detailing cuts to training and education
WHAT THE POLLS SAY
* A Newspoll published on Tuesday put Labor and the Liberals at 50-50 on a two-party preferred basis
* A Fairfax Media-ReachTEL poll published on Thursday put the Liberals ahead 53-47
THE IMPLICATIONS
* Malcolm Turnbull would lose his absolute parliamentary majority if Bennelong falls to Labor.
