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Maeve Bannister

HISTORICAL FACTS: Independents day prediction at ballot box - Caught on Camera

Independent Monique Ryan (l) and Liberal Josh Frydenberg (r) contest the Victorian seat of Kooyong. (AAP)

Voters could deliver an independents' day at the federal election ballot box as data shows a sweep of new candidates on track to enter parliament.

While Australia's electoral system doesn't make it easy for independent candidates to win, political scientists say growing detachment from the major parties has created an opportunity for them.

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