The independent Kerryn Phelps has officially won the seat of Wentworth in a crucial byelection result that has plunged the Coalition into minority government. None of this would have happened if the Liberal party had not knifed its own leader Malcolm Turnbull, who held Wentworth with a buffer of 17.7%. The turmoil left by the leadership spill wasn’t helped by a string of leaks, ‘administrative errors’ and seemingly hastily conceived announcements by the Scott Morrison government during the campaign

• Katharine Murphy: 'The Wentworth byelection isn't just a loss for the Liberals. It's a disaster'