It would not be surprising if, in the aftermath of the Wentworth by-election, Coalition members mispronounced the name of the recently resigned member for Wentworth as Malcolm Turncoat – accidentally, of course. A slip of the [acid] tongue.

But what most pollies and commentators seem to have ignored in looking at the results, is the proof that the Turnbull factor which provided such a hefty margin for the Liberals in Wentworth came in large numbers from otherwise Labor voters.