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Winner confirmed in key by-election after late drama

Cressida O'Hanlon has survived a late vote-counting scare to win the SA seat of Dunstan. (Jacob Shteyman/AAP PHOTOS)

Former political adviser Cressida O'Hanlon will be South Australia's newest member of parliament after surviving a late comeback from her Liberal rival in a nail-biting by-election count. 

After an extra 2000 votes were counted on Wednesday, Ms O'Hanlon still held a 345 vote two-party-preferred lead over Anna Finizio for the electorate of Dunstan in Adelaide's inner-east.

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