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Only two new 'teal' independents are on track to win seats from the Coalition but Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is set to get booted from Parliament, a new poll has found.

The finding was part of a poll published by of 19,000 voters across all 151 lower house seats, which predicts Zoe Daniel in Goldstein and Monique Ryan in the Treasurer's seat of Kooyong will be the successful independents. 

None of the Climate 200-backed independents in Sydney - including Allegra Spender in Wentworth, Kylea Tink in North Sydney and Sophie Scamps in Mackellar - are set to oust their Liberal rivals.

According to the polling, neurologist Dr Ryan is ahead of Mr Frydenberg by 53 to 47 after preference flows.

If that result is replicated, Mr Frydenberg's dreams of becoming prime minister when Scott Morrison retires will be shattered. 

Some speculate he would turn to state politics, instantly become Liberal leader and try to oust Labor premier Daniel Andrews in November.

Meanwhile, former ABC journalist Ms Daniel is up by 52 to 48 on Liberal rival Tim Wilson in the Melbourne seat of Goldstein. 

The poll also found that all four existing independents - Helen Haines, Andrew Wilkie, Rebekha Sharkie and Zali Steggall - will retain their seats.

Ms Steggall is expected to comfortably beat Liberal women's sport campaigner Katherine Deves in Warringah and extend her margin from seven to nine per cent. 

The good news for the Liberals is they are set to get back the seat of Hughes from UAP leader Craig Kelly. 

This would mean a net loss of only one seat to minor parties and independents. 

There are 19 Lower House and three Senate candidates supported by clean energy investor Simon Holmes à Court through his fundraising body Climate 200, which aims to raise $20million.   

The election hopefuls - who could decide whether Anthony Albanese or Mr Morrison become PM in the event of a hung parliament - are running against Coalition opponents with a focus on climate change, women's safety and integrity in politics.

In particular, they want more ambitious emissions reduction targets and ufabet a federal integrity commission 'with teeth' that can hold public hearings to probe rorts.

Not a single one is running in a Labor-held seat, sparking accusations they are merely 'fake independents' trying to boot out the Coalition.

Former Liberal Prime Minister John Howard described the candidates - who are 19 women and three men - as 'anti-Liberal groupies' and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on Wednesday said they are 'acting as a political party' to oust the Coalition.

Mr Frydenberg's challenger Dr Ryan left Labor in 2010, disappointed by Kevin Rudd's lack of action on climate change - but the Treasurer has unearthed a series of Facebook posts in which she expressed support for the ALP, including one proclaiming her love for Julia Gillard.

'I still love her even if no-one else does,' she captioned a picture of the former Labor PM in 2013. 

The independent candidates, who are mostly fighting for Liberal seats in capital cities - have mostly not declared who they will support in the event of a hung parliament but their values more closely align with Labor's policies. 

The exceptions are sitting MPs Zali Steggall in Warringah, who will back a Coalition Government if Scott Morrison resigns, and Rebekha Sharkie in Mayo, who is likely to support the current PM.

Mr Frydenberg said the independents were refusing to be honest with the Australian public because they will lose if they admit to backing the ALP. 

'They will say they are campaigning on transparency but...

they will not reveal how they will vote,' he said, accusing them of hypocrisy.

The Treasurer also slammed the independents for lacking policies on tax, infrastructure and defence. 

'They have no costings.

It's the vibe of the thing. They are a slogan and a billboard and nothing more,' he said.

His stinging critique came after Wentworth independent candidate Allegra Spender, the daughter of late fashion designer Carla Zampatti and former Liberal MP John Spender, last week admitted she would be open to supporting a Labor Government.

Sitting MP Dave Sharma - who holds Wentworth on a one per cent margin - has urged voters to stick with the Liberal Party, claiming independents have limited influence on policy.

Other blue-ribbon Sydney seats under attack include North Sydney where businesswoman Kylea Tink is challenging Trent Zimmerman and Mackellar on the northern beaches where Jason Falinski is under pressure from local doctor Sophie Scamps.

Mr Falinksi says independent candidates are left wing and has pointed to independent Warringah MP Zali Steggall's voting record to show she is closer to Labor than the Liberals. 

In Melbourne Mr Holmes à Court is backing local councillor Despi O'Connor in retiring Greg Hunt's seat of Flinders as well as Ms Daniel and Dr Ryan.

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