Liberal women say their party faces a long road back to restoring trust among female voters and returning them to the fold.
The new parliament will have a record number of female faces on its benches. But the Coalition lost women.
But these overall numbers mask a problem for the Coalition and the Liberal Party in particular: its already poor gender diversity went backwards. The Nationals held all their seats with men replacing male MPs who retired, added one male senator in Ross Cadell, and had Jacinta Price win the NT Senate spot previously held by Sam McMahon.New deputy Liberal leader Sussan Ley has promised to be a strong voice for women within the opposition. She’s headed out on a listening tour to work out how the party wins back women’s trust.
Former minister Karen Andrews said it was clear there was a group of disaffected female voters who didn’t think the Liberal Party represented their views and didn’t want anything to do with the brand. She spotted this trend soon after being elected to represent Higgins in Melbourne’s inner suburbs and met with Morrison’s office in October 2019 to discuss how the party could better talk to these young professionals.
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