Gender balance calls for coalition parties

Sussan Ley says the Liberal Party should keep its target of 50pct female representation by 2025. (AAP)

Calls for the Liberals and Nationals to adopt gender quotas appear to have been rejected by party leaders, despite female voters abandoning the coalition at the federal election.

When the new parliament meets for the first time on July 26, women will make up 11 of the coalition's 58 members in the House of Representatives, or 18 per cent.