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Jack Gramenz

Major parties back women to replace jailed rapist MP

Labor candidate Katelin McInerney will contest the Kiama by-election after narrowly losing in 2023. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

The departure of a rapist MP will bring Australia's oldest parliament closer to gender parity at an upcoming vote to replace him.

The major parties in NSW, both claiming underdog status in the upcoming Kiama by-election on September 13, have confirmed women candidates, potentially lifting the state's proportion of women MPs over 44 per cent.

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