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state political reporter Ashleigh Raper

NSW Premier refuses to concede blow to gender representation pledge after female MP snub

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has refused to concede the Liberal Party has suffered a blow to its attempt to boost the number of women in its ranks, after the government's most senior female minister failed to win preselection.

Roads Minister Natalie Ward was attempting to make the switch from the upper to the lower house, which currently has just 10 female Liberal MPs.

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