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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Michael McGowan

NSW Liberal MPs face potential preselection battles amid a frontbench exodus

Melanie Gibbons Dominic Perrottet Chris Patterson David Elliott Holsworthy Natasha MaclarenJones Rob Stokes Tina Ayyad Camden
Melanie Gibbons speaking in parliament
The member for Holsworthy, Melanie Gibbons, is fighting a Liberal party preselection battle to retain her seat. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

The New South Wales government faces the possibility of losing two sitting Liberal MPs in bitter preselection contests as it deals with an ever-growing list of senior ministers departing at the next election.

Melanie Gibbons and Peter Sidgreaves, the MPs for Holsworthy and Camden, are each facing potential challengers from within the Liberal party ahead of the March poll, and could be set to join the growing list of government MPs heading for the exit doors.

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