The NSW Liberals have elected a western Sydney businesswoman as president of the state division, months after she unsuccessfully ran for the federal seat of Parramatta.
Maria Kovacic was elected president of the NSW Liberals by members through a set of council elections, the party announced on Tuesday night.
Ms Kovacic ran as the Liberal candidate in the hotly-contested federal seat of Parramatta, losing to Labor's Andrew Charlton.
Her election comes on the same day Premier Dominic Perrottet welcomed the aspirations of two female upper house Liberal MPs, as they signalled their desire to run for seats in the lower house.
Women's Safety Minister Natalie Ward will run for lower house speaker Jonathan O'Dea's seat of Davidson.
Meanwhile, Disability Services Minister Natasha Maclaren-Jones is eyeing the seat of Pittwater, set to be vacated by Infrastructure Minister Rob Stokes.
Last week, NSW Treasurer Matt Kean revealed the moderate wing of the Liberal Party had committed to a quota of at least 50 per cent female candidates across all vacant Liberal seats.
Ms Kovacic said she wanted to build a stronger NSW Liberal Party, making it a more welcoming place where membership numbers could grow.
"The election next March will be hard fought," she said on Tuesday.
"Our party will be talking directly to our community, including western Sydney and the regions, about how the Perrottet Government can improve their lives and help their families."
The government's commitments to introducing universal pre-kindergarten, reducing fees for after school care and funding interventions for domestic violence victims would contribute to improving the lives of women and families, she said.
