NSW minister Rob Stokes quits as Natasha Maclaren-Jones seeks to replace him in Pittwater

Stokes, a senior member of Dominic Perrottet's cabinet, made a failed attempt to replace Gladys Berejiklian as premier last year

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The New South Wales families and communities minister, Natasha Maclaren-Jones, will seek to replace infrastructure minister Rob Stokes as the member for Pittwater at the next election after he announced his intention to resign at the March poll.

Stokes, a senior member of Dominic Perrottet's cabinet, said on Friday it was time to make room for a different perspective and a new voice".