Mark Speakman elected leader of the NSW Liberal party

Natalie Ward expected to become deputy, pending a change to internal party rules

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Mark Speakman will attempt to modernise the New South Wales Liberals and win back young, female, culturally diverse and climate-concerned voters after being elected the party's leader.

At a ballot of the party room on Friday, the former attorney general and moderate Cronulla MP received 22 votes to secure the top job, while former planning minister Anthony Roberts received 13, almost a month after the Coalition was removed from government.

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