Ex-Liberal MP says the party must introduce gender quotas to start winning elections

Jenny Ware says party is at crisis point' and cannot be competitive at election time unless it selects candidates who better reflect the makeup of Australia

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The former Liberal MP Jenny Ware says her party must implement gender quotas for candidates for office, warning the opposition cannot get back into government" without putting forward candidates who are more reflective of the broader community.

Ware, who lost her seat of Hughes at the 2025 election, said it was deeply embarrassing" that the Liberal party executive had not released its own review of the electoral wipeout, and which was then tabled in parliament by Anthony Albanese this week.