Damien Tudehope was re-elected as Liberal leader in the upper house, with Natalie Ward elected deputy leader in the upper house.Ĭhris Rath was elected as the Liberal Party’s whip in the Legislative Council while Terrigal MP Adam Crouch, who narrowly avoided losing his seat the election, secured the spot in the lower house. Mr Perrottet handed in his resignation as leader during Friday’s meeting. I’m not here to keep the seat warm for someone else. “I want to make NSW a better place,” he said. But on Friday, he ruled out any federal ambitions or tipping his hat in the ring for any “hypothetical byelection in Cook”. Mr Morrison’s political future remains uncertain, and Mr Speakman had been regarded as a potential successor for the former PM. Mr Speakman’s ascent to leader ends weeks of speculation over the federal seat of Cook that is currently held by former prime minister Scott Morrison and overlays the new Opposition Leader’s state seat of Cronulla. Mr Speakman said: “The Liberal Party federally and in NSW has had a number of setbacks in the past 18 months but we remain a party with timeless values. However, the party is yet to elect a deputy leader as it considers changes to party rules that could potentially pave the way for upper house MP Natalie Ward to take the position. New NSW Liberal leader Mark Speakman and Natalie Ward. His rise to leadership ends weeks of uncertainty for the opposition that began with former premier Dominic Perrottet’s resignation on election night on March 25, after the Coalition lost nine seats, seven of which went to victorious Labor. Mr Speakman, a Cambridge-educated barrister and senior counsel who comes from the Liberals’ moderate faction, won the leadership in a party room ballot on Friday 22 votes to 13 against former planning minister Anthony Roberts. Former NSW attorney-general Mark Speakman has been elected as NSW Opposition Leader, promising a renewed focus on winning over young voters, women and a more diverse section of the community to regain power.
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