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Share on Twitter WA Liberal leader Zak Kirkup has defended his party’s lack of quotas ahead of this weekend’s state election, despite women making up less than a third of preselected candidates. The WA Liberal party will field 88 candidates in both the Upper and Lower house at the 2021 state election, but only 24 candidates are women. Speaking to SBS News earlier this month about the diversity of candidates and pre-selection processes, Mr Kirkup said WA Liberal candidates were chosen on merit, and rejected the use of quotas. READ MORE “From our perspective, it s about finding the best possible candidate regardless of their background or who they are. We want to make sure that they are the very best person for their community,” Mr Kirkup said.

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