where is your evidence for any of that? Which LNP males did not win? Which ALP males lost? Costigan was not a LNP member having been disendorsed by the LNP. in Townsville male candidates beat LNP female challengers. it is a fact that no LNP marginal seat candidates, most of whom happened to be female, won and the LNP gender strategy for marginals practised by Frecklington lost..
Merit should be the determinant factor for preselections, The electorate does not like gender based politics and prefers merit based selection and the most meritorious candidates.
If you look at Costigan, would the LNP have disendorsed a female in that situation? In favor of an ex Katter female candidate?
