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Prime Minister Scott Morrison (left) and Liberal Party candidate for Wentworth Dave Sharma speak to the media during a visit Bronte Beach in Sydney, Friday, September 14, 2018. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING

Prime Minister Scott Morrison (left) and Liberal Party candidate for Wentworth Dave Sharma speak to the media during a visit Bronte Beach in Source: AAP

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull's preferred candidate has been preselected for the upcoming by-election in his vacated seat of Wentworth. But the choice of former Australian ambassador to Israel Dave Sharma comes despite calls from Prime Minister Scott Morrison that it should be a female candidate.

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Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull's preferred candidate has been preselected for the upcoming by-election in his vacated seat of Wentworth. But the choice of former Australian ambassador to Israel Dave Sharma comes despite calls from Prime Minister Scott Morrison that it should be a female candidate.

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