Two contenders spent the weekend gathering numbers ahead of a 10am leadership ballot, while Tim Wilson has ruled himself out of the race

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Sussan Ley may be the first woman to lead the federal Liberal party ahead of a showdown with Angus Taylor that shapes as a defining moment for the beleaguered party.

The Liberal party room will meet at 10am on Tuesday to choose a new leader and deputy leader after a disastrous federal election that cost Peter Dutton his own seat of Dickson.

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