The votes are still being counted but when the new parliament is formed there will be more female MPs than ever before.

But fewer than 10 will be on the Coalition benches. 

Labor continues to get more women elected and put them into senior roles. 

Polling suggests Peter Dutton also had a major problem attracting votes from women during the campaign. 

Today, the ABC’s Annabel Crabb on whether the Coalition can ever win back the female vote.

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Annabel Crabb, ABC political journalist