Julie bishop through a tweet announced that she will not re-contest the seat of at the next election. She added that it was an honor to serve as the member for Curtin, Foreign Minister of Australia & Deputy Leader of the Liberal party.

Today I announced that I will not re-contest the seat of #Curtin at the next election. It's been an honour to serve as the member for Curtin, Foreign Minister of Australia & Deputy Leader of @LiberalAus pic.twitter.com/Vqai7ht03K

— Julie Bishop (@JulieBishopMP) February 21, 2019