▁w ard ▁which ▁occup ies ▁the ▁northern ▁half ▁of ▁her ▁r iding . ▁According ▁to ▁municipal ▁election ▁rules , ▁anyone ▁who ▁own s ▁or ▁r ents ▁a ▁business ▁is ▁allowed ▁to ▁vote . ▁Min na ' s ▁constitu ency ▁office ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁w ard ▁so ▁that ▁allowed ▁her ▁to ▁cast ▁a ▁ball ot . ▁So on ▁after , ▁Min na ▁was ▁dropped ▁from ▁Cab inet ▁during ▁a ▁minister ial ▁sh uffle . ▁ ▁Min na ▁was ▁bitter ▁about ▁the ▁dem otion ▁and ▁compla ined ▁to ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ' s ▁women ' s ▁c au cus ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁told ▁to ▁keep ▁quiet ▁about ▁the ▁issue . ▁She ▁claimed ▁she ▁was ▁" hung ▁out ▁to ▁dry ▁by ▁am bit ious ▁individuals .... " ▁Later ▁she ▁conced ed ▁that ▁the ▁P MO ' s ▁office ▁had ▁told ▁her ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁better ▁to ▁wait ▁for ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁the ▁eth ics ▁investigation . ▁Initial ly ▁the ▁eth ics ▁coun s ell or ▁terminated ▁the ▁alleg ations ▁pro be ▁since ▁she ▁was ▁dropped ▁from ▁Cab inet ▁but ▁Min na ▁ins isted ▁that ▁it ▁be ▁re open ed . ▁She ▁said , ▁" It ' s ▁my ▁personal ▁cred ibility ▁that ' s ▁at ▁st ake . ▁It ' s ▁not ▁the ▁cabinet ▁post ." ▁Fellow ▁Liberal ▁MP ▁She ila ▁Co pp s ▁who ▁sympath ized ▁with ▁Min na ' s ▁situation ▁was ▁quoted ▁as ▁saying , ▁" The ▁one ▁thing ▁you ▁have ▁in ▁politics ▁is ▁your ▁reputation ." ▁The ▁pro be ▁was ▁re