ull ▁challeng ed ▁Tony ▁Abb ott ▁for ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party . ▁After ▁Turn b ull ▁was ▁successfully ▁elected , ▁Bishop ▁defeated ▁a ▁challenge ▁from ▁Kevin ▁Andrew s ▁to ▁retain ▁her ▁position ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Le ader ▁by ▁ 7 0 ▁votes ▁to ▁ 3 0 . ▁H ours ▁before ▁Turn b ull ' s ▁challenge , ▁Bishop ▁had ▁visited ▁Abb ott ▁to ▁advise ▁him ▁he ▁had ▁lost ▁the ▁confidence ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ary ▁Liberal ▁Party . ▁She ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁intended ▁to ▁vote ▁for ▁Abb ott ▁in ▁the ▁leadership ▁vote ▁until ▁he ▁declared ▁her ▁position ▁vac ant ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his , ▁after ▁which ▁she ▁voted ▁for ▁Turn b ull . ▁Bishop ▁was ▁retained ▁as ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁following ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁Turn b ull ▁Government . ▁ ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁leadership ▁sp ills ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Mal col m ▁Turn b ull ▁called ▁a ▁leadership ▁sp ill ▁and ▁defeated ▁ch allen ger ▁Peter ▁D utton ▁by ▁ 4 8 ▁votes ▁to ▁ 3 5 . ▁The ▁deput y ▁leadership ▁was ▁also ▁declared ▁vac ant , ▁with ▁Bishop ▁re - elect ed ▁as ▁deput y ▁leader ▁uno pp osed . ▁Over ▁the ▁following ▁days , ▁there ▁was ▁w ides p read ▁spec ulation ▁about ▁a ▁second ▁sp ill ▁being ▁called , ▁and ▁multiple ▁media ▁out lets ▁reported ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁August ▁that ▁Bishop ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁leadership ▁if ▁that ▁event u ated .