she started to rise to prominence in the liberal party nationally and was elected a member of the liberal party council. she was then elected as a member of the liberal party national executive. she took a particular interest in the situation in south africa and was an executive member of the anti-apartheid movement. with the liberal party experiencing something of a mini-revival she contested ipswich for a third time at the 1964 general election. although she again managed to increase the liberal vote share, she was unable to make the same sort of advance the liberals were making elsewhere;