NSW voters went to the polls on March 25,delivering Labor the right to govern in its own right for the first time in 12 years.
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Former trade minister Stuart Ayres lost his seat of Penrith,while the Liberals also surrendered Parramatta,East Hills,Riverstone and Heathcote. Meanwhile,Labor had a strong showing in the regions,snaring Monaro and South Coast.
Liberals watched on in disbelief as the party lost heartland seats from the northern beaches to the south coast,and across western Sydney.
With wall-to-wall Labor premiers on the mainland,expect some of them to get feral.
Barely two hours after the closing of the polls on Saturday evening,it was clear that whatever faint hopes the Coalition might have had of retaining power in NSW had crumbled.
Humbled members of the Liberal Party’s moderate faction have met at a Sydney restaurant to discuss where it all went wrong.
The Coalition’s electoral presence in Sydney’s west has been dramatically curtailed.
Just months ago,Labor strategists were worried:Dominic Perrottet’s profile was rapidly rising but the Labor leader remained an enigma to voters.
Unions want Labor to deliver on its pre-election promises – including its pledge to scrap the wage cap – by beginning negotiations over pay and conditions.
Outgoing treasurer’s decision cuts the pool of potential contenders to four.
Chris Minns has indicated that he will keep the same frontbench he took to the election. Meet the senior Labor personalities likely to make up the team.
If anyone was expecting overt displays of euphoria from Labor’s premier elect Chris Minns on Sunday morning,they would have been disappointed.
Just hours after he claimed a historic win for Labor,the Premier-elect said scrapping the 3 per cent wages cap for nurses,teachers and other state workers was an urgent priority.
Parramatta may have been called the Paris of western Sydney,but Saturday’s election shows large long-term projects seldom sways voters.
The counting has stopped,for now,and resumes Monday. Here are the seats still too close to call.
Independent for the NSW seat of Willoughby Larissa Penn is among those candidates nervously awaiting their political fate.
Structural problems hastened the NSW Liberal Party’s loss. But the teals in NSW were unable to exploit it.
Independent MP Alex Greenwich insists his record of passing difficult reforms proves he can induce the parliament to legislate cashless gaming in the next term of government.
Here’s everything we know about the major policies unveiled by Chris Minns and Labor during the campaign,and what you can expect from them in government.
The Coalition is looking for a new leader after Dominic Perrottet stood down on Saturday.
An intriguing relationship has developed between the Labor titan,now nearly 80,and the 40-year-old Liberal premier.
The NSW Labor leader is doing everything he can,including giving up alcohol,to put his party back in government.
Bus services crippled by a driver shortage have residents in the key seat of Manly up in arms about cancelled services and stranded schoolkids.
The story of Penrith,an electorate on a knife’s edge in the state election,is more complicated than infrastructure failing to meet population growth.
It’s been nearly 16 years since Kevin Rudd’s election win meant Labor held power in every mainland state and territory,as well as federally. Last time it happened,state governments started to fall.
A string of marginal seats in the city’s west form a crucial battleground that both major parties are desperate to win.
The Coalition and Labor have made dozens of promises this election season. This is what they’ve promised.
Exclusive polling for the Herald shows that while Labor is on track to win on Saturday,it may need the backing of crossbench MPs to form government.
The majority of people are either undecided or against the NSW premier’s signature election promise to set up a superannuation-style savings fund for children.
Matt Kean is enthusiastic about being NSW treasurer but rising inflation is keeping him up at night.
The colourful NSW Labor figure packs his lunch each day. If his party gets into power next weekend,he plans to bring the same frugality to the state’s finances.
With the NSW election just weeks away,the small teams of loyalists who look for mud to throw at their political opponents are in full swing.
A raft of electoral boundaries have changed since NSW last went to the polls. How will that affect the election?
Deteriorating economic conditions have cast a shadow over the March 25 state election – and whoever wins will confront a raft of financial challenges.
Western Sydney has always felt like the city’s poor cousin,but the announcement to bring the global music and talks festival South By Southwest to the inner suburbs has sparked criticism amid confirmation of a geographic funding divide.
When the Coalition won in 2011,Millennials made up just 17.9 per cent of the NSW voting age population – that share has now reached 28 per cent.
Driving on one motorway costs $9.21,another one sets you back $5.32. Welcome to Sydney’s patchwork tolling regime.
Conservationists fear the need to negotiate with the Nationals has hampered the Liberals’ ability to deliver better outcomes.
Sydney MP Alex Greenwich is European royalty. He may need to draw on his ancestors’ instinct for intrigue and survival if he becomes a kingmaker in the NSW lower house.
Search our interactive to see how your seat in NSW has changed over time,from median age and income to home ownership status – and more.
Dominic Perrottet and Chris Minns are campaigning for hearts and minds. What are the key policies they’re contesting? And where do they stand on them?
From the tip of Palm Beach,to North Sydney’s CBD,south of the harbour in Vaucluse and out to the southern highlands,independent teal candidates are swarming to win a seat in the March 25 election.
Cost-of-living pressures are a top priority for voters in the March poll,which will concentrate attention on the knife-edge seats of Kogarah and East Hills.
A lot of bargaining will begin if voting results in a hung parliament. How does a minority government work? And who would be holding the cards?
About half a million voters will be in a different lower house seat for this election after the latest redistribution. Use our interactive to find your electorate.
Less than four weeks before the March 25 election,Labor is on track to win a majority government,although many voters are undecided about which party to support.
Being liked as a leader will not be enough to drag Dominic Perrottet and his Coalition team over the line on March 25.
Cost of living – including rising grocery prices,utility bills and housing – is by far the No.1 concern for voters,a survey has found.
During this election battle the Herald’s reporters will ensure readers are across all you need to know about this campaign.
There are some seats on wafer-thin margins,must-win or must-keep electorates for both sides,and some that should be blue ribbon but could be lost to independents.
In a fast-growing corner of the city,voter concerns about infrastructure – particularly schools and childcare – will shape a key election battleground.