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NSW election results: Labor sweats on possibility of minority government as jostle for Liberal leadership begins

NSW election results: Labor sweats on possibility of minority government as jostle for Liberal leadership begins

NSW election results: Labor sweats on possibility of minority government as jostle for Liberal leadership begins
Mar 27, 2023 1 min, 4 secs

As counting resumed on Monday, Labor’s chances of forming majority government in the new parliament were in the balance after the inclusion of pre-poll votes saw it fall behind in the seat of Terrigal on the state’s central coast.

It could mean the incoming premier, Chris Minns, would be forced into bargaining with an eclectic bloc of crossbench MPs, with demands ranging from gambling reform to feral horse culls.

At the same time, key Liberals were still coming to terms with the end of 12 years of conservative government in the state after Saturday’s election loss, with a handful of MPs jockeying to replace the outgoing premier, Dominic Perrottet, as the party’s leader.

In the electorate of Miranda, in Sydney’s Sutherland shire, the Liberal MP Eleni Petinos was ahead of Labor’s Simon Earle by only 71 votes, after suffering a 14% swing against her.

Minns repeatedly ruled out formal deals with the crossbench during the election, but may be forced to bargain with a mishmash of independents and minor parties potentially able to wield significant influence in the new parliament.

The interim cabinet will be made up of Minns, Mookhey, Penny Sharpe in the environment portfolio, Jo Haylen in transport, Ryan Park in health and John Graham as the special minister of state.

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