NSW election: Voting comes down to the wire as Labor's leadership team poised to take over
ABCLabor's interim ministry will be sworn in by Governor Margaret Beazley today, ending the caretaker period, as key independents guarantee "confidence and supply" in the event of a minority government. Key points: Vote counting shows two seats, Kiama and Ryde, are on a knife-edge for Labor The Liberals have claimed Willoughby for Tim James Climate 200-backed independent Judy Hannan appears set to win Wollondilly Labor had 45 seats confirmed when counting ended yesterday, but a question mark remains over how many they will secure in total, with 47 needed to govern outright. Labor's Katelin McInerney is in front of independent candidate Gareth Ward by about 700 votes in Kiama, and earlier today, the ABC projected this as a likely win for Labor. ABC chief election analyst Antony Green said counting of pre-poll votes taken at the Wollondilly Electoral Manager's office boosted Ms Hannan to 53.3 per cent in the two-candidate preferred race, with 61 per cent of the vote counted.
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