Congratulations heaped on re-elected NSW Premier GladysB who says she is proud to be in a state where a child of immigrants 'with a long surname' can ascend to her position NSWVotes NSWelection2019 auspol
Speaking on ABC News, NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet"To have somebody who, when she first went to school couldn't speak English, to rise up to be the first elected woman Premier of New South Wales, is a fantastic thing," he said.
According to ABC election analyst Antony Green, the Liberal-Nationals have secured at least 45 seats of the 47 needed to form a majority government in the 93-seat parliament. Despite losing six seats, Mr Perrottet said it was"a solid result".Labor frontbencher Jodi McKay said it was a"disappointing result" for Labor, but maintained that it was"not a victory that the government can crow about".
Early on in the evening there appeared to be a swing towards the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party , with SFF candidate Philip Donato taking an early lead in the once safe Nationals seat of Orange, which he won in the 2016 byelection by just 50 votes. Parents of Gladys Berejiklian, Arsha and Krikorat, at the NSW Liberal Election reception at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth.In Newtown, the smallest electorate in NSW, Greens MP Jenny Leong hung on to her seat, defeating Indigenous elder Aunty Norma Ingram, who was hoping to become the only Indigenous woman in NSW Parliament.
The result marked a significant swing to the party, which has recently suffered from infighting and defections.
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