57th state assembly elections have been started in Australia's commercial capital of Sydney, New South Wales (NSW), taken from NSW Parliament's website.
This is the last state parliamentary elections before the upcoming 46th national elections. In this, the main opposition Labor Party is fighting for victory against the current Liberal and National Party coalition government.
Chief Minister Gladys Bergerikyan will contest for the Chief Minister's (Premier) seat for the government's party. Labor Party leader Michael Daley is opposing him. So far, the selection is being done fairly. But polling booths in the Central Coast area of the state were closed for a few hours due to the sudden death of an old man coming to vote. Only after the end of the NSW State Parliament, elections to form the new government will begin.
Voting began today from local time in the morning on Saturday. From the beginning, all the candidates including Chief Minister Gladius and opposition leader Michael are in their respective constituencies. Voters are seen meeting their voters for their party. Prime Minister Scott Morrison accompanied his daughter to an election area. At the time, he was seen providing volunteer clothes after the voter services. He is expecting something good in the election result, told reporters. But today Prime Minister did not meet Gladys Chief Minister. NSW Chief Minister Gladys
In addition to the last state elections in Australia, NSW is also one of the most important elections in the state elections. Based on the election results of this state, it is assumed that the upcoming government will form a party. Among the 93 constituencies in the state, the coalition government has 52 seats in Liberal. If Liberals lose more than 6 seats in the current election, they will have to leave the power. And the opposition party Labor Party will win 13 seats to come to power. In the state elections, there are several fighters including Sydney Kuji, Balmain, Western Sydney Among the important seats are the Penrith, Golburn, Watley, Leismore, Coffs Harbor, Baron, Dubbo and Wagga Wagga.
According to the NSW Election Commission, the total number of voters in the state is about 50 lakh. 90 percent voters voted in last election. It is compulsory for citizens to vote in Australia. In addition to voting in the polling station, there are opportunities to vote in the Internet and telephones from any end of the world and vote in advance by postal ballot. Today i-Votance is taken up to 1am local time. According to the Election Commission, more than 10 million voters voted in advance. Most of them are staying outside the state and the country. Generally formal election results were published on the day after the election was held.