No real surprises but Iemma/Labor retained power in NSW yesterday. Only surprising thing for me was that they suffered a 3% swing against them, nothing like the 12% swing the Libs needed but I expected a increased majority considering how poor the Libs seemed to come across. Maybe people are working out majority Governments with “mandates†are bad news whatever side of politics they’re on. The ABC has a run down of the results here.
Locally it looks like Pru Goward (LIB) will just scrap in over the independant Paul Stephenson in Goulburn with the incumbents both safely retaining their seats in Burrinjuck (NAT) and Monaro (ALP).