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How NSW election wins in Western Sydney helped turn state red again

Labor has won majority government in NSW, thanks partly to its victory in a swathe of seats in Western Sydney. (ABC News: Harriet Tatham)

Labor can, in part, thank Sydney's west for its surge to form majority government for the first time in 12 years, after reclaiming several seats in the area.

Camden, East Hills, Parramatta, and Riverstone were lost by Labor in 2011, Holsworthy in 2015, and Penrith in 2010, but are now back red after Chris Minns romped to power on Saturday night.

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