NSW Labor faces prospect of a leftwing upper house as it edges closer to majority

NSW Labor’s success at the ballot box in the 2023 state election has not yet guaranteed a majority, but the party is edging closer and is likely to succeed. Photograph: James Gourley/AAP

Counting continues after the New South Wales state election and while Labor has clearly won government, its ability of securing a majority is still in some doubt as a handful of seats remain undecided.

In the upper house the race appears to be boiling down to one last seat, which could either seal a progressive majority or tie the chamber between the left and the right.