Teals and independents are fighting hard to win seats in NSW parliament. Have they done enough?

Independents often rely on preference flows from other parties – but there is no mandatory preferential voting in NSW. Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian

The independent running for the New South Wales seat of Wakehurst, Michael Regan, has told volunteers he wants his to be the first seat called by the ABC’s election analyst, Antony Green, on Saturday night.

By that he means he wants to emulate the blistering win of the independent Zali Steggall, who scored a second term in the overlapping federal seat of Warringah in 2022 with more than 50% of the primary vote.