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

The party has definitively won 45 seats and with leads in Ryde and Kiama, it is likely to secure the numbers to govern outright

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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.

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