2027 New South Wales state election

The 2027 New South Wales state election will be held no earlier than 30 January 2027 and no later than 27 March 2027,[1] to elect the 59th Parliament of New South Wales, including all 93 seats in the Legislative Assembly and 21 of the 42 seats in the Legislative Council. The election will be conducted by the New South Wales Electoral Commission (NSWEC). The incumbent Labor government, led by Premier Chris Minns, will seek to win a second four-year term in office. They will be challenged by the Liberal/National coalition. The Greens, the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party, other minor parties and several independents will also contest the election.

2027 New South Wales state election
No earlier than 30 January 2027 and no later than 27 March 2027
All 93 seats in the Legislative Assembly
and 21 (of the 42) seats in the Legislative Council
47 Assembly seats are needed for a majority
 
LNP
GRN
Leader Chris Minns TBD None
Party Labor Liberal/National coalition Greens
Leader since 4 June 2021
Leader's seat Kogarah
Last election 45 seats 36 seats 3 seats
Current seats 45 seats 36 seats 3 seats
Seats needed Increase2 Increase 12 Increase44
Incumbent Premier

Chris Minns
Labor


New South Wales has compulsory voting, with optional preferential, instant runoff voting in single-member seats for the lower house, and single transferable voting with optional preferential above-the-line voting in the proportionally represented upper house.

Background

At the previous state election held in 2023, the Australian Labor Party (ALP), led by Chris Minns, won the election after spending 12 years in opposition. The election saw Labor win 45 seats to the Coalition's 36 seats on election day, allowing Labor to form an initial minority government. The Greens retained their three seats, while the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers lost all three of their seats as a result of their MPs resigning from the party to become independents.

Date

The parliament has fixed four-year terms with the election held on the fourth Saturday in March,[2] though the Governor may dissolve the house sooner on the advice of the Premier. Additionally, Section 24B, Paragraph 4 of the Constitution Act 1902 states that “The Legislative Assembly may be dissolved within 2 months before the Assembly is due to expire if the general election would otherwise be required to be held during the same period as a Commonwealth election, during a holiday period or at any other inconvenient time.” [1] Since 27 March 2027 is Holy Saturday, it is highly unlikely that an election will be held on this day, given the number of citizens of New South Wales who travel or are otherwise occupied during the Easter long weekend. Two months before this date is 27 January 2027; however, since all Australian elections must by law take place on a Saturday, the earliest possible date for the 2027 New South Wales state election (other than by early dissolution) is Saturday 30 January 2027.

Registered parties
Main article: List of political parties in Australia

Fifteen parties are registered with the New South Wales Electoral Commission (NSWEC).[3] Bold text indicates parliamentary parties.

See also

References
  1. "Constitution Act 1902 No 32". legislation.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. "So when is the next election?". Aph.gov.au. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  3. "State Register of Parties". New South Wales Electoral Commission.
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