[New South Wales]: 2007 New South Wales state election

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24 March 2007​

All 93 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 21 of the 42 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Council 47 Assembly seats needed for a majority​

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Leader:	Kristina Keneally	Barry O'Farrell
Party:	Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)	Liberal-National Coalition: Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division) National Party of Australia - New South Wales
Policies:	Social Democracy Democratic Socialism	Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division): Liberal Conservatism Conservatism Liberalism National Party of Australia - New South Wales: Conservatism Agrarianism
Leader since:	3 August 2002	1 September 2005
Leader's seat:	Heffron	Ku-ring-gai
Last election (seats):	55	32
Last election (TPP percentage):	56.2%	43.8%
Seats won:
Seat change:
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Pre-Election Pendulum (Legislative Assembly, Labor)​

Seat:	Member:	Party:	Percentage:
Monaro	Steve Whan	Australian Labor Party	3.3%
Tweed	Neville Newell	Australian Labor Party	3.8%
Camden	Geoff Corrigan	Australian Labor Party	5.4%
Penrith	Karyn Paluzzano	Australian Labor Party	6.1%
Murray-Darling	Peter Black	Australian Labor Party	6.7%
Port Jackson	Sandra Nori	Australian Labor Party	7.3% v. GRN
Drummoyne	Angela D'Amore	Australian Labor Party	8.7%
Heathcote	Paul McLeay	Australian Labor Party	8.7%
Maitland	John Price	Australian Labor Party	8.9%
Miranda	Barry Collier	Australian Labor Party	9.1%
Port Stephens	John Bartlett	Australian Labor Party	9.3%
Menai	Alison Megarrity	Australian Labor Party	9.5%
The Entrance	Grant McBride	Australian Labor Party	9.6%
Peats	Marie Andrews	Australian Labor Party	9.7%
Marrickville	Andrew Refshauge	Australian Labor Party	10.7% v. GRN
Wyong	Paul Crittenden	Australian Labor Party	11.1%
Coogee	Paul Pearce	Australian Labor Party	12.6%
Parramatta	Tanya Gadiel	Australian Labor Party	13.4%
Georges River	Kevin Greene	Australian Labor Party	13.7%
Bathurst	Gerard Martin	Australian Labor Party	14.1%
Lake Macquarie	Jeff Hunter	Australian Labor Party	14.5%
Charlestown	Matthew Morris	Australian Labor Party	14.7%
Blue Mountains	Bob Debus	Australian Labor Party	14.8%
Newcastle	Bryce Gaudry	Australian Labor Party	14.8%
Wentworthville	Pam Allan	Australian Labor Party	14.8%
Londonderry	Allan Shearan	Australian Labor Party	15.3% v. IND
Cessnock	Kerry Hickey	Australian Labor Party	15.5%
Ryde	John Watkins	Australian Labor Party	15.5%
Strathfield	Virginia Judge	Australian Labor Party	15.8%
Rockdale	Frank Sartor	Australian Labor Party	15.9%
Riverstone	John Aquilina	Australian Labor Party	16.1%
Kiama	Matt Brown	Australian Labor Party	16.9%
Wollongong	Noreen Hay	Australian Labor Party	17.3% v. IND
Mulgoa	Diane Beamer	Australian Labor Party	17.9%
East Hills	Alan Ashton	Australian Labor Party	18.5%
Kogarah	Cherie Burton	Australian Labor Party	19.2%
Granville	Kim Yeadon	Australian Labor Party	19.5%
Campbelltown	Graham West	Australian Labor Party	19.6%
Wallsend	John Mills	Australian Labor Party	20.7%
Macquarie Fields	Craig Knowles	Australian Labor Party	22.5%
Keira	David Campbell	Australian Labor Party	22.5% v. GRN
Maroubra	Michael Daley	Australian Labor Party	23.5%
Heffron	Kristina Keneally	Australian Labor Party	23.9%
Blacktown	Paul Gibson	Australian Labor Party	24.5%
Illawarra	Marianne Saliba	Australian Labor Party	24.8%
Mount Druitt	Richard Amery	Australian Labor Party	26.8%
Fairfield	Joe Tripodi	Australian Labor Party	27.0%
Auburn	Barbara Perry	Australian Labor Party	27.3%
Lakemba	Morris Iemma	Australian Labor Party	27.4%
Canterbury	Linda Burney	Australian Labor Party	27.6%
Smithfield	Carl Scully	Australian Labor Party	27.8%
Bankstown	Tony Stewart	Australian Labor Party	28.6%
Liverpool	Paul Lynch	Australian Labor Party	30.7%
Cabramatta	Reba Meagher	Australian Labor Party	31.7%

Pre-Election Pendulum (Legislative Assembly, Coalition)​

Seat:	Member:	Party:	Percentage:
Willoughby	Gladys Berejiklian	Liberal Party of Australia	0.2% v. IND
Gosford	Chris Hartcher	Liberal Party of Australia	0.3%
Clarence	Steve Cansdell	National Party of Australia	1.6%
South Coast	Shelley Hancock	Liberal Party of Australia	2.8%
Hornsby	Judy Hopwood	Liberal Party of Australia	3.1%
Lane Cove	Anthony Roberts	Liberal Party of Australia	3.2%
Bega	Andrew Constance	Liberal Party of Australia	3.9%
Burrinjuck	Katrina Hodgkinson	National Party of Australia	4.1%
Baulkham Hills	Wayne Merton	Liberal Party of Australia	5.9%
Epping	Andrew Tink	Liberal Party of Australia	6.9%
Coffs Harbour	Andrew Fraser	National Party of Australia	6.9% v. IND
Orange	Russell Turner	National Party of Australia	7.1%
Southern Highlands	Peta Seaton	Liberal Party of Australia	7.6%
Ballina	Don Page	National Party of Australia	9.0%
Cronulla	Malcolm Kerr	Liberal Party of Australia	9.3%
Oxley	Andrew Stoner	National Party of Australia	10.0%
Vaucluse	Peter Debnam	Liberal Party of Australia	10.3%
Albury	Greg Aplin	Liberal Party of Australia	11.5% v. IND
The Hills	Michael Richardson	Liberal Party of Australia	11.6%
North Shore	Jillian Skinner	Liberal Party of Australia	12.3%
Wakehurst	Brad Hazzard	Liberal Party of Australia	12.7%
Upper Hunter	George Souris	National Party of Australia	12.7%
Lismore	Thomas George	National Party of Australia	12.8%
Wagga Wagga	Daryl Maguire	Liberal Party of Australia	13.7%
Hawkesbury	Steven Pringle	Liberal Party of Australia	14.1%
Myall Lakes	John Turner	National Party of Australia	15.4%
Barwon	Ian Slack-Smith	National Party of Australia	16.2%
Murrumbidgee	Adrian Piccoli	National Party of Australia	17.8%
Davidson	Andrew Humpherson	Liberal Party of Australia	19.7%
Pittwater	John Brogden	Liberal Party of Australia	20.1%
Lachlan	Ian Armstrong	National Party of Australia	21.2%
Ku-ring-gai	Barry O'Farrell	Liberal Party of Australia	21.6%

Pre-Election Pendulum (Legislative Assembly, Crossbench)​

Seat:	Member:	Party:	Percentage:
Manly	David Barr	Independent	1.3% v. LIB
Tamworth	Peter Draper	Independent	2.5% v. NAT
Dubbo	Tony McGrane	Independent	5.0% v. NAT
Bligh	Clover Moore	Independent	14.7% v. ALP
Northern Tablelands	Richard Torbay	Independent	32.4% v. NAT
Port Macquarie	Rob Oakeshott	Independent	32.8% v. NAT

Pre-Election Pendulum (Legislative Council)​

Party:	Elected 1999 (up for election):	Elected 2003 (not up for election):	TOTAL:
Liberal Party of Australia	Patricia Forsythe Don Harwin Charlie Lynn John Ryan	Mike Gallacher Greg Pearce David Clarke Catherine Cusack Robyn Parker	9
National Party of Australia	Jenny Gardiner Melinda Pavey	Rick Colless Duncan Gay	4
Australian Labor Party	Meredith Burgmann Jan Burnswoods John Della Bosca Amanda Fazio John Hatzistergos Ian MacDonald Eddie Obeid Henry Tsang	Tony Catanzariti Michael Costa Greg Donnelly Kayee Griffin Tony Kelly Peter Primrose Christine Robertson Eric Roozendaal Penny Sharpe Ian West	18
Independent	Peter Breen Peter Wong Malcolm Jones	Robert Brown	4
Australian Greens	Lee Rhiannon	Ian Cohen Sylvia Hale	3
Christian Democratic Party	Fred Nile	Gordon Moyes	2
Australian Democrats	Arthur Chesterfield-Evans	None	1
One Nation Party	David Oldfield	None	1

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NSW Premier Kristina Keneally and Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell faced off tonight in a heated televised leaders’ debate that saw fierce exchanges over water policy, public sector cuts, and the economic direction of the state. Broadcast live from Channel Nine studios in Sydney, the debate was the only one scheduled ahead of the March 24 state election and gave both leaders the chance to outline their visions for New South Wales. O'Farrell opened with a scathing critique of Labor’s 12 years in power, describing the state as being in crisis and accusing the government of presiding over failing infrastructure, a struggling economy, and poor planning.

"New South Wales needs change" O'Farrell said. "After 12 long years, the state is slipping backwards."

Water policy dominated the early part of the debate. O'Farrell unveiled a $1 billion plan to invest in water recycling and reuse, calling it a cleaner, more sustainable alternative to the desalination plant proposed by the Keneally Government. The Premier struck back, defending desalination as a vital part of Sydney’s future water security and accusing O'Farrell of wanting to make residents in Western Sydney drink recycled sewage.

That accusation sparked a sharp exchange, with O'Farrell calling it a scare tactic and insisting her plan was based on global best practice.

The economy and public service were also flashpoints. O'Farrell pledged to cut 20,000 public sector jobs, arguing the bureaucracy had ballooned under Labor and needed to be reined in. Keneally warned that such cuts would threaten essential services and labelled O'Farrell’s approach as extreme and reckless.

Throughout the debate, Keneally remained composed and focused on her government’s record, pointing to continued economic growth and investment in infrastructure. O'Farrell, while less assured in the early minutes, gained momentum as the debate progressed, closing with a passionate call for voters to back a fresh start for the state.

Political analysts said the debate was evenly matched, with no clear winner emerging. While O'Farrell successfully highlighted public frustration with Labor’s long tenure, Keneally countered with a steady performance that appealed to voters seeking continuity and experience.

The debate is expected to sharpen the focus of the remaining five weeks of the campaign, with water, the economy, and public trust now firmly established as the battleground issues.