Published: March 27, 2019
There could be trouble in the upper house for Berejiklian government but results won’t be known for two weeks
A wide range of minor parties look set to win seats in the New South Wales upper house after last Saturday’s election, threatening to give the Coalition a lot more trouble with a bigger and more diverse crossbench in its next term. Counting will take two more weeks, with many unknowns still to be resolved.
The Coalition held 20 of the 42 seats in the upper house in the last parliament, allowing it to pass legislation usually with the support of the two members of Fred Nile’s Christian Democratic party (CDP). The Greens had five seats, the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers two and Animal Justice one.
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