NSW redistribution: analysis of final boundaries

Antony Green discusses the political impact of the finalised New South Wales state electoral boundaries, released by the Electoral Districts Commission on 21 December 2004. With the number of seats held by each party remaining unchanged as a result of this redistribution, the Coalition still needs to gain 9 seats from Labor to deprive the government of its majority, and gain 12 seats from Labor to have more seats in the Legislative Assembly