New South Wales voters go to the polls with the state's Coalition government likely to be re-elected, albeit with a reduced majority.
The campaign has been dominated by a debate around the government's plans to partially lease the state's electricity network.
New South Wales Premier Mike Baird only took on the top job in April last year following the resignation of Barry O'Farrell.
Mr O'Farrell stood down after giving misleading evidence to the Independent Commission Against Corruption over the donation of an expensive bottle of wine.
Mr Baird has quickly established himself as a popular Premier, campaigning strongly on the government's economic record.
The former banker says he expects a re-elected Coalition government would raise 20 billion dollars from the partial sell-off of the state's electricity poles and wires.
And Mr Baird says most of these funds would then be directed into major transport projects including rail and road projects in northern and western Sydney.
"And if we're given the privilege on Saturday to continue in government, we'll do more infrastructure from one end of the state to the other. As you can see, it's something that we're very proud to do because we know the difference it makes to peoples' lives."
Mr Baird's Labor opponent Luke Foley only took on his party's leadership in January, following the resignation of John Robertson.
Mr Robertson stood down after admitting he'd signed a letter requesting the Sydney siege gunman, Man Haron Monis, be allowed supervised vists with his children while subject to an AVO.
Mr Foley has promised a Labor government would direct an extra three billion dollars over the next four years into public hospital projects and an extra 1.3 billion dollars into new public schools.
But Mr Foley says Labor would act on voter concerns and ensure the state's electricity network remains in public hands.
"They don't want any foreign government owning our electricity network. I don't care which government it is. I want the people of New South Wales to own the electricity network."
Premier Baird has strongly rejected the opposition's concerns as scaremongering.
He says any overseas investment in the electricity poles and wires would need to be approved first by the Foreign Investment Review Board.
Mr Baird says 51 per cent of the assets will remain in public hands.
"We believe that NSW deserves to keep surging forwards and not go backwards and that's the risk and if Labor come to power on Saturday night, NSW goes backwards. There will be slower economic growth, there will be far fewer jobs, infrastructure projects would be cancelled. That's not the vision that I share and I'm so determined between now and six o'clock tomorrow night to fight for every vote."
The Coalition came into power in 2011 following a landslide election win.
It currently holds 69 seats in the lower house compared with Labor's 20 seats.
Opinion polls are tipping a swing of around five per cent to Labor, which would see it pick up around 14-16 seats off the Coalition.
This would leave the Coalition with around 54 seats, needing only 47 seats to form government.
Associate Professor Geoffrey Hawker specialises in New South Wales politics at Macquarie University in Sydney.
He says while the Coalition is likely to retain government, it could struggle to get its electricity plans approved by the NSW upper house where it is unlikely to hold a majority.
"That means some form of deal-stitching is going to go on around (electricity) poles and wires, let alone every other issue that emerges. I think voters are going to give the minor parties a fair degree of play still in the upper house. That seems to be becoming a very established part of our politics. Assuming the government is returned- that is going to be a huge headache for it."
Political scientist Andrew Catsaras has told SBS Radio's Greek program, voter concern over the Coalition's electricity plans is likely to help Labor achieve a respectable swing in the election.
But he believes the Coaltion should still have a clear victory based around the personal popularity of Premier Baird and concern over Labor's poor record when last in government.
"Mike Baird is a very popular leader. People do like him. They tend to trust him more than other politicians. So while a lot of people are not happy about the electricity assets being leased by 49 per cent in the future- they are trusting Mike Baird to handle that process in a way they think will benefit the state."
