40 years of NSW elections in charts: Swinging between left and right

See the past 40 years of NSW elections, including the one just gone, in this easy-to-use data visualisation.

See the past 40 years of NSW elections, including the one just gone, in this easy-to-use data visualisation.

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Saturday's NSW election saw the Liberal-National Coalition returned, but with a reduced majority after its big win over Labor in 2011.

The great political tug-of-war in NSW is represented in this data visualisation spanning 40 years, which shows the losses and gains between the major parties.