2027 New South Wales state election

2027 New South Wales state election

13 March 2027

All 93 seats in the Legislative Assembly
and 21 (of the 42) seats in the Legislative Council
47 Assembly seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
 
Leader Chris Minns Kellie Sloane No leader
Party Labor Liberal–National Coalition Greens
Leader since 4 June 2021 21 November 2025 N/A
Leader's seat Kogarah Vaucluse N/A
Last election 45 seats 36 seats 3 seats
Current seats 46 35 3
Seats needed 1 12 44

Incumbent Premier

Chris Minns
Labor



The 2027 New South Wales state election will be held on 13 March 2027 to elect the 59th Parliament of New South Wales, including all 93 seats in the Legislative Assembly and 21 of the 42 seats in the Legislative Council. The election will be conducted by the NSW Electoral Commission (NSWEC).

The incumbent Labor minority government, led by Premier Chris Minns, will seek to win a second four-year term in office. They will be challenged by the Liberal–National Coalition, led by Opposition Leader Kellie Sloane. The Greens, the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party, other minor parties and several independents will also contest the election.

New South Wales has compulsory voting, with optional preferential, instant runoff voting in single-member seats for the lower house (Legislative Assembly), and single transferable voting with an optional system of preferences that voters can mark in the proportionally represented upper house (Legislative Council).