On Monday night, the outcome in four seats in the state election remained close.
Lismore
52.6 Nationals to 47.4 The Greens
The Nationals pulled ahead in the north coast seat on Monday, in a seat the Greens appeared likely to secure on election night due to voter anger about coal seam gas. Long-serving incumbent Thomas George was ahead by about 2000 votes with 80 per cent of the vote counted. The ABC was projecting Mr George to retain the seat after postal votes broke his way. But the Greens said counting could go on for weeks.
East Hills
50.8 Liberal to 49.2 Labor
The Liberal Party was ahead in the south-western Sydney seat by about 600 votes with about 85 per cent of the vote counted. The Liberal seat - the most marginal in NSW on 0.2 per cent - had a controversial finish after the ALP said unprecedented smears had been directed against their candidate, Cameron Murphy. A Liberal source was confident the party would scrape through.
Gosford
50.5 Labor to 49.5 Liberal
Labor was very marginally ahead in the central coast seat. Sitting Liberal MP Chris Holstein was about 350 votes behind the ALP challenger Kathy Smith. Ms Smith was ahead by just 0.5 per cent on a two-party preferred basis. Only about 73 per cent of the vote had been counted. Both parties regard the seat as too close to call.
The Entrance
50.6 Labor to 49.4 Liberal
Labor candidate David Mehan had a lead of about 400 votes on his Liberal rival Michael Sharpe with 80 per cent counted. There was no incumbent in the seat after sitting Liberal MP Chris Spence did not contest the election.
