Count confirms swing to coalition in NSW

AAP, March, 26-Early counting in the NSW election has confirmed a significant swing toward the coalition.
An hour after the polls cost at 6pm (AEDT), the NSW Electoral Commission website was showing strong swings away from Labor to the coalition.
An Sky News exit poll had predicted a 21 per cent swing against the Keneally government.
The ABC said so far the swing was 15.7 cent against Labor, with just under three per cent of the 3.6 million votes cast on Saturday counted.
ABC election analyst Antony Green said based on the figure, the coalition would have 53 seats in the 90 seat parliament.
"We are seeing this massive swing from Labor to the coalition," he said.
ALP upper house MP and campaign spokesman Luke Foley says the situation looks dire for Labor, after predicting a "massacre" before counting had even started.
"I'm seeing, 12, 14, 14, 17 per cent swing," he told ABC Television.
Coalition campaign spokesman Gladys Berejiklian was playing it cautious, refusing to acknowledge victory.
"Too early. Certainly we're hearing very strong results in seats like Menai and Camden.
She said the coalition was also getting some good results in rural seats.
The Coalition needed only a 7.2 per cent swing to win government.
Polls this week had pointed to swings against the government of between 15 per cent and 18.3 per cent.
The polls also showed the Coalition leading Labor by 64 per cent to 36 per cent on a two-party-preferred basis.
Primary support for Labor was put at 22 per cent, against 50 per cent for the coalition, and 13 per cent for the Greens.