NSW state election: Dominic Perrottet and Chris Minns cast their votes trends now
NSW premier Dominic Perrottet and Labor leader Chris Minns have joined millions of residents to cast their votes at the state election.
Mr Perrottet was accompanied by his wife Helen as the premier filled out his ballot at Beecroft Public School in his seat of Epping, north-west Sydney, on Saturday.
Mr Minns joined volunteers to hand out flyers at Panania Public School, in the inner south-west suburbs, as he prepared to cast his vote for his seat in Kogarah.
NSW premier Dominic Perrottet and Labor leader Chris Minns have joined millions of residents to cast their votes at the state election
Mr Perrottet was accompanied by his wife Helen as the premier filled out his ballot at Beecroft Public School in his seat of Epping, north-west Sydney, on Saturday
Mr Minns joined volunteers to hand out flyers at Panania Public School, in the inner south-west suburbs, as he prepared to cast his vote for his seat in Kogarah
Mr Perrottet is seeking a fourth consecutive term for his Liberal-National coalition while Mr Minns is hoping to return Labor to government for the first time in 12 years.
The Opposition leader admitted he was 'deeply superstitious' and made no changes to his routine on the morning of election day.
'So same breakfast, same coffee at exactly the same time,' he said.
'I did a work out at exactly the same minute. Yes, I'm deeply superstitious.'
Mr Minns revealed he managed to get in a good night's sleep for the first time in a while.
'I don't know whether that's a good or bad omen,' he said.
'We're on the booths bright and early. Just encouraging everybody to get out and vote for the local candidates. It's time for a change.'
Mr Perrottet appeared calm revealing he had sent Mr Minns a text the night before wishing him well and that he had been texting his predecessor Gladys Berejiklian.
'We've been texting each other and you know she's been a great support for me,' he said.
'We obviously worked very closely together in my previous role as treasurer for five years.
'She was a great premier and it's been our team over the last decade that's really turned around NSW from being the worst performing economy to the strongest.'
More than 1.5 million people had already cast their ballots when early voting closed on Friday night, representing around 28 per cent of the state's 5.5 million voters
Labor is the strong favourite to win the election, leading the polls and overwhelmingly ahead in betting agency odds
If Labor wins from opposition, it will be the first time the party has managed the feat since 1973
More than 1.5 million
