NSW Election 2023: Seat of Kiama to go to Labor's Katelin McInerney trends now
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A former state Liberal minister suspended from Parliament as he fights sex charges looks to have been ousted from his seat at Saturday's election.
Gareth Ward, the member for Kiama, is running as an independent and was the frontrunner in his NSW south coast electorate, with Sportsbet giving him the shortest odds of $1.35.
Labor's Katelin McInerney, who had longer odds of $5.50, looks set to be elected on a 14 per cent swing to Labor, according to early projections.
The Liberal's Melanie Gibbons, who had odds of $5, is trailing with the Greens Tonia Gray.
She was parachuted into the seat after losing a local Liberal Party preselection ballot for the seat of Holsworthy, 100km away, where she was the local MP.
Mr Ward was suspended from the Legislative Assembly in March last year after he was charged with three counts of indecent assault, one count of sexual intercourse without consent and one count of common assault.
Labor's Kate McInerney has caused an upset after she collected a massive swing in Kiama for Labor of 14 per cent
Gareth Ward, the member for Kiama, is the frontrunner in his NSW south coast electorate, with Sportsbet giving him the shortest odds of $1.35 (he is pictured left with former
