2015 New South Wales state election

The **2015 New South Wales state election** was held on 28 March 2015 to elect the 56th Parliament of New South Wales, including all 93 seats in the Legislative Assembly and 21 of the 42 seats in the Legislative Council.

The incumbent Liberal/National Coalition government, led by Premier Mike Baird, won a second consecutive term in government, opposed by the Labor Party, led by Luke Foley.

The Coalition's supermajority was reduced by 15 seats as Labor gained back the heartland seats it lost at the previous state election, which the Coalition won in a landslide.

In the Legislative Assembly, the Coalition won 52 seats, Labor won 34, the Greens won three and independents won two. In the Legislative Council, the Coalition won nine seats (with a total of 20), Labor won seven (with a total of 12), the Greens won two (with a total of five), the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party won one (with a total of two), the Christian Democrats won one (with a total of two) and the Animal Justice Party won one (with a total of one).

## Infobox (election)

- **election name**: 2015 New South Wales state election
- **country**: New South Wales
- **type**: parliamentary
- **ongoing**: no
- **previous election**: 2011 New South Wales state election
- **previous year**: 2011
- **next election**: 2019 New South Wales state election
- **next year**: 2019 New South Wales state election, 2019
- **seats for election**: All 93 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
and Results of the 2015 New South Wales state election (Legislative Council), 21 (of the 42) seats in the New South Wales Legislative Council
<small>47 Assembly seats were needed for a majority</small>
- **election date**: 28 March 2015
- **opinion polls**: #Polling
- **image1**: File:The Honourable Mike Baird MP.png
- **leader1**: Mike Baird
- **leader since1**: 17 April 2014
- **party1**: Liberal/National coalition
- **leaders seat1**: Electoral district of Manly, Manly
- **popular vote1**: **2,009,821**
- **percentage1**: **45.63%**
- **swing1**: 5.52
- **last election1**: 69 seats, 51.2%
- **seats1**: **54**
- **seat change1**: 15
- **image2**:
- **leader2**: Luke Foley
- **leader since2**: 2015 Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) leadership election, 5 January 2015
- **party2**: Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)
- **leaders seat2**: Electoral district of Auburn, Auburn

- **popular vote2**: 1,500,855
- **percentage2**: 34.08%
- **swing2**: 8.52
- **last election2**: 20 seats, 25.6%
- **seats2**: 34
- **seat change2**: 14
- **image3**:
- **leader3**: John Kaye (politician), John Kaye
- **leader since3**: 4 March 2011
_(de facto)_
- **party3**: Australian Greens
- **leaders seat3**: New South Wales Legislative Council, Legislative Council
- **popular vote3**: 453,031
- **percentage3**: 10.29%
- **swing3**: 0.00
- **last election3**: Electoral district of Balmain, 1 seat, 10.29%
- **seats3**: 3
- **seat change3**: 2
- **1blank**: Two-party-preferred vote, TPP
- **1data1**: **54.32%**
- **1data2**: 45.68%
- **2blank**: Two-party-preferred vote, TPP swing
- **2data1**: 9.90
- **2data2**: 9.90
- **map image**: New_South_Wales_Election_2015_-_Vote_Strength.svg
- **map size**: 430px
- **map caption**: The top map shows the first party preference by electorate. The bottom map shows the final two-party preferred vote result by electorate.
- **title**: Premier of New South Wales, Premier
- **before election**: Mike Baird
- **before party**: Liberal/National coalition
- **after election**: Mike Baird
- **after party**: Liberal/National coalition