The Latest Breaking News from Lyndal Howison

The Liberal Party has held on to the NSW seat of Ryde after votes were recounted with Jordan Lane replacing former minister Victor Dominello.

Weeks after the March 25 state election, and a recount, the last seat to be called is won by the Liberals' Jordan Lane, with the new Member for Ryde saying he's relieved to finally have an outcome.

The Liberal Party has claimed the final seat in the NSW election by a whisker, giving Labor a minority hold with 45 lower house MPs to the Coalition's 36.

As the Labor party considers its position on a recount, the New South Wales Electoral Commission does a final check of the vote counting for the seat in Sydney's north-west.

The newly-elected NSW Labor government will not secure a majority in parliament, with counting in three close seats pushing two into Liberal territory. A

Labor falls short of a majority government in New South Wales as two of the remaining three seats go to the Liberal party — now only Ryde remains in doubt.

The NSW government is considering referring independent MP Gareth Ward to the privileges committee after he was re-elected as the representative for Kiama

The NSW government is considering referring independent MP-elect Gareth Ward to the privileges committee as counting continues after the state election.

Labor has announced Parramatta Lord Mayor Donna Davis as one of two new candidates for key seats in the upcoming state election.