Inquiry Launched After 800,000 Voters Missed Out On 2023 NSW Election

The NSW government is pushing for potential reforms to boost the voter turnout rate.

Voters cast their vote at a polling centre at Stan Thiess Memorial Center in Muswellbrook, Australia, on Oct. 14, 2023. Roni Bintang/Getty Images

The New South Wales (NSW) government has asked the state parliament to conduct an inquiry into the election system to boost the voter turnout rate.

This comes after it was revealed that nearly 800,000 NSW residents did not have their votes counted in the 2023 state election. NSW has about 5.5 million people on its electoral roll.