Mike Baird returned to politics and says voters have given him a ' mandate ' Baird says he will ' work every day to make lives better ' for people in NSW . Premier thanked Tony Abbott for his help and support in winning election . Defeated vote Luke The election result makes Labor real opposition . More than 230,000 cast their votes in the 2011 South Wales election online . Almost 200,000 more than voted online in the 2011 federal election . NSW Electoral Commission says the iVote system is ' extremely popular '
Mike Baird returned to office and says voters have given him a 'mandate ' Baird says he will 'work every day to make lives better ' for people in NSW . Premier thanked Tony Abbott for his help and support in winning election . Defeated candidate Luke Foley said result makes Labor real opposition . More than 230,000 cast their votes in the New South Wales election online . Almost 200,000 more than voted online in the 2011 state election . NSW Electoral Commission said the iVote system is 'extremely popular '