Mike Baird returned to office and says voters have given him a 'mandate ' Baird says he will 'work 2011 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 every day state election . NSW Electoral Commission said 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 '