DUBBO MP and Deputy Premier Troy Grant continues to increase his share of the two-party preferred vote, according to the latest figures released by the Electoral Commission of NSW.
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The vote count is continuing with preference distribution expected to start mid next week.
With 43,583 formal votes now counted and the initial vote count completed for the pre-poll and election day polling booths, Mr Grant has received a 60.87 per cent result from the figures.
Mr Grant is followed by Country Labor Candidate Stephen Lawrence who holds 23.60 per cent of the votes.
Greens candidate Matt Parmeter sits on 4.16 per cent of the votes, followed by independent Colin Hamilton on 4.05 per cent.
Peter Scherer from the Christian Democratic Party has 2.55 per cent, independent Ron Pryor has 2.12 per cent and No Land Tax candidate Ben Shepherd has 2.65 per cent of the votes.
Counting continues for absentee, enrolment, postal and provisional votes. Mr Grant had received 68.74 per cent of the two-candidate preferred vote at midday on Wednesday, while Mr Lawrence had received 31.26 per cent of the vote.
In 2011 Mr Grant received 63.7 per cent of the two-candidate preferred vote against independent Dawn Fardell on 36.3 per cent.
New boundaries for the seat of Dubbo came into effect on election day, with the seat now taking in Mudgee and Wellington and losing Parkes and Forbes. In the new seat of Dubbo there are 53,135 people enrolled to vote as of March 29, 2015.
