Just days before a critical by-election in NSW a new poll shows Premier Gladys Berejiklian is the preferred premier among 57 per cent of voters, with just 17 per cent choosing Labor leader Jodi McKay.
The Resolve Political Monitor poll published on Wednesday in the Sydney Morning Herald found that even Labor voters prefer Ms Berejiklian, with NSW Labor's primary vote slumping to 28 per cent.
Despite a string of scandals that have left the Berejiklian government in minority, the poll found the opposition's vote has dropped five percentage points since the 2019 state election.
Last week a fourth government MP - Kiama MP Gareth Ward - moved to the crossbench amid allegations of sexual violence, which he denies.