This publication contains estimates of the political impact of the draft New South Wales state electoral boundaries, released by the Electoral Districts Commission on 4 August 2004. The publication has been prepared by re-assigning votes cast at the 2003 state election so as to match the new electoral boundaries. The following notes provide an explanation of how the results have been re-calculated as well as how to read the tables provided.the staff the New South Wales Electoral Office, and the members and staff of the Electoral Districts Commission, for their assistance in preparing this publication. However, responsibility for all calculations, and the assumption underlying them, must rest with the author.