PREMIER Mike Baird’s personal satisfaction rating has slumped to his lowest on record despite his watering down of controversial lockout laws and about-turn on the greyhound racing ban.

A Newspoll for The Australian today shows just 35 per cent of voters are satisfied with the NSW Premier’s performance, a fall of four percentage points since September and a dramatic decline from a year ago when he commanded 61 per cent satisfaction.

The Coalition is still in a narrow election-winning position, with the two-party-preferred vote unchanged since September at 51 per cent to 49 per cent, a 3.3 per cent swing since last year’s election.

media_camera Slump... NSW Premier Mike Baird in Canberra for COAG today.

A uniform swing of that magnitude across the state in the next election, due in 2019, would see Labor win six seats from the ­Coalition but Mr Baird would be returned with a comfortable majority.

Despite the fall in Mr Baird’s satisfaction rating, voters continue to regard him as an overwhelmingly better choice as premier, 43 per cent to Luke Foley’s 26 per cent, although ­almost a third of respondents remain uncommitted.

Newspoll shows the Opposition Leader’s satisfaction rising two points to 34 per cent since September, but dissatisfaction with his performance has also increased to 40 per cent.

media_camera Mr Baird and Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews in Canberra today.

The Premier yesterday announced the anticipated half-hour windback of the government’s controversial lockout laws for “genuine live entertainment venues” — flagging the possibility of further relaxations in the coming years.

The reforms will also allow the sale of takeaway alcohol to be extended from 10pm to 11pm. The changes are in line with the findings and recommendations of a major review into the laws.

Venues seeking the later lockout and last drinks times will have to demonstrate they are providing “substantial live entertainment” and that they have a “genuine focus on art, live performance and cultural events”.