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Second poll sees post-Budget bounce for Nats


Shearer unable to translate power policy popularity into party support.

NBR staff
Wed, 29 May 2013

There was mixed poll news over the weekend. One survey showing National up and Labour and the Greens gaining, another the reverse.

A Fairfax-Ipsos poll released this morning reinforces the first trend, showing a post-Budget bounce in National support.

National: 49.1% (+4.5%)
Labour: 31.9% (-4.4%)
Green: 11.2% (+0.5%)
NZ First: 3.2% (+0.4%)

ACT, Mana, The Maori Party and UnitedFuture had  2.1% support between them.

The poll result would translate into 63 seats for National, or 65 for a coalition government if ACT and United Future retain their seats.

Under MMP, Parliament has a minimum 120 members, with more possible if small parties win seats creating over-hang. There are 121 MPs in the current Parliament.

An earlier 3News Reid Research poll (below) found 54% support for the Greens/Labour power policy, including 29% among National voters. 

But Labour leader David Shearer has failed to translate the policy win into party support.

The Fairfax-Ipsos poll report includes multiple comments from respondents critical of Mr Shearer, including ‘‘The lack of a leader is what’s destroying them" and ‘‘They could do better than David Shearer in charge – he is just not forceful enough.’’


National up in one poll, down in another

May 26: National has jumped in one poll and held steady in another in the first major surveys since a busy political period that has included  the Aaron Gilmore affair, the Greens/Labour power policy push, the Mighty River float and the Budget.

A OneNews Colmar Brunton poll shows National up 6 to 49%,Labour down 3% to 33% and the Greens down 4% to 9%.

A 3 News/Reid Research survey shows National down 2.3% to 47.3%, but still ahead of the combined left-wing block of Labour (up 2.9% to 33.1%) and the Greens (steady at 12%).

Labour and the Greens closing the gap on National. We've got the numbers on the reason why: the left-wing bloc's joint power prices policy.

The 3News/Reid Research poll would translate to 59 seats for National, meaning it would be reliant on ACT, United Future and/or The Maori Party to govern.

The poll also asked about the Labour/Greens power policy which was supported by 54% and opposed by 39% overall (and 29% of National voters).

Today also saw Labour and the Greens choose candidates for Ikaroa-Rahwiti, the late Parekura Horomia's North Island seat.

The Greens chose former Human Rights Commission educator Marama Davidson.

Labour selected Ngāti Kahungunu chief executive Meka Whaitiri ahead of a higher profile hopeful, TVNZ Q+A interviewer and head of Maori and Pacific programming Shane Taurima.


Curiablog poll summaries:

Polling Company: Colmar Brunton

Poll Method: Random Phone

Poll Size: Approx 1,000 respondents

Dates: approx 17 to 23 May 2013

Client: One News

Party Support

National 49.0% (+6.0%)
Labour 33.0% (-3.0%)
Green 9.0% (-4.0%)
ACT
Maori 1%
United Future 1%
Mana 1%
NZ First 4.0% (+1.0%)
Conservative 2%

Projected Seats

National 62
Labour 42
Green 11
ACT 1
Maori 3
United Future 1
Mana 2
NZ First 0
Conservative 0
Total 122
This is based on no change in electorate seats.

Coalition Options

CR – National 62 + ACT 1 + United Future 1 = 64/122 – two more than minimum needed to govern
CL – Labour 42 + Greens 11 + Mana 2= 55/122 – seven fewer than minimum needed to govern
The Maori Party is not shown as part of the centre-right or centre-left.

Preferred PM

John Key 42% (+3.0%)
David Shearer 12% (-3.0%)

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3 News Reid Research Poll May 2013

Polling Company: Reid Research

Poll Method: Random Phone

Poll Size: Approx 1,000 respondents (3.2% maximum margin of error)

Dates: approx 17 to 23 May 2013

Client: 3 News

Party Support

National 47.1% (-2.3%)
Labour 33.1% (+2.9%)
Green 12.0% (+0.5%)
ACT 0.2% (-0.3%)
Maori 2.2%  (+1.2%)
United Future
Mana 0.5% (-0.5%)
NZ First 2.2% (-0.6%)
Conservative 1.5% (-0.5%)

Projected Seats

National 59
Labour 41
Green 14
ACT 1
Maori 3
United Future 1
Mana 1
NZ First 0
Total 121
This is based on no change in electorate seats.

Coalition Options

CR – National 59 + ACT 1 + United Future 1 = 61/121 – the minimum needed to govern
CL – Labour 41 + Greens 14 + Mana 1 = 56/121 – five fewer than minimum needed to govern
The Maori Party is not shown as part of the centre-right or centre-left.

Preferred PM

Key 40.7% (+3.1%)
Shearer 10.5% (+0.5%)

Leadership Performance Ratings

John Key – 55.3% (-1.5%) well and 32.2% (+6.4%) poor = +23.1% net well (-7.9%)
David Shearer - 32.4% (-2.5%) well and 35.8% (-3.8%) poor = -3.4% net well (-6.3%)

Labour/Green power policy

Support 54%
Oppose 39%

NBR staff
Wed, 29 May 2013
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