Polling Company: TNS
Poll Method: Random Phone
Poll Size: Not stated but usually 1,000 (3.2% maximum margin of error)
Dates: Not stated but probably up until 18 July 2008
Client: TV3
Report: TV3
Party Support
- National 48.0% (-2.0%)
- Labour 35.0% (nc)
- Progressive 0.0% (nc)
- NZ First 4.0% (+0.1%)
- Green 7.0% (+1.2%)
- United Future 0.3% (+0.1%)
- Maori 2.0% (nc)
- ACT 1.0% (nc)
Projected Seats
- National 62
- Labour 45
- Progressive 1
- NZ First 0
- Green 9
- United Future 1
- Maori 6
- ACT 1
- Total 125
This is based on Maori Party winning six electorate seats and ACT, United Future and Progressive one each.
Preferred PM
- Key 32.0% (-3.0%)
- Clark 28.0% (-1.0%)
- Peters 6.0% (nc)
- English 3.0% (+2.0%)
Personal Attacks
69% of respondents thought Helen Clark’s attack on John Key being on holiday was a personal attack, 16% said it was based on policy and 15% did not know.