Fairfax Research International Poll July 2011
July 31, 2011
Polling Company: Research International
Poll Method: Random Phone
Poll Size: 1,008, of whom 860 had a party preference
Dates: 21 to 25 July 2011
Client: Fairfax
Report: Stuff
Party Support
- National 56.0%
- Labour 29.0%
- Green 6.4%
- ACT 2.2%
- Maori 1.2%
- United Future <1%
- Mana 0.2%
- NZ First 2.0%
Projected Seats
- National 71
- Labour 36
- Green 8
- ACT 3
- Maori 4
- United Future 1
- Mana 1
- NZ First 0
- Total 124
This is based on Maori Party winning four electorate seats, ACT, United Future and Mana one seat each and Labour winning Wigram.
Coalition Options
- CR – National 71 + ACT 3 + United Future 1 = 75/121 – 12 more than minimum needed to govern
- CL – Labour 36 + Greens 8 + Mana 1= 45/121 -18 less than minimum needed to govern
The Maori Party is not shown as part of the centre-right or centre-left.
Preferred PM
- John Key 53%
- Phil Goff 6.2%
- Winston Peters 2.5%
Preferred Coalition Partners
- Greens 25%
- ACT 18%
- Maori 11%
- Labour 8.2%
- National 5.5%
- NZ First 2.7%
- United Future 1.2%
- Mana 0.2%
Best plan to fix the economy
- National 49%
- Labour 17%
- Green 1.5%
- ACT 1.8%
- Maori 0.2%
- Mana 0.2%
- NZ First 0.4%
Issues important to voting decisions
- Health and education 90%
- Economy 84%
- Law & Order 83%
- Cost of living 83%
- Rebuilding Christchurch 75%
- Environment 72%
- Social Welfare 65%
- Superannuation/KiwiSaver 64%
- SOEs 60%
- Taxes 59%
- Immigration 47%