Herald on Sunday Key Research Poll June 2012

June 24, 2012

Polling Company: Key Research

Poll Method: Random Phone

Poll Size: 700, of whom 589 had a party preference

Undecideds: 15.9%

Dates: 20 to 22 June 2012

Client: Herald on Sunday

Report: Herald on Sunday and full results on Scribd

Party Support

  • National 47.9% (-8.5%)
  • Labour 30.4% (+6.2%)
  • Green 14.8% (+2.2%)
  • ACT 0.5% (nc)
  • Maori 1.7% (+1.1%)
  • United Future 0.0% (-0.3%)
  • Mana 0.2% (-0.1%)
  • NZ First 3.2% (-0.4%)
  • Conservative 0.8% (-0.6%)

Note comparisons are to a pre-election poll, done eights months ago.

Projected Seats

  • National 61
  • Labour 38
  • Green 19
  • ACT 0
  • Maori 3
  • United Future 1
  • Mana 1
  • NZ First 0
  • Conservative 0
  • Total 123

This is based on no change in electorate seats.

Coalition Options

  • CR – National 61 + United Future 1 = 62/123 – the minimum needed to govern
  • CL – Labour 38 + Greens 19 + Mana 1= 58/122 -4 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 45.9%
  • David Shearer 16.9%
  • Winston Peters 3.2%
Asset Sales
  • 25% support partial sales, 64% against
  • 60% would purchase shares if they had the money, 31% would not

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