One News Colmar Brunton Poll April 2013

Polling Company: Colmar Brunton

Poll Method: Random Phone

Poll Size: 1,009 respondents of whom 835 had a voting preference

Undecideds: Dates: 13 to 17 April 2013

Client: One News

Report: Colmar Brunton

Party Support

• National 43.0% (-6.0%)
• Labour 36.0% (+3.0%)
• Green 13.0% (+2.0%)
• ACT 0.1% (nc)
• Maori 1.3% (+0.3)
• United Future 1.0% (+0.8%)
• Mana 0.1% (-0.4%)
• NZ First 3.0% (-0.9%)
• Conservative 1.7% (+0.8%)

Projected Seats

• National 55
• Labour 46
• Green 16
• ACT 1
• 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 55 + ACT 1 + United Future 1 = 57/123 – five fewer than minimum needed to govern
• CL – Labour 46 + Greens 16 + Mana 1= 63/123 – one more than minimum needed to govern

The Maori Party is not shown as part of the centre-right or centre-left.

Preferred PM

• John Key 39% (-5.0%)
• David Shearer 15% (nc)
• Winston Peters 3% (-2%)