NZ Herald Digipoll September 2013
September 25, 2013
Polling Company: DigiPoll
Poll Method: Random Phone
Undecideds: 8.6%
Poll Size: 750 respondents, of whom 686 had a party preference
Dates: 17 to 23 September 2013
Client: NZ Herald
Report: NZ Herald
Party Support
- National 43.7% (-5.1%)
- Labour 37.7% (+6.8%)
- Green 11.3% (+0.8%)
- NZ First 4.4% (-0.7%)
- Maori 0.8% (-1.0%)
- United Future
- ACT
- Mana 0.7% (+0.2%)
- Conservative 1.0% (-0.5%)
Projected Seats
- National 56
- Labour 48
- Green 14
- Maori 3
- United Future 1
- ACT 1
- Mana 1
- NZ First 0
- Total 124
This is based on no change in electorate seats.
Coalition Options
- CR – National 56 + ACT 1 + United Future 1 = 58/124 – five fewer than the minimum needed to govern
- CL – Labour 48 + Greens 14 + Mana 1 = 63/124 -the minimum needed to govern
- C – NZ First 0 + Maori 3 = 3/124
On this poll, there would be a centre-left Government.
Preferred PM
- Key 55.8% (-9.4%)
- Cunliffe 16.8% +4.4% from Shearer)
- Peters 6.2% (-0.2%)
- Norman 3.7% (+0.1%)
Impact of Cunliffe win on Labour
- More likely to vote Labour 20.4%
- Less likely to vote Labour 14.4%
- No difference 63.0%
Subsidies
- Film production subsidies 64% approve, 32% disapprove
- Tiwai Point subsidy 48% approve, 46% disapprove
Republic
- 29% support
- 60% opposition
Charter schools
- 45% support
- Slightly over half think public money should be prioritised for public schools