3 News Reid Research poll May 2014
May 25, 2014
Polling Company: Reid Research
Poll Method: Random Phone
Poll Size: 1,000 respondents (3.1% maximum margin of error)
Undecideds:
Dates: approx 17 to 22 May 2014
Client: 3 News
Party Support
- National 50.3% (+4.4%)
- Labour 29.5% (-1.7%)
- Green 10.2% (-1.0%)
- ACT 0.5% (-0.6%)
- Maori 0.6% (-0.9%)
- United Future 0.0% (-0.1%)
- Mana 0.2% (-0.9%)
- NZ First 5.6% (+0.7%)
- Conservative 2.3% (+0.4%)
- Internet 0.6% (+0.6%)
Projected Seats
- National 62
- Labour 36
- Green 13
- ACT 1
- Maori 3
- United Future 1
- Mana 1
- NZ First 7
- Total 124
This is based on no change in electorate seats.
Coalition Options
- CR – National 62 + ACT 1 + United Future 1 = 64/124 – one more than the minimum needed to govern
- CL – Labour 36 + Greens 13 + Mana 1 + Internet 0 = 50/124 – thirteen fewer than minimum needed to govern
- C – NZ First 7 + Maori 3 = 10/124
On this poll, there would be a centre-right Government.
Preferred PM
- Key 46.3% (+3.7%)
- Cunliffe 9.8% (+0.8%)
- Peters
- Norman
2014 Budget
- 73% like Budget 24% dislike
- 67% of Labour voters like it
Immigration
- 62% support tighter restrictions on immigration
- 35% oppose