Newshub Reid Research poll August 2016
August 9, 2016
Polling Company: Reid Research
Subsciber to NZ Political Polling Code: Yes
Poll Method: Random Phone
Poll Size: 1,000
Undecideds: Unknown
Dates: 22 July to 3 August 2016
Client: Newshub
Report: Newshub
Party Support
- National 45.1% (-1.9%)
- Labour 32.7% (+1.4%)
- Green 11.5% (+0.4%)
- NZ First 8.1% (+0.3%)
- Maori 1.3% (+0.3%)
- United Future 0.1% (+0.1%)
- ACT 0.2% (-0.2%)
- Mana 0.4% (+0.3%)
- Conservative 0.5% (-0.1%)
Projected Seats
- National 55
- Labour 39
- Green 14
- ACT 1
- Maori 2
- United Future 1
- NZ First 10
- Total 122
This is based on no change in electorate seats.
Coalition Options
- CR – National 55 + ACT 1 + United Future 1 = 57/122 – five fewer than the minimum needed to govern
- CL – Labour 39 + Greens 14 = 53/122 – nine fewer than the minimum needed to govern
- C – NZ First 10 + Maori 2 = 12/122
On this poll NZ First would hold the balance of power.
Preferred PM
- John Key 36.7% (nc)
- Andrew Little 10.5% (+1.6%)
- Winston Peters 10.9% (-1.2%)
Housing
- 22% (+2%) think Government is doing enough to control the housing market
- 75% (-1%) do not
- 56% support Labour’s Kiwibuild (100,000 new houses in 10 years) policy
- 41% do not
Immigration
- 60% think the Government should let fewer immigrants in
- 37% do not