Newshub Reid Research poll May 2018

Polling Company: Reid Research

Subsciber to NZ Political Polling Code: Yes

Poll Method: Random Phone 750 and Internet Panel 250

Poll Size: 1,000

Undecideds: Unknown

Dates:  17 to 24 May 2018

Client: Newshub

Report: Reid Research

Party Support

• National 45.1% (+0.6%)
• Labour 42.6% (+0.3%)
• Green 5.7% (-0.3%)
• NZ First 2.4% (-1.4%)
• Maori 0.9% (+0.1%)
• ACT 0.2% (nc)
• Opportunities 1.6% (+0.2%)

Projected Seats

• National 58
• Labour 55
• Green 8
• ACT 1
• NZ First 0
• Total 122

This is based on no change in electorate seats.

Coalition Options

• CR – National 58 + ACT 1 = 59/122 – three fewer than the minimum needed to govern
• CL – Labour 55 + Greens 8 = 63/122 – one more than the minimum needed to govern
• C – NZ First 0  = 0/122

On this poll there would be a Labour/Green Government

Preferred PM

• Simon Bridges 9.0% (+8.5%)
• Jacinda Ardern 40.2% (+2.3%)
• Winston Peters 4.6% (-1.1%)
• Judith Collins 3.7% (+3.5%)

Leader Ratings

• Simon Bridges – +11.9%
• Jacinda Ardern – +54.8%

Peters as Acting PM

• do well 39%
• not do well or unsure 60%

M Bovis

• 44% support taxpayer funding cost of eradication
• 44.5% do not support