3 News Reid Research Poll June 2012

June 10, 2012

Polling Company: Reid Research

Poll Method: Random Phone

Poll Size: assumed 1,000 respondents (3.2% maximum margin of error)

Dates: assumed 02 to 07 June 2012

Client: 3 News

Report: 3 News

Party Support

  • National 45.8% (-4.0%)
  • Labour 33.2% (+3.8%)
  • Green 14.4% (+0.3%)
  • ACT 0.5% (+0.3%)
  • Maori 1.4%  (-0.2%)
  • United Future 0.0% (nc)
  • Mana 0.3% (-0.6%)
  • NZ First 2.8% (+0.5%)
  • Conservative 1.1% (nc)

Projected Seats

  • National 57
  • Labour 42
  • Green 18
  • ACT 1
  • Maori 3
  • United Future 1
  • Mana 1
  • NZ First 0
  • Total 123

This is based on no change in electorate seats.

Coalition Options

  • CR – National 57 + ACT 1 + United Future 1 = 58/123 – three fewer than minimum 62 needed to govern
  • CL – Labour 42 + Greens 18 + Mana 1 = 61/122 -one fewer than minimum 62 needed to govern

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

Preferred PM

  • Key 40.5% (-3.7%)
  • Shearer 12.3% (+1.9%)
  • Peters 4.8%
  • Norman 4.0%

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