Herald DigiPoll September 2012
September 11, 2012
Polling Company: DigiPoll
Poll Method: Random Phone
Undecideds: Unknown
Poll Size: presume 750 respondents
Dates: Unknown, early September
Client: NZ Herald
Report: NZ Herald
Party Support
- National 47.9% (+0.4%)
- Labour 32.0% (-2.0%)
- Green 10.7% (+1.6%)
- NZ First 5.5% (+1.1%)
- Maori 1.5% (+0.2%)
- United Future 0.3% (-0.2%)
- ACT 0.2% (-0.3%)
- Mana 0.3% (-1.4%)
- Conservative 1.4% (+0.9%)
Projected Seats
- National 59
- Labour 39
- Green 13
- Maori 3
- United Future 1
- ACT 1
- Mana 1
- NZ First 7
- Total 123
This is based on no change in electorate seats, except National winning Epsom (on basis of TVNZ poll).
Coalition Options
- CR – National 59 + ACT 0 + United Future 1 = 60/123 – 2 less than minimum needed to govern
- CL – Labour 39 + Greens 13 + NZ First 7 + Mana 1 = 60/126 -2 less than minimum needed to govern
The Maori Party is not shown as part of the centre-right or centre-left.
Preferred PM
- Key 65.6% (+2.1%)
- Shearer 12.9% (-1.3%)
Country Direction
- Right 48.1% (-1.6%)
- Wrong 42.7% (-1.4%)