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Polling Company: Roy Morgan Research

Poll Method: Random Phone

Poll Size: 871 (3.4% maximum margin of error)

Dates: 22 June to 5 July 2009

Client: Self Published

Report: Roy Morgan Website

Party Support

  • National 54.0% (+2.0%)
  • Labour 31.5% (-1.5%)
  • Green 8.0% (+0.5%)
  • ACT 1.0% (-1.5)
  • Maori 3.0% (+0.5%)
  • United Future 0.5% (nc)
  • Progressive 0.5% (nc)
  • NZ First 1.0% (nc)

Projected Seats

  • National 65
  • Labour 38
  • Green 10
  • ACT 1
  • Maori 5
  • United Future 1
  • Progressive 1
  • NZ First 0
  • Total 121

This is based on Maori Party winning five electorate seats and ACT, United Future and Progressive one each.

Coalition Options

  • CR – National 65 + ACT 1 + United Future 1 = 67/121 – 6 more than minimum needed to govern
  • CL – Labour 38 + Progressive 1 + Greens 10 = 49/121 -12 less than minimum needed to govern

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

Country Direction

  • Right 63.0% (-6.0%)
  • Wrong 23.0% (+4.5%)
  • Can’t Say 14.0% (+1.5%)

Polling Company: Roy Morgan Research

Poll Method: Random Phone

Poll Size: 868 (3.4% maximum margin of error)

Dates: 01 June to 14 June 2009

Client: Self Published

Report: Roy Morgan Website

Party Support

  • National 52.0% (nc)
  • Labour 33.0% (+2.0%)
  • Green 7.5% (-1.0%)
  • ACT 2.5% (+0.5)
  • Maori 2.5% (-0.5%)
  • United Future 0.5% (nc)
  • Progressive 0.5% (nc)
  • NZ First 1.0% (-0.5%)

Projected Seats

  • National 63
  • Labour 40
  • Green 9
  • ACT 3
  • Maori 5
  • United Future 1
  • Progressive 1
  • NZ First 0
  • Total 122

This is based on Maori Party winning five electorate seats and ACT, United Future and Progressive one each.

Coalition Options

  • CR – National 63 + ACT 3 + United Future 1 = 67/122 – 5 more than minimum needed to govern
  • CL – Labour 40 + Progressive 1 + Greens 0 = 50/122 -12 less than minimum needed to govern

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

Country Direction

  • Right 69.0% (+3.5%)
  • Wrong 18.5% (-1.5%)
  • Can’t Say 12.5% (-2.0%

One News had a Colmar Brunton poll in Mt Albert. The poll of 500 people has a margin of error of 4.4%.

Electorate Vote

  • David Shearer, Labour 59% (59% in 2008)
  • Melissa Lee, National 21% (29%)
  • Russel Norman, Greens 15% (6%)
  • John Boscawen, ACT 3% (4%)

Party Vote

  • Labour 48% (43%)
  • National 37% (36%)

Polling Company: Roy Morgan Research

Poll Method: Random Phone

Poll Size: 866 (3.4% maximum margin of error)

Dates: 18 May to 31 May 2009

Client: Self Published

Report: Roy Morgan Website

Party Support

  • National 52.0% (nc)
  • Labour 31.0% (-0.5%)
  • Green 8.5% (-1.0%)
  • ACT 2.0% (nc)
  • Maori 3.0% (+0.5%)
  • United Future 0.5% (nc)
  • Progressive 0.5% (nc)
  • NZ First 1.5% (+0.5%)

Projected Seats

  • National 64
  • Labour 38
  • Green 10
  • ACT 2
  • Maori 5
  • United Future 1
  • Progressive 1
  • NZ First 0
  • Total 121

This is based on Maori Party winning five electorate seats and ACT, United Future and Progressive one each.

Coalition Options

  • CR – National 64 + ACT 2 + United Future 1 = 67/121 – 6 more than minimum needed to govern
  • CL – Labour 38 + Progressive 1 + Greens 10 = 49/121 -12 less than minimum needed to govern

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

Country Direction

  • Right 65.5% (-2.0%)
  • Wrong 20.0% (+0.5%)
  • Can’t Say 14.5% (+1.5%

Polling Company: Roy Morgan Research

Poll Method: Random Phone

Poll Size: 985 (3.2% maximum margin of error)

Dates: 04 May to 17 May 2009

Client: Self Published

Report: Roy Morgan Website

Party Support

  • National 52.0% (-3.0%)
  • Labour 31.5% (+1.0%)
  • Green 9.5% (+2.5%)
  • ACT 2.0% (nc)
  • Maori 2.5% (+0.5%)
  • United Future 0.5% (+0.5%)
  • Progressive 0.5% (nc)
  • NZ First 1.0% (-1.0%)

Projected Seats

  • National 63
  • Labour 38
  • Green 2
  • ACT 2
  • Maori 5
  • United Future 1
  • Progressive 1
  • NZ First 0
  • Total 122

This is based on Maori Party winning five electorate seats and ACT, United Future and Progressive one each.

Coalition Options

  • CR – National 63 + ACT 2 + United Future 1 = 66/124 – 4 more than minimum needed to govern
  • CL – Labour 38 + Progressive 1 + Greens 12 = 51/124 -11 less than minimum needed to govern

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

Country Direction

  • Right 67.5% (+1.0%)
  • Wrong 19.5% (-0.5%)
  • Can’t Say 13.0% (-0.5%

UMR polled 750 people from 2 to 14 April 2009. Findings include:

  • 1 in 3 believe the crisis will get a lot worse or lead to a depression
  • 41% of Kiwi’s believe economy will pick up within a year
  • 82% blame international events for the slow down and only 11% domestic events
  • 42% expect to spend less in 2009 than 2008

Full results are here.

Polling Company: Roy Morgan Research

Poll Method: Random Phone

Poll Size: 896 (3.3% maximum margin of error)

Dates: 20 April to 03 May 2009

Client: Self Published

Report: Roy Morgan Website

Party Support

  • National 55.0% (+5.0%)
  • Labour 30.5% (-2.0%)
  • Green 7.0% (-1.5%)
  • ACT 2.0% (-0.5%)
  • Maori 2.0% (-1.5%)
  • United Future 0.0% (-0.5%)
  • Progressive 0.5% (+0.5%)
  • NZ First 2.0% (nc)

Projected Seats

  • National 68
  • Labour 38
  • Green 9
  • ACT 3
  • Maori 5
  • United Future 1
  • Progressive 1
  • NZ First 0
  • Total 124

This is based on Maori Party winning five electorate seats and ACT, United Future and Progressive one each.

Coalition Options

  • CR – National 68 + ACT 3 + United Future 1 = 72/124 – 9 more than minimum needed to govern
  • CL – Labour 37 + Progressive 1 + Greens 9 = 47/124 -16 less than minimum needed to govern

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

Country Direction

  • Right 66.5% (-2.0%)
  • Wrong 20.0% (+3.0%)
  • Can’t Say 13.5% (-1.0%

TV3 Poll April 2009

May 2, 2009

Polling Company: Reid Research

Poll Method: Random Phone

Poll Size: 1,000 respondents, 947 decided (3.2% and 3.4% maximum margin of error)

Dates: 14 April to 21 April 2009

Client: TV3

Report: TV3

Party Support

  • National 56.0% (-4.0%)
  • Labour 30.0% (+3.0%)
  • Green 6.1% (-0.9%)
  • ACT 2.1% (+0.9%)
  • Maori 2.9% (+0.8%)
  • United Future 0.1% (-0.1%)
  • Progressive 0.3% (+0.3%)
  • NZ First 1.3% (-0.2%)

Projected Seats

  • National 69
  • Labour 37
  • Green 7
  • ACT 3
  • Maori 5
  • United Future 1
  • Progressive 1
  • NZ First 0
  • Total 123

This is based on Maori Party winning five electorate seats and ACT, United Future and Progressive one each.

Coalition Options

  • CR – National 69 + ACT 3 + United Future 1 = 73/123 – 11 more than minimum needed to govern
  • CL – Labour 37 + Progressive 1 + Greens 7 = 45/123 -17 less than minimum needed to govern

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

  • Key 51.1% (-0.9%)
  • Clark 11.5% (-2.3%)
  • Goff 9.1% (+5.4%)

Leadership Approval

  • Key – 80.2% (+1.2%) doing well vs 7.3% (+1.3%) doing poorly – net positive is 72.9% (-0.1%)
  • Goff  – 42.2% (-0.8%) doing well vs 28.3% (+1.3%) doing poorly – net positive is 13.9% (-2.1%)

Leadership Characteristics

  • capable leader – Key by 32%
  • good in a crisis – Key by 24%
  • sound judgement – Key by 20%
  • honest – Key by 13%
  • down to earth – Key by 9%
  • understands economic problems – Key by 22%
  • has a lot of personality – Key by 27%
  • in touch with Maori – Key by 2%
  • more style than substance – Key by 10%
  • talk down to people – Goff by 11%
  • narrow minded – Goff by 12%
  • inflexible – Goff by 11%
  • inexperienced – Key by 22%
  • out of touch  – Goff by 3%

Polling Company: Roy Morgan Research

Poll Method: Random Phone

Poll Size: 897 (3.3% maximum margin of error)

Dates: 06 April to 19 April 2009

Client: Self Published

Report: Roy Morgan Website

Party Support

  • National 50.0% (+0.5%)
  • Labour 32.5% (+3.5%)
  • Green 8.5% (-0.5%)
  • ACT 2.5% (-1.5%)
  • Maori 3.5% (-0.5%)
  • United Future 0.5% (-0.5%)
  • Progressive 0.0% (nc)
  • NZ First 2.0% (nc)

Projected Seats

  • National 62
  • Labour 40
  • Green 10
  • ACT 3
  • Maori 5
  • United Future 1
  • Progressive 1
  • NZ First 0
  • Total 122

This is based on Maori Party winning five electorate seats and ACT, United Future and Progressive one each.

Coalition Options

  • CR – National 62 + ACT 3 + United Future 1 = 66/122 – 4 more than minimum needed to govern
  • CL – Labour 40 + Progressive 1 + Greens 10 = 51/122 -11 less than minimum needed to govern

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

Country Direction

  • Right 68.5% (+2.5%)
  • Wrong 17.0% (-5.0%)
  • Can’t Say 14.5% (+1.5%)

Polling Company: Roy Morgan Research

Poll Method: Random Phone

Poll Size: 910 (3.3% maximum margin of error)

Dates: 23 March to 05 April 2009

Client: Self Published

Report: Roy Morgan Website

Party Support

  • National 49.5% (-5.0%)
  • Labour 29.0% (nc)
  • Green 9.0% (+1.0%)
  • ACT 4.0% (+1.5%)
  • Maori 4.0% (+2.0%)
  • United Future 1.0% (+0.5%)
  • Progressive 0.0% (-0.5%)
  • NZ First 2.0% (nc)

Projected Seats

  • National 62
  • Labour 36
  • Green 11
  • ACT 5
  • Maori 5
  • United Future 1
  • Progressive 1
  • NZ First 0
  • Total 121

This is based on Maori Party winning five electorate seats and ACT, United Future and Progressive one each.

Coalition Options

  • CR – National 62 + ACT 5 + United Future 1 = 68/121 – 7 more than minimum needed to govern
  • CL – Labour 36 + Progressive 1 + Greens 11 = 48/121 -13 less than minimum needed to govern

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

Country Direction

  • Right 65.0% (-2.5%)
  • Wrong 22.0% (+2.0%)
  • Can’t Say 13.0% (+0.5%)
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