NZ Herald DigiPoll March 2013
March 21, 2013
Polling Company: DigiPoll
Poll Method: Random Phone
Undecideds: Unknown
Poll Size: 750 respondents
Dates: 11 to 17 March 2013
Client: NZ Herald
Report: NZ Herald
Party Support
- National 48.5% (+0.6%)
- Labour 36.3% (+4.4%)
- Green 9.0% (-1.7%)
- NZ First 2.5% (-3.0%)
- Maori 1.1% (-0.4%)
- United Future 0.0% (-0.3%)
- ACT 0.1% (-0.1%)
- Mana 0.5% (+0.2%)
- Conservative 1.3% (-0.1%)
Projected Seats
- National 61
- Labour 46
- Green 11
- Maori 3
- United Future 1
- ACT 1
- Mana 1
- NZ First 0
- Total 124
This is based on no change in electorate seats.
Coalition Options
- CR – National 61 + ACT 1 + United Future 1 = 63/124 – the minimum needed to govern
- CL – Labour 46 + Greens 11 + NZ First 0 + Mana 1 = 58/124 -5 less than minimum needed to govern
The Maori Party is not shown as part of the centre-right or centre-left.
Preferred PM
- Key 63.0% (-2.6%)
- Shearer 18.5% (+5.6%)
- Peters 4.0%
Country Direction
- Right 49.0% (+0.9%)
- Wrong 43.0% (+0.3%)
- 52% opposed to sale of MRP, 32% in favour
- 30% plan to buy shares in MRP
Term of Parliament
- 51% 3 years
- 48% 4 years
Marriage
- Should remain between a man and a woman 48% (+8%)
- Allow same-sex couples to marry 52% (-4%)
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