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Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
New Zealanders Sympathize with National
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - A majority of people in New Zealand would support the conservative National party in the next legislative ballot, according to a poll by Roy Morgan International. 51.5 per cent of respondents would vote for the official opposition party in this year’s election to the House of Representatives, down one point since mid-June.
The governing Labour party is second with 30.5 per cent, followed by the Greens with eight per cent, New Zealand First with four per cent, the Maori Party with 2.5 per cent, ACT with two per cent, and United Future with one per cent.
Labour leader Helen Clark has acted as New Zealand’s prime minister since December 1999. In November 2006, Don Brash—who had served as National’s leader since October 2003—announced his resignation and was substituted by finance spokesman John Key.
In the September 2005 ballot, Labour elected 50 lawmakers to the 121-seat House of Representatives, and assembled a coalition government with the Progressives. United Future and New Zealand First agreed to support the administration in confidence and supply votes for three years. National finished second, with 48 legislators.
On Jul. 7, Clark revealed that she will contest the next election as Labour leader, saying that stepping down is "a question I’m not even prepared to contemplate." The prime minister added: "I believe that in the home straight before the election itself the polls will begin to narrow."
The next election is expected to take place in September 2008.
Polling Data
If an election were held today which party would receive your party vote?
|
Jun. 29 |
Jun. 15 |
Jun. 1 |
|
|
National |
51.5% |
52.5% |
50.5% |
|
Labour |
30.5% |
31.5% |
32% |
|
Greens |
8% |
7% |
7% |
|
New Zealand First |
4% |
4% |
4% |
|
Maori Party |
2.5% |
2% |
3% |
|
ACT |
2% |
2% |
1.5% |
|
United Future |
1% |
0.5% |
1% |
|
Progressives |
-- |
-- |
0.5% |
Source: Roy Morgan International
Methodology: Interviews with 930 New Zealand voters, conducted from Jun. 16 to Jun. 29, 2008. No margin of error was provided.