Today’s New Zealand Roy Morgan Poll shows National (45.5%, up 3.5%) holding a small lead over a potential Labour/Greens alliance (44.5%, down 2%).
Support for John Key’s coalition partners has slightly decreased overall with the Maori Party 1.5% (unchanged), United Future 0.5% (unchanged) and ACT NZ 0% (down 1%).
Support for the Labour Party has fallen to 32% (down 3.5%), the Greens have risen to 12.5% (up 1.5%), New Zealand First 5% (up 0.5%), Mana Party 1% (up 0.5%), Conservative Party of NZ 1.5% (down 1%) and Others 0.5% (down 0.5%).
If an election were held now the latest New Zealand Roy Morgan Poll shows that the result would be too close to call.
Man ban impact
“Labour’s controversial policy to increase female representation in the Parliamentary Labour Party appears to have driven men away from Labour and across to National in large numbers over the past fortnight," pollster Gary Mogan says.
“The Labour Party’s new policy – which the press have dubbed the ‘man-ban’ – calls for female representation in the Labour caucus to be at 50% by 2017. Currently, 42% of Labour MPs in New Zealand are women and judging by this week’s result the policy has not provided a boost amongst women, but has achieved the outcome of driving men away from Labour in large numbers.”
Confidence in govt highest since Jan 2012
The latest NZ Roy Morgan Government Confidence Rating has risen to 133.5 (up 4.5pts to the highest since January 16-29, 2012) with 61% (up 3.5%) of New Zealanders saying New Zealand is ‘heading in the right direction’ compared to 27.5% (down 1%) that say New Zealand is ‘heading in the wrong direction’.
The latest NZ Roy Morgan Government Confidence Rating has risen to 133.5 (up 4.5pts to the highest since January 16-29, 2012) with 61% (up 3.5%) of New Zealanders saying New Zealand is ‘heading in the right direction’ compared to 27.5% (down 1%) that say New Zealand is ‘heading in the wrong direction’.
This latest New Zealand Roy Morgan Poll on voting intention was conducted by telephone – both landline and mobile telephone, with a NZ wide cross-section of 857 electors from October 28 – November 10, 2013. Of all electors surveyed 3% (down 0.5%) didn’t name a party.
NBR staff
Thu, 14 Nov 2013
Thu, 14 Nov 2013
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Labour/Greens fall behind as 'man ban' drives men to National - poll
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