Archive for September, 2009
September 19, 2009 at 11:06 am · Filed under NZ Political Party Polls ·Tagged Country Direction, NZ Political Party Polls, Roy Morgan
Polling Company: Roy Morgan Research
Poll Method: Random Phone
Poll Size: 854 (3.4% maximum margin of error)
Dates: 31 August to 13 September 2009
Client: Self Published
Report: Roy Morgan Website
Party Support
- National 51.5% (-5.0%)
- Labour 33.5% (+4.0%)
- Green 7.5% (-0.5%)
- ACT 2.0% (+0.5%)
- Maori 2.5% (+1.0%)
- United Future 0.0% (-0.5%)
- Progressive 0.5% (nc)
- NZ First 2.5% (+1.0%)
Projected Seats
- National 64
- Labour 41
- Green 9
- ACT 2
- 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 64 + ACT 2 + United Future 1 = 67/123 – 5 more than minimum needed to govern
- CL – Labour 41 + Progressive 1 + Greens 9 = 51/123 -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% (+2.0%)
- Wrong 24.5% (+2.5%)
- Can’t Say 8.0% (-4.5%)
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September 14, 2009 at 9:20 pm · Filed under NZ Issues Polls ·Tagged Auckland, privatisation, UMR
UMR did a poll of 240 Aucklanders from 13 to 17 August 2009 on the role of the new Auckland Council. Findings:
- 26% want Council to do core services only, while 67% want other services provided.
- Strong opposition to asset sales, specifically 78% against transport facilities such as the port and airport being sold, 82% against parks, libraries, rec facilities being sold, 85% against water supplies being sold
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September 14, 2009 at 9:02 pm · Filed under NZ Issues Polls ·Tagged credit crisis, Economy, recession, UMR
UMR polled 750 NZers from 27 to 30 August 2009.
Findings:
- 36% think the worst of the recession is over -more so amongst men and higher income earners
- Concern about the crisis for the NZ economy has dropped from 72% in June to 61% in August
- Concern about the crisis for people personally has dropped from 54% in June to 48% in August
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September 14, 2009 at 8:36 pm · Filed under NZ Issues Polls ·Tagged abortion, cloning, death penalty, divorce, euthanasia, gambling, homosexuality, morality, sex, suicide, UMR
UMR polled 750 NZers from 30 July to 2 August 2009. Findings:
- The most morally acceptable activities were divorce (81%), sex before marriage (77%), birth outside marriage (71%)
- Homosexual relations deemed acceptable by 61%, euthanasia by 55%, abortion by 55% and gambling by 52%
- Least acceptable are human cloning (7%), polygamy (11%), affairs (13%), suicide (20%), animal cloning (27%) and the death penalty (41%)
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September 14, 2009 at 8:03 pm · Filed under NZ Political Party Polls ·Tagged Country Direction, NZ Political Party Polls, Roy Morgan
Polling Company: Roy Morgan Research
Poll Method: Random Phone
Poll Size: 860 (3.4% maximum margin of error)
Dates: 17 August to 30 August 2009
Client: Self Published
Report: Roy Morgan Website
Party Support
- National 56.5% (+3.0%)
- Labour 29.5% (-3.0%)
- Green 8.0% (-0.5%)
- ACT 1.5% (+0.5%)
- Maori 1.5% (-0.5%)
- United Future 0.5% (nc)
- Progressive 0.5% (+0.5%)
- NZ First 1.5% (-0.5%)
Projected Seats
- National 68
- Labour 36
- Green 10
- ACT 2
- 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 68 + ACT 2 + United Future 1 = 71/123 – 9 more than minimum needed to govern
- CL – Labour 36 + Progressive 1 + Greens 10 = 47/123 -15 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% (-1.0%)
- Wrong 22.0% (+0.5%)
- Can’t Say 12.5% (+0.5%)
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