Roy Morgan poll early September 2013

Polling Company: Roy Morgan Research

Poll Method: Random Phone

Poll Size: 828 of whom 778 have a party preference

Undecideds: 6.0%

Dates: 26 August 2013 to 08 September 2013

Client: Self Published

Report: Roy Morgan

Party Support

  • National 41.0% (-3.0%)
  • Labour 32.5% (+1.0%)
  • Green 15.0% (+1.0%)
  • NZ First 6.5% (+1.0%)
  • Maori 1.0% (-1.0%)
  • United Future 0.5% (nc)
  • ACT 1.0% (+0.5%)
  • Mana 0.5% (nc)
  • Conservative 1.5% (+0.5%)

Projected Seats

  • National 5040
  • Labour 40
  • Green 18
  • ACT 1
  • Maori 3
  • United Future 1
  • Mana 1
  • NZ First 8
  • Total 122

This is based on no change in electorate seats.

Coalition Options

  • CR – National 50 + ACT 1 + United Future 1 = 52/122 – ten fewer than the minimum needed to govern
  • CL – Labour 40 + Greens 18 + Mana 1 = 59/122 – three fewer than the minimum needed to govern
  • C – NZ First 8 + Maori 3 = 11/122

On this poll NZ First could form a CL Government or NZ First and Maori Party could form a CR Government.

Country Direction

  • Right 52.5% (-5.5%)
  • Wrong 35.5% (+5.0%)
  • Can’t Say 12.0% (+0.5%)