Posts Tagged Coalition Options
July 31, 2011 at 7:01 pm · Filed under NZ Issues Polls, NZ Political Party Polls ·Tagged Coalition Options, Economy, Fairfax, NZ Issues Polls, NZ Political Party Polls, Preferred PM, Research International
Polling Company: Research International
Poll Method: Random Phone
Poll Size: 1,008, of whom 860 had a party preference
Dates: 21 to 25 July 2011
Client: Fairfax
Report: Stuff
Party Support
- National 56.0%
- Labour 29.0%
- Green 6.4%
- ACT 2.2%
- Maori 1.2%
- United Future <1%
- Mana 0.2%
- NZ First 2.0%
Projected Seats
- National 71
- Labour 36
- Green 8
- ACT 3
- Maori 4
- United Future 1
- Mana 1
- NZ First 0
- Total 124
This is based on Maori Party winning four electorate seats, ACT, United Future and Mana one seat each and Labour winning Wigram.
Coalition Options
- CR – National 71 + ACT 3 + United Future 1 = 75/121 – 12 more than minimum needed to govern
- CL – Labour 36 + Greens 8 + Mana 1= 45/121 -18 less than minimum needed to govern
The Maori Party is not shown as part of the centre-right or centre-left.
Preferred PM
- John Key 53%
- Phil Goff 6.2%
- Winston Peters 2.5%
Preferred Coalition Partners
- Greens 25%
- ACT 18%
- Maori 11%
- Labour 8.2%
- National 5.5%
- NZ First 2.7%
- United Future 1.2%
- Mana 0.2%
Best plan to fix the economy
- National 49%
- Labour 17%
- Green 1.5%
- ACT 1.8%
- Maori 0.2%
- Mana 0.2%
- NZ First 0.4%
Issues important to voting decisions
- Health and education 90%
- Economy 84%
- Law & Order 83%
- Cost of living 83%
- Rebuilding Christchurch 75%
- Environment 72%
- Social Welfare 65%
- Superannuation/KiwiSaver 64%
- SOEs 60%
- Taxes 59%
- Immigration 47%
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November 2, 2008 at 4:13 pm · Filed under NZ Political Party Polls ·Tagged Coalition Options, Digipoll, Ikaroa-Rawhiti, Maori, Marae, NZ Political Party Polls, Preferred PM
Polling Company: DigiPoll
Poll Method: Random Phone of Ikaroa-Rawhiti voters
Poll Size: 400 voters (4.9% maximum margin of error)
Dates: 15 October to 28 October 2008
Client: Marae
Report: TVNZ
Party Support
- Labour 45.5%
- Maori Party 39.2%
- NZ First 4.9%
- National 3.1%
- Green 3.9%
Candidate Support
- Parekura Horomia, Labour 49.8%
- Derek Fox, Maori Party 44.4%
Preferred PM
- Helen Clark 50.8%
- Winston Peters 6.0%
- Pita Sharples 9.1%
- John Key 4.6%
- Tariana Turia 4.1%
Country Direction
- Right 64.0%
- No 23.7%
- Don’t Know 12.3%
Parekura Horomia Performance
- Very Satisfied 19.4%
- Satisfied 53.9%
- Not Satisfied 18.5%
- Don’t Know 8.3%
Most effective Maori MP
- Parekura Horomia 30.1%
- Pita Sharples 20.4%
- Hone Harawira 3.7%
- Tariana Turia 11.1%
- Winston Peters 7.1%
Most important issue
- Maori/Treaty 15.6%
- Education 19.0%
- Law & Order 8.3%
- Health 12.9%
- Family Issues 6.5%
Coalitions
- Maori Party coalition with Labour – 83.4% support, 12.1% do not
- Maori Party coalition with National – 20.8% support, 73.1% do not
Identity
- New Zealander First 15.4%
- Maori first 67.0%
- Both 17.4%
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November 1, 2008 at 11:19 am · Filed under NZ Political Party Polls ·Tagged Coalition Options, Digipoll, Hauraki-Waikato, Maori, Marae, NZ Political Party Polls, Preferred PM
Polling Company: DigiPoll
Poll Method: Random Phone of Hauraki-Waikato voters
Poll Size: 400 voters (4.9% maximum margin of error)
Dates: 8 October to 21 October 2008
Client: Marae
Report: TVNZ
Party Support
- Labour 41.3%
- Maori Party 41.0%
- NZ First 4.9%
- National 6.4%
- Green 4.5%
Candidate Support
- Nanaia Mahuta, Labour 50.3%
- Angeline Greensill, Maori Party 49.7%
Preferred PM
- Helen Clark 47.2%
- Winston Peters 7.8%
- Pita Sharples 8.6%
- John Key 5.7%
- Tariana Turia 4.9%
Country Direction
- Right 52.0%
- No 32.6%
- Don’t Know 15.4%
Nanaia Mahuta Performance
- Very Satisfied 16.3%
- Satisfied 57.3%
- Not Satisfied 17.0%
- Don’t Know 9.5%
Most effective Maori MP
- Nanaia Mahuta 21.0%
- Pita Sharples 26.9%
- Hone Harawira 6.9%
- Tariana Turia 4.7%
- Winston Peters 10.2%
Most important issue
- Maori/Treaty 13.2%
- Education 12.1%
- Law & Order 11.9%
- Health 10.8%
- Family Issues 9.0%
Coalitions
- Maori Party coalition with Labour – 77.6% support, 14.0% do not
- Maori Party coalition with National – 24.3% support, 64.0% do not
Identity
- New Zealander First 13.4%
- Maori first 77.5%
- Both 16.2%
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November 1, 2008 at 10:24 am · Filed under NZ Political Party Polls ·Tagged Coalition Options, Digipoll, Maori, Marae, NZ Political Party Polls, Preferred PM, Te Tai Tonga
Polling Company: DigiPoll
Poll Method: Random Phone of Waiariki voters
Poll Size: 400 voters (4.9% maximum margin of error)
Dates: 8 October to 21 October 2008
Client: Marae
Report: TVNZ
Party Support
- Labour 44.0%
- Maori Party 29.5%
- NZ First 4.9%
- National 10.9%
- Green 8.5%
Candidate Support
- Mahara Okeroa, Labour 40.4%
- Rahui Reid Katene, Maori Party 46.1%
Preferred PM
- Helen Clark 47.9%
- Winston Peters 7.5%
- Pita Sharples 6.9%
- John Key 7.0%
- Tariana Turia 1.1%
Country Direction
- Right 56.1%
- No 26.6%
- Don’t Know 17.3%
Mahara Okeroa Performance
- Very Satisfied 8.4%
- Satisfied 47.9%
- Not Satisfied 19.7%
- Don’t Know 24.0%
Most effective Maori MP
- Pita Sharples 23.7%
- Hone Harawira 5.9%
- Tariana Turia 10.5%
- Winston Peters 10.3%
Most important issue
- Maori/Treaty 11.7%
- Education 15.4%
- Law & Order 5.8%
- Health 11.3%
- Family Issues 5.0%
Coalitions
- Maori Party coalition with Labour – 79.8% support, 16.5% do not
- Maori Party coalition with National – 29.8% support, 65.3% do not
Identity
- New Zealander First 21.4%
- Maori first 63.0%
- Both 14.8%
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October 20, 2008 at 3:52 pm · Filed under NZ Political Party Polls ·Tagged Coalition Options, Digipoll, elec, Maori, Marae, NZ Political Party Polls, Preferred PM, Te Ururoa Flavell, Waiariki
Polling Company: DigiPoll
Poll Method: Random Phone of Waiariki voters
Poll Size: 400 voters (4.9% maximum margin of error)
Dates: 24 September to 14 October 2008
Client: Marae
Report: TVNZ
Party Support
- Labour 33.8%
- Maori Party 48.9%
- NZ First 6.3%
- National 6.3%
- Green 1.4%
Candidate Support
- Mita Ririnui, Labour 22.2%
- Te Ururoa Flavell, Maori Party 72.8%
Preferred PM
- Helen Clark 48.2%
- Winston Peters 5.2%
- Pita Sharples 3.5%
- John Key 6.1%
- Tariana Turia 7.6%
Country Direction
- Right 46.9%
- No 35.3%
- Don’t Know 17.8%
Te Ururoa Flavell Performance
- Very Satisfied 28.3%
- Satisfied 56.3%
- Not Satisfied 5.4%
- Don’t Know 9.8%
Most effective Maori MP
- Te Ururoa Flavell 27.9%
- Pita Sharples 20.1%
- Hone Harawira 5.6%
- Tariana Turia 6.8%
- Winston Peters 7.3%
Most important issue
- Maori/Treaty 21.7%
- Education 14.7%
- Law & Order 7.2%
- Health 10.4%
- Family Issues 6.8%
Coalitions
- Maori Party coalition with Labour – 74.3% support, 19.4% do not
- Maori Party coalition with National – 24.2% support, 65.8% do not
Identity
- New Zealander First 10.5%
- Maori first 73.0%
- Both 16.2%
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October 20, 2008 at 3:35 pm · Filed under NZ Political Party Polls ·Tagged Coalition Options, Digipoll, Maori, Marae, NZ Political Party Polls, Preferred PM, Tariana Turia, Te Tau Hauauru
Polling Company: DigiPoll
Poll Method: Random Phone of Te Tai Hauauru voters
Poll Size: 400 voters (4.9% maximum margin of error)
Dates: 24 September to 14 October 2008
Client: Marae
Report: TVNZ
Party Support
- Labour 42.5%
- Maori Party 44.0%
- NZ First 1.9%
- National 7.7%
- Green 2.1%
Candidate Support
- Errol Mason, Labour 15.1%
- Tariana Turia, Maori Party 77.7%
Preferred PM
- Helen Clark 46.8%
- Tariana Turia 10.5%
- Pita Sharples 8.5%
- John Key 6.1%
- Winston Peters 3.7%
Country Direction
- Right 50.9%
- No 32.8%
- Don’t Know 16.2%
Tariana Turia Performance
- Very Satisfied 29.7%
- Satisfied 50.8%
- Not Satisfied 8.1%
- Don’t Know 11.3%
Most effective Maori MP
- Tariana Turia 26.8%
- Pita Sharples 23.2%
- Hone Harawira 6.8%
- Winston Peters 5.7%
Most important issue
- Maori/Treaty 16.9%
- Health 13.0%
- Family Issues 11.2%
- Education 9.5%
- Law & Order 6.6%
- Unemployment 5.8%
Coalitions
- Maori Party coalition with Labour – 77.4% support, 15.0% do not
- Maori Party coalition with National – 28.7% support, 60.4% do not
Identity
- New Zealander First 9.0%
- Maori first 72.8%
- Both 17.7%
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October 12, 2008 at 7:02 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged Coalition Options, Digipoll, Hone Harawira, Maori, Marae, NZ Political Party Polls, Preferred PM, Te Tai Tokerau
Polling Company: DigiPoll
Poll Method: Random Phone of Te Tai Tokerau voters
Poll Size: 400 voters (4.9% maximum margin of error)
Dates: 15 September to 7 October 2008
Client: Marae
Report: TVNZ
Party Support
- Labour 34.5%
- Maori Party 46.8%
- NZ First 5.6%
- National 6.4%
- Green 2.5%
Candidate Support
- Kelvin Davis, Labour 25.8%
- Hone Harawira, Maori Party 69.0%
- Greens 3.4%
Preferred PM
- Helen Clark 41.4%
- Winston Peters 9.9%
- Pita Sharples 5.5%
- John Key 4.7%
- Tariana Turia 5.7%
Country Direction
- Right 49.3%
- No 36.8%
- Don’t Know 13.8%
Hone Harawira Performance
- Very Satisfied 28.0%
- Satisfied 50.1%
- Not Satisfied 14.3%
- Don’t Know 7.6%
Most effective Maori MP
- Pita Sharples 15.2%
- Hone Harawira 31.2%
- Tariana Turia 7.4%
- Winston Peters 6.3%
- Shane Jones 5.6%
- Parekura Horomia 1.8%
- Dover Samuels 1.4%
- Nanaia Mahuta 1.2%
- Te Ururoa Flavell 1.2%
Most important issue
- Maori/Treaty 19.3%
- Education 13.5%
- Law & Order 5.9%
- Health 11.2%
- Family Issues 6.8%
Coalitions
- Maori Party coalition with Labour – 70.9% support, 17.3% do not
- Maori Party coalition with National – 25.4% support, 60.3% do not
Identity
- New Zealander First 10.5%
- Maori first 76.3%
- Both 12.4%
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October 12, 2008 at 6:42 pm · Filed under NZ Political Party Polls ·Tagged Coalition Options, Country Direction, Digipoll, Maori, Marae, Pita Sharples, Preferred PM, Tamaki Makaurau
Polling Company: DigiPoll
Poll Method: Random Phone of Tamaki Makaurau voters
Poll Size: 400 voters (4.9% maximum margin of error)
Dates: 15 September to 7 October 2008
Client: Marae
Report: TVNZ
Party Support
- Labour 37.5%
- Maori Party 41.2%
- NZ First 7.3%
- National 5.9%
- Green 4.0%
Candidate Support
- Louisa Wall, Labour 13.5%
- Pita Sharples, Maori Party 77.4%
- Mikaere Curtis, Greens 6.5%
Preferred PM
- Helen Clark 39.0%
- Winston Peters 10.2%
- Pita Sharples 7.2%
- John Key 6.7%
- Tariana Turia 5.9%
Country Direction
- Right 46.5%
- No 39.7%
- Don’t Know 13.8%
Pita Sharples Performance
- Very Satisfied 26.2%
- Satisfied 54.1%
- Not Satisfied 9.4%
- Don’t Know 10.4%
Most effective Maori MP
- Pita Sharples 32.8%
- Hone Harawira 12.1%
- Tariana Turia 9.0%
- Winston Peters 7.0%
- Parekura Horomia 4.6%
- Shane Jones 2.8%
- Tau Henare 1.6%
- Dover Samuels 1.5%
- Nanaia Mahuta 1.2%
- Te Ururoa Flavell 1.0%
- Georgina te Heuheu 1.0%
Most important issue
- Education 16.8%
- Law & Order 15.1%
- Maori/Treaty 11.7%
- Health 9.5%
- Family Issues 8.0%
Coalitions
- Maori Party coalition with Labour – 71.3% support, 20.6% do not
- Maori Party coalition with National – 27.7% support, 63.8% do not
Identity
- New Zealander First 15.4%
- Maori first 72.2%
- Both 11.8%
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September 29, 2008 at 6:25 pm · Filed under NZ Political Party Polls ·Tagged Coalition Options, National, New Zealand First, TNS, TV3
TV3/TNS asked about coalition options for National:
- 51% think John Key will do a coalition with NZ First if it is the only way he can become PM, 41% do not
- 57% approve of ACT as a coalition partner for National, 30% do not
- 47% approve of United Future as coalition partner for National, 36% do not
- 47% approve of Maori Party as coalition partner for National, 42% do not
- 39% approve of the Greens as coalition partner for National, 52% do not
- 20% approve of NZ First as coalition partner for National, 72% do not
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