Posts Tagged MMP
March 23, 2013 at 5:45 pm · Filed under NZ Issues Polls ·Tagged List MPs, MMP, UMR
UMR polled in January 2013:
The poll included a question asking New Zealanders how strongly they agreed or disagreed with the notion that ‘List MPs are not as accountable to voters as electorate MPs’.
- 61% of New Zealanders agreed with this statement, compared with 15% who disagreed. 24% were neutral or undecided.
- Of those who claimed to know a lot or a fair amount about how the system worked, 72% agreed that list MPs were not as accountable.
- Even a majority (60%) of those who were generally supportive of MMP thought that list MPs were not as accountable.
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November 1, 2011 at 6:33 pm · Filed under NZ Issues Polls ·Tagged Herald on Sunday, Key Research, MMP
According to a 1200-voter Key Research phone poll commissioned by the Herald on Sunday, regular voters are firmly behind MMP – three voters want to keep it for every two who want it dumped.
The Herald on Sunday poll finds 45 per cent of voters want to keep MMP and 28 per cent want it dropped. Only 1.2 per cent support SM, making it the least popular of the five systems that voters can choose from.
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October 29, 2011 at 12:44 pm · Filed under NZ Issues Polls, NZ Political Party Polls ·Tagged Country Direction, Digipoll, MMP, NZ Herald, NZ Political Party Polls, Preferred PM, rugby, Rugby World Cup
Polling Company: DigiPoll
Poll Method: Random Phone
Undecideds: 10.6%
Poll Size: 750 respondents, of whom 671 had a party vote preference
Dates: 20 to 27 October 2011
Client: NZ Herald
Report: NZ Herald
Party Support
- National 53.5% (+1.5%)
- Labour 30.3% (-1.2%)
- Green 9.5% (-0.3%)
- NZ First 2.8% (+0.4%)
- Maori 1.2% (-0.6%)
- United Future 0.1% (nc)
- ACT 1.5% (+0.3%)
- Mana 0.1% (-0.1%)
Projected Seats
- National 67
- Labour 38
- Green 12
- Maori 3
- United Future 1
- ACT 2
- Mana 1
- Total 124
This is based on Maori Party winning three electorate seats and ACT, United Future and Mana one each with Labour winning Te Tai Tonga.
Coalition Options
- CR – National 67 + ACT 2 + United Future 1 = 70/124 – 7 more than minimum needed to govern
- CL – Labour 38 + Greens 12 + Mana 1 = 51/124 -12 less than minimum needed to govern
The Maori Party is not shown as part of the centre-right or centre-left.
Preferred PM
- Key 70.6% (+0.9%)
- Goff 13.7% (+2.2%)
- Peters 3.5% (-1.7%)
Direction
- Right 59.0% (-0.5%)
- Wrong 32.0% (-0.2%)
- Unsure 9.0% (+0.7%)
MMP
- Keep MMP 48%
- Change 15%
- Don’t Know 15%
Rugby World Cup
- 39% say McCaw should be knighted for winning RWC, 61% say no
- 57% say the RWC was a great event and worth spending $40m on
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December 6, 2009 at 10:20 pm · Filed under NZ Issues Polls ·Tagged MMP, NZ Issues Polls, UMR
UMR did a poll of 750 New Zealanders from 22 to 27 October 2009.
Favoured alternatives to MMP:
- FPP 29%
- STV 20%
- SM 9%
- Not Know enough 32%
- Unsure 9%
Retain MMP:
- Retain 48%
- Change 40%
- Unsure 11%
Hold $20 million referendum:
Success of MMP (net ratings)
- More Maori MPs +31%
- More co-operation +27%
- Prlt more representative +24%
- More women MPs +22%
- Legislation consulted more +9%
- Stable Govt +7%
- Make MPs listen +1%
- Harder for parties to break word -2%
- Foster national unity -5%
- Sound economic policies -5%
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December 6, 2009 at 4:15 pm · Filed under NZ Issues Polls, NZ Political Party Polls ·Tagged Colmar Brunton, Economy, electoral system, Hone Harawira, MMP, NZ Issues Polls, NZ Political Party Polls, One News, Preferred PM
Polling Company: Colmar Brunton
Poll Method: Random Phone
Poll Size: 999 adults, of whom 822 are decided
Dates: 21 November to 25 November 2009
Client: One News
Report: TVNZ
Party Support
- National 53.0% (-1.0%)
- Labour 31.0% (-2.0%)
- Green 7.0% (+2.7%)
- ACT 2.2% (-1.0%)
- Maori 3.4% (+0.7%)
- United Future 0.6% (+0.4%)
- Progressive 0.3% (-0.1%)
- NZ First 1.0% (-0.7%)
Projected Seats
- National 66
- Labour 38
- Green 8
- ACT 3
- Maori 5
- United Future 1
- Progressive 1
- NZ First 0
- Total 122
This is based on Maori Party winning five electorate seats and ACT, United Future and Progressive one each.
Coalition Options
- CR – National 66 + ACT 3 + United Future 1 = 70/122 – 7 more than minimum needed to govern
- CL – Labour 38 + Progressive 1 + Greens 8 = 47/122 -15 less than minimum needed to govern
The Maori Party is not shown as part of the centre-right or centre-left.
Economic Outlook
- 68% economy over next 12 months will be better (-2.0%)
- 16% same (nc)
- 16% worse (+3.0%)
Preferred PM
- John Key 54% (+4.0%)
- Phil Goff 5% (-4%)
- Helen Clark 3% (-1%)
MMP
- Retain 54% (+7% over June 2008)
- Not Retain 36% (-7%)
- Don’t Know 10% (nc)
Preferred Electoral System
- MMP 39%
- FPP 33%
- STV 12%
- SM 2%
- Don’t Know 14%
Hone Harawira
- 77% say his comments were racist
- 16% say they were not
- 6% don’t know
- 23% say he should remain an MP
- 69% say he should go
- 9% don’t know
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August 23, 2009 at 4:20 pm · Filed under NZ Issues Polls ·Tagged MMP, Parliament, UMR
UMR did a poll from 2 to 6 July 2009 of 750 New Zealanders. Findings include:
- 41% support MMP, 40% FPP, 19% unsure or no preference
- 32% say MMP has had a positive impact, 37% were neutral and 24% said it had a negative impact
- 64% want a referendum on MMP, 26% do not
- 74% support reducing MPs from 120 to 100, 18% do not
- 69% of the 74% support a reduction, even if it means House is no longer fully proportional
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