3 News Reid Research Poll July 2015

July 27, 2015

Polling Company: Reid Research

Subsciber to NZ Political Polling Code: Yes

Poll Method: Random Phone

Poll Size: 1,000

Undecideds: Unknown

Dates: 15 to 22 July 2015

Client: 3 News

Report: 3 News

Party Support

  • National 47.0% (+0.6%)
  • Labour 31.1% (+0.7%)
  • Green 11.4% (+0.3%)
  • NZ First 8.4% (+0.3%)
  • Maori 0.6% (-0.5%)
  • United Future 0.1% (+0.1%)
  • ACT 0.5% (nc)
  • Mana 0.0% (nc)
  • Conservative 0.7% (-1.2%)

Projected Seats

  • National 57
  • Labour 37
  • Green 14
  • ACT 1
  • Maori 1
  • United Future 1
  • NZ First 10
  • Total 121

This is based on no change in electorate seats.

Coalition Options

  • CR – National 57 + ACT 1 + United Future 1 = 59/121 – two fewer than the minimum needed to govern
  • CL – Labour 37 + Greens 14 = 51/121 – ten fewer than the minimum needed to govern
  • C – NZ First 10 + Maori 1 = 11/121

On this poll NZ First would hold the balance of power.

Preferred PM

  • John Key 38.3% (-1.1%)
  • Andrew Little 10.2% (-1.4%)
  • Winston Peters 11.3% (+0.1%)

Foreign buyers

  • 61% support banning foreign buyers from buying houses
  • 35% oppose
  • 4% don’t know

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