One News Colmar Brunton Poll May 2013
May 26, 2013
Polling Company: Colmar Brunton
Poll Method: Random Phone
Poll Size: 1,011 respondents of whom 849 had a party vote preference
Undecideds: Dates: 18 to 22 May 2013
Client: One News
Report: Colmar Brunton
Party Support
- National 49.0% (+6.0%)
- Labour 33.0% (-3.0%)
- Green 9.0% (-4.0%)
- ACT 0.3% (+0.2%)
- Maori 1.3% (nc)
- United Future 0.7% (-0.3%)
- Mana 1.2% (+1.1%)
- NZ First 3.6% (+0.6%)
- Conservative 1.7% (nc)
Projected Seats
- National 62
- Labour 42
- Green 11
- ACT 1
- Maori 3
- United Future 1
- Mana 2
- NZ First 0
- Conservative 0
- Total 122
This is based on no change in electorate seats.
Coalition Options
- CR – National 62 + ACT 1 + United Future 1 = 64/122 – two more than minimum needed to govern
- CL – Labour 42 + Greens 11 + Mana 2= 55/122 – seven fewer than minimum needed to govern
The Maori Party is not shown as part of the centre-right or centre-left.
Preferred PM
- John Key 42% (+3.0%)
- David Shearer 12% (-3.0%)
- Winston Peters 4% (+1%)
Economic Outlook
- Better 55% (+5%)
- Same 19% (nc)
- Worse 26% (-5%)
Food in Schools
- 70% support the Government providing food to children at low decile schools
- 26% against
Budget 2013
- Personally better off 6% (+3% from 2012)
- About the same 70% (+2%)
- Worse off 13% (-9%)
Affordable Housing
- 30% say Govt doing enough to keep housing affordable
- 62% say not enough
Electricity
- 57% support Labour/Green policy
- 37% oppose
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