Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 2-Nov-21

Support for New Zealand’s Labour/Greens government was down 5% points to 50% in October, as support for the Labour Party dropped 6% points to 39.5%. During this period the lockdown of New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland was extended throughout October. Support for the Greens was up 1% point to 10.5%. The governing parties are now only 6% points ahead of the Parliamentary opposition National/Act NZ/Maori Party on 44%, up 3% points since September. The increase was driven by a rise in support for National, up by 3% points to 26%. Act NZ was unchanged at a record high of 16% and support for the Maori Party was unchanged at 2%. A small minority of 6% of electors support other minor parties outside Parliament, with support for New Zealand First up 1% point to 2.5%, The Opportunities Party down 0.5% points to 1% and support for the New Conservative Party at 1.5%. This latest New Zealand Roy Morgan Poll on voting intention was conducted by telephone – both landline and mobile – with a New Zealand-wide cross-section of 929 electors during October. Meanwhile, the Roy Morgan Government Confidence Rating dropped by 15.5pts in October to 109.5, to be at its lowest since Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern came to office four years ago in October 2017.

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