Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 3-Jun-26

Roy Morgan’s New Zealand Poll for May 2026 shows that support for the National-led Government (National, ACT & NZ First) is up 4% to 51.5%, opening a large lead over the Labour-Greens-Maori Party Parliamentary Opposition (down 6.5% to 41.5%). Amongst the Government support for National increased 5% to 30.5%, although support for NZ First was down 0.5% to 11% and support for ACT was down 0.5% to 10%. For the Parliamentary Opposition, support for Labour fell 7.5% to 26.5%, support for the Greens increased 1.5% to 12.5% and support for the Maori Party was down 0.5% to 2.5%. A further 7% (up 2.5%) of electors supported a minor party outside Parliament. The survey results for May would lead to the National-led Government winning 63 seats (down five seats from the last election) and the Labour-led Parliamentary Opposition would win 50 seats (down five seats). 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 870 electors from 27 April to 24 May. Meanwhile, the Roy Morgan Government Confidence Rating rose 9 points to 84.5 in May.

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