Opinion polling for the 2023 New Zealand general election
Several polling firms have conducted opinion polls during the term of the 53rd New Zealand Parliament (2020–present) for the 2023 New Zealand general election. The regular polls are the quarterly polls produced by Television New Zealand (1 News) conducted by Kantar Public (formerly known as Colmar Brunton) and Discovery New Zealand (Newshub) conducted by Reid Research, along with monthly polls by Roy Morgan Research, and by Curia (Taxpayers' Union). The sample size, margin of error and confidence interval of each poll varies by organisation and date.
The current parliament was elected on 17 October 2020. The next general election is scheduled to take place on October 14, 2023.[1]
Party vote[edit]
![]() Graph of opinion polls conducted. Smoothing is set to span 65%. |
Nationwide polling[edit]
Poll results are listed in the table below in reverse chronological order. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed in bold, and the background shaded in the leading party's colour. The 'party lead' column shows the percentage-point difference between the two parties with the highest figures. In the instance of a tie, both figures are shaded and displayed in bold. Percentages may not add to 100 percent due to polls not reporting figures for all minor parties and due to rounding. Refusals are generally excluded from the party vote percentages, while question wording and the treatment of "don't know" responses and those not intending to vote may vary between survey organisations.
The parties shown in the table are Labour (LAB), National (NAT), Green (GRN), ACT, Māori (TPM), New Zealand First (NZF), Opportunities (TOP), and New Conservative (NCP). Other parties may have also registered in some polls, but are not listed in this table.
Date[a] | Polling organisation | Sample size | LAB | NAT | GRN | ACT | TPM | NZF | TOP | NCP | Lead |
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1–9 Mar 2023 | Talbot Mills | 1,021 | 37 | 34 | 8 | 12 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 1.5 | – | 3 |
4–8 Mar 2023 | 1 News–Kantar Public | 1,002 | 36 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 |
2–7 Mar 2023 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 35.5 | 34.8 | 5.7 | 9.3 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 0.7 |
Feb 2023 | Roy Morgan | 943 | 33 | 32 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
12 Feb 2023 | Cyclone Gabrielle begins impacting the North Island | ||||||||||
2–9 Feb 2023 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 7.8 | 11.7 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 2 | 0.8 | Tie |
26–31 Jan 2023 | Talbot Mills | 33 | 36 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3.4 | 2.3 | – | 3 | |
25–29 Jan 2023 | 1 News–Kantar Public | 1,008 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1 |
23–28 Jan 2023 | Horizon Research | 1,147 | 30.8 | 25.4 | 7.7 | 11.4 | 2.89 | 4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 5.4 |
27 Jan 2023 | 2023 North Island floods begin | ||||||||||
22–27 Jan 2023 | Newshub–Reid Research | 38 | 36.6 | 8.1 | 10.7 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.5 | – | 1.4 | |
22 Jan 2023 | Chris Hipkins is unanimously elected Leader of the Labour Party. | ||||||||||
19 Jan 2023 | Jacinda Ardern announces her resignation as Prime Minister of New Zealand, taking effect 25 January 2023. | ||||||||||
10–16 Jan 2023 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 31.7 | 37.2 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 1.6 | 2.8 | – | – | 5.5 |
Jan 2023 | Roy Morgan | 948 | 30 | 32 | 12 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2 |
10 Dec 2022 | Tama Potaka of the National Party wins the Hamilton West by-election. | ||||||||||
1–6 Dec 2022 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 33.1 | 39.4 | 8.1 | 10.4 | 3.5 | 2.9 | – | – | 6.3 |
Dec 2022 | Talbot Mills | 32 | 35 | 9 | 11 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 2.4 | – | 3 | |
Dec 2022 | Roy Morgan | 947 | 27.5 | 35 | 11 | 14.5 | 4 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | 7.5 |
26–30 Nov 2022 | 1 News–Kantar Public | 1,011 | 33 | 38 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 5 |
3–8 Nov 2022 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 35.3 | 37.6 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
Nov 2022 | Roy Morgan | 926 | 25.5 | 39 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 13.5 |
31 Oct – 7 Nov 2022 | Talbot Mills | 34 | 35 | 9 | 10 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 2 | – | 1 | |
25 Oct – 3 Nov 2022 | Newshub–Reid Research | 32.3 | 40.7 | 9.5 | 10 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 1.2 | – | 8.4 | |
20–25 Oct 2022 | Horizon Research | 911 | 31.4 | 28.3 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 1.8 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 3.05 |
2–11 Oct 2022 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 34.4 | 39.2 | 7.2 | 9.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 1 | 4.8 |
Oct 2022 | Roy Morgan | 951 | 29 | 32 | 15.5 | 12.5 | 3 | 3.5 | 3 | 0.5 | 3 |
Oct 2022 | Talbot Mills | 35 | 35 | 9 | 11 | 2.2 | 4 | – | – | Tie | |
Sep 2022 | Roy Morgan | 942 | 29.5 | 36 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
17–21 Sep 2022 | 1 News–Kantar Public | 1,001 | 34 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 1.6 | 3 | 1.3 | 1 | 3 |
12 Sep 2022 | The COVID-19 Protection Framework officially ends. | ||||||||||
1–9 Sep 2022 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 33.4 | 37 | 9.9 | 12.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 3.6 |
31 Aug – 7 Sep 2022 | Talbot Mills | 35 | 38 | 8 | 9 | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | |
Aug 2022 | Roy Morgan | 947 | 35 | 35.5 | 9 | 10.5 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
3–11 Aug 2022 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,200 | 35.2 | 34 | 9.5 | 11 | 3.5 | 2.6 | – | – | 1.2 |
28 Jul – 8 Aug 2022 | Talbot Mills | 36 | 37 | 9 | 10 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
30 Jul – 3 Aug 2022 | 1 News–Kantar Public | 1,023 | 33 | 37 | 9 | 11 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 4 |
29 Jul – 3 Aug 2022 | Horizon Research | 1,044 | 34.1 | 31.4 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
Jul 2022 | Roy Morgan | 937 | 34 | 35 | 10.5 | 11 | 4 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 |
3–10 Jul 2022 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,200 | 34.7 | 37 | 8.5 | 10 | 3.7 | 2.8 | – | – | 2.3 |
30 May – 26 Jun 2022 | Roy Morgan | 947 | 33.5 | 39 | 10 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
18 Jun 2022 | Sam Uffindell of the National Party wins the Tauranga by-election. | ||||||||||
1–12 Jun 2022 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,200 | 34.2 | 37.4 | 8.3 | 9.4 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 3.2 |
2–10 Jun 2022 | Talbot Mills | 1,200 | 36 | 35 | 10 | 8 | 3.1 | 3.3 | – | – | 1 |
26 Apr – 22 May 2022 | Roy Morgan | 934 | 31.5 | 40 | 11.5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
21–25 May 2022 | 1 News–Kantar Public | 1,002 | 35 | 39 | 10 | 7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 4 |
19 May 2022 | The 2022 Budget is delivered. | ||||||||||
4–11 May 2022 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 34.2 | 36.8 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.6 |
29 Apr – 10 May 2022 | Talbot Mills[b] | 37 | 36 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | – | – | 1 | |
18–27 Apr 2022 | Newshub–Reid Research | 1,000 | 38.2 | 40.5 | 8.4 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
28 Mar – 24 Apr 2022 | Roy Morgan | 918 | 33.5 | 37.5 | 10.5 | 10 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 4 |
13 Apr 2022 | New Zealand shifts from the Red Light setting to the Orange Light setting of the COVID-19 Protection Framework. | ||||||||||
7–13 Apr 2022 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 36.8 | 37.8 | 9.4 | 8.4 | 3.6 | 1.7 | – | – | 1 |
28 Feb – 27 Mar 2022 | Roy Morgan | 944 | 32 | 38 | 10.5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 6 |
2–7, 14–15 Mar 2022 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 36.2 | 35.3 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
5–8 Mar 2022 | 1 News–Kantar Public | 1,000 | 37 | 39 | 9 | 8 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2 |
31 Jan – 27 Feb 2022 | Roy Morgan | 963 | 32 | 38 | 11 | 11.5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
1–10 Feb 2022 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 42.3 | 38.4 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | – | 3.9 |
22 Jan – 4 Feb 2022 | Newshub–Reid Research | 1,000 | 44.3 | 31.3 | 9.6 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 13 |
4–30 Jan 2022 | Roy Morgan | 951 | 33 | 35 | 10.5 | 13.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2 |
22–26 Jan 2022 | 1 News–Kantar Public | 1,000 | 40 | 32 | 9 | 11 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1 | 8 |
23 Jan 2022 | Nationwide Red Light restrictions are implemented due to the COVID−19 Omicron variant being detected in the community. | ||||||||||
10–17 Jan 2022 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 41.2 | 33.0 | 10.7 | 11.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | – | 8.2 |
22 Nov – 19 Dec 2021 | Roy Morgan | 967 | 35.5 | 31.5 | 8.5 | 18.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 |
1–8 Dec 2021 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 39.5 | 32.6 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 3.0 | 2.3 | – | – | 6.9 |
2 Dec 2021 | New Zealand shifts from the COVID-19 alert level system to the new COVID-19 Protection Framework system. | ||||||||||
30 Nov 2021 | Christopher Luxon is elected Leader of the National Party with Nicola Willis as his deputy. | ||||||||||
25 Nov 2021 | Judith Collins is removed as National Party leader in a vote of no confidence. Shane Reti is made interim leader. | ||||||||||
25 Oct – 21 Nov 2021 | Roy Morgan | 951 | 36 | 26.5 | 10.5 | 17.5 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 9.5 |
10–17 Nov 2021 | Newshub–Reid Research | 1,000 | 42.7 | 26.9 | 7.2 | 16 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 15.8 |
6–10 Nov 2021 | 1 News–Kantar Public | 1,001 | 41 | 28 | 9 | 14 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 13 |
1–8 Nov 2021 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 39.3 | 26.2 | 8.6 | 15.9 | 2.3 | 1.7 | – | – | 13.1 |
29 Oct – 3 Nov 2021 | Labour–Talbot Mills[b] | 1,023 | 41 | 24 | 9 | 17 | 2.4 | 4.2 | – | – | 17 |
27 Sep – 24 Oct 2021 | Roy Morgan | 929 | 39.5 | 26 | 10.5 | 16 | 2 | 2.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 13.5 |
3–11 Oct 2021 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 44.8 | 22.5 | 6.4 | 16.6 | 1.5 | 3.6 | – | – | 22.3 |
28 Sep – 5 Oct 2021 | Labour–Talbot Mills[b] | 1,200+ | 46 | 22 | 7 | 16 | 1.9 | 3.8 | – | – | 24 |
30 Aug – 26 Sep 2021 | Roy Morgan | 940 | 45.5 | 23 | 9.5 | 16 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | – | 22.5 |
22–26 Sep 2021 | 1 News–Kantar Public | 1,001 | 43 | 26 | 8 | 14 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 17 |
5–9 Sep 2021 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia[b] | 1,000 | 45.8 | 21.3 | 9.6 | 14.9 | 1.2 | 2.7 | – | – | 24.5 |
31 Aug – 6 Sep 2021 | Labour–Talbot Mills[b] | 1,050 | 45 | 26 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 4.1 | – | – | 19 |
26 Jul – 22 Aug 2021 | Roy Morgan | 940 | 39.5 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | – | 14.5 |
17 Aug 2021 | Nationwide Level 4 restrictions are implemented due to the COVID−19 Delta variant being detected in the community. | ||||||||||
21 Jul – 1 Aug 2021 | Labour–Talbot Mills[b] | 1,216 | 43 | 28 | 7 | 13 | 1.7 | 4.4 | – | – | 15 |
22–29 Jul 2021 | Newshub–Reid Research | 1,000 | 43.0 | 28.7 | 8.5 | 11.1 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 14.3 |
28 Jun – 25 Jul 2021 | Roy Morgan | 945 | 39.5 | 29 | 10 | 13 | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | – | 10.5 |
24 Jun – 1 Jul 2021 | Labour–Talbot Mills[b] | 1,199 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 1.5 | 5 | – | – | 24 |
31 May – 27 Jun 2021 | Roy Morgan | 927 | 38.5 | 29.5 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2 | – | 9 |
22–26 May 2021 | 1 News–Kantar Public | 1,002 | 46 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 17 |
26 Apr – 23 May 2021 | Roy Morgan | 932 | 45 | 28.5 | 11 | 9 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.5 | – | 16.5 |
20 May 2021 | The 2021 Budget is delivered. | ||||||||||
7–13 May 2021 | Newshub–Reid Research | 1,000 | 52.7 | 27.0 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 25.7 |
29 Mar – 25 Apr 2021 | Roy Morgan | 933 | 41.5 | 29.5 | 13.5 | 9 | 2.5 | 1 | 0.5 | – | 12 |
21–28 Mar 2021 | Roy Morgan | 924 | 45.5 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2.5 | 2 | – | 22.5 |
9–13 Mar 2021 | 1 News–Kantar Public | 1,006 | 49 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 22 |
25 Jan – 21 Feb 2021 | Roy Morgan | 924 | 45 | 29 | 13.5 | 7.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | – | 16 |
4–24 Jan 2021 | Roy Morgan | 937 | 47 | 25 | 11.5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | – | 22 |
23 Nov – 13 Dec 2020 | Roy Morgan | 923 | 44 | 28 | 10.5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 16 |
28 Nov – 2 Dec 2020 | 1 News–Kantar Public | 1,004 | 53 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 28 |
26 Oct – 22 Nov 2020 | Roy Morgan | 939 | 44 | 25.5 | 12.5 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | – | 18.5 |
17 Oct 2020 | 2020 election result[2] | N/A | 50.0 | 25.6 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 24.4 |
Date[a] | Polling organisation | Sample size | LAB | NAT | GRN | ACT | TPM | NZF | TOP | NCP | Lead |
Subnational polling[edit]
Tauranga[edit]
Date | Polling organisation | Sample size | LAB | NAT | ACT | GRN | NZF | TPM | Lead |
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19–29 May 2022 | Newshub–Reid Research[3] | 27.9 | 51.5 | 7.1 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 23.6 | |
17 Oct 2020 | 2020 election result[2] | N/A | 42.0 | 32.5 | 8.9 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 0.35 | 9.5 |
Preferred prime minister[edit]
Some opinion pollsters ask voters who they would prefer as prime minister. The phrasing of questions and the treatment of refusals, as well as "don't know" answers, differ from poll to poll. To qualify for this table, this person must reach at least 3 percent in three separate polls. The table below includes private polls conducted by Talbot Mills (previously called UMR; conducted for Labour) and Curia (conducted for the Taxpayers' Union, formerly for National), which may be cherry-picked and therefore may not properly indicate ongoing trends.
Date[a] | Polling organisation | Sample size | Hipkins | Luxon | Seymour | Peters | Ardern | Collins | Lead | ||
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1–9 Mar 2023 | Talbot Mills | 1,021 | 39 | 23 | – | – | – | – | 16 | ||
4–8 Mar 2023 | 1 News–Kantar Public | 1,002 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0.2 | 10 | ||
2–7 Mar 2023 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 30 | 21 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 9 | ||
1–9 Feb 2023 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 30 | 26 | 8 | 3.5 | 9 | – | 4 | ||
26–31 Jan 2023 | Talbot Mills | 35 | 27 | 9 | – | – | – | 8 | |||
25–29 Jan 2023 | 1 News–Kantar Public | 1,008 | 23 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0.3 | 1 | ||
22–27 Jan 2023 | Newshub–Reid Research | 19.6 | 18.8 | 8 | 2.9 | 12.4 | – | 0.8 | |||
22 Jan 2023 | Chris Hipkins is unanimously elected Leader of the Labour Party. | ||||||||||
19 Jan 2023 | Jacinda Ardern announces her resignation as Prime Minister of New Zealand, taking effect 25 January 2023. | ||||||||||
1–6 Dec 2022 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 26.3 | 7.1 | 3.4 | 35.3 | — | 9 | |||
26–30 Nov 2022 | 1 News–Kantar Public | 1,011 | 0.2 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 0.1 | 6 | ||
3–8 Nov 2022 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 21.1 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 35 | — | 13.9 | |||
31 Oct – 7 Nov 2022 | Talbot Mills | 24 | — | – | 40 | – | 16 | ||||
25 Oct – 3 Nov 2022 | Newshub–Reid Research | 21.5 | 7.3 | 4.2 | 29.9 | – | 8.4 | ||||
2–11 Oct 2022 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 22.5 | 7.3 | 3.6 | 32.9 | — | 10.4 | |||
17–21 Sep 2022 | 1 News–Kantar Public | 1,001 | 0.2 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 0.1 | 9 | ||
1–9 Sep 2022 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 25.9 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 36.5 | — | 10.6 | |||
31 Aug – 7 Sep 2022 | Talbot Mills | 26 | — | – | 38 | – | 12 | ||||
3–11 Aug 2022 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,200 | 19.5 | 7.7 | 4.2 | 39.5 | — | 20 | |||
28 Jul – 8 Aug 2022 | Talbot Mills | 26 | 9 | – | 39 | – | 13 | ||||
30 Jul – 3 Aug 2022 | 1 News–Kantar Public | 1,023 | 0.2 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 0.2 | 8 | ||
3–10 Jul 2022 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,200 | 22.4 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 41.2 | — | 18.8 | |||
1–12 Jun 2022 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,200 | 28 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 39.7 | — | 11.7 | |||
2–10 Jun 2022 | Talbot Mills | 1,200 | 29 | 8 | 42 | 13 | |||||
21–25 May 2022 | 1 News–Kantar Public | 1,002 | – | 25 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 0.1 | 8 | ||
4–11 May 2022 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 27.9 | – | – | 35.1 | — | 7.2 | |||
18–27 Apr 2022 | Newshub–Reid Research | 23.9 | 5.1 | — | 36.3 | – | 12.4 | ||||
7–13 Apr 2022 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 28.6 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 36.3 | — | 7.7 | |||
2–7, 14–15 Mar 2022 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 26.6 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 38.7 | — | 12.1 | |||
5–8 Mar 2022 | 1 News–Kantar Public | 1,000 | 0.3 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 0.3 | 9 | ||
1–10 Feb 2022 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 28.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 38.9 | 1.5 | 10.4 | |||
22 Jan – 4 Feb 2022 | Newshub–Reid Research | 17.8 | 7.9 | — | 43.3 | – | 25.5 | ||||
22–26 Jan 2022 | 1 News–Kantar Public | 1,000 | 0.1 | 17 | 6 | 1.0 | 35 | 0.2 | 18 | ||
10–17 Jan 2022 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 18.4 | 8.4 | 0.9 | 37.5 | 3.8 | 19.1 | |||
1–8 Dec 2021 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 20.4 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 39.1 | 0.8 | 18.7 | |||
30 Nov 2021 | Christopher Luxon is elected Leader of the National Party. | ||||||||||
25 Nov 2021 | Judith Collins is removed as National Party leader in a vote of no confidence. | ||||||||||
10–17 Nov 2021 | Newshub–Reid Research | 1,000 | 2.5 | 11.9 | — | 41.7 | 6.1 | 29.8 | |||
6–10 Nov 2021 | 1 News–Kantar Public | 1,001 | – | 4 | 11 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 28 | ||
1–8 Nov 2021 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 4.1 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 34 | 6.3 | 23.5 | |||
29 Oct – 3 Nov 2021 | Talbot Mills | 1,023 | 2 | 15 | — | 47 | 10 | 32 | |||
3–11 Oct 2021 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 2.3 | 12.3 | 1.3 | 47.2 | 5.2 | 34.9 | |||
28 Sep – 5 Oct 2021 | Talbot Mills | 1,200+ | – | 16 | — | 51 | 9 | 35 | |||
22–26 Sep 2021 | 1 News–Kantar Public | 1,001 | 0.1 | 3 | 11 | 0.7 | 44 | 5 | 33 | ||
5–9 Sep 2021 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 3.3 | 9.3 | 1.5 | 50.8 | 4.4 | 41.5 | |||
31 Aug – 6 Sep 2021 | Talbot Mills | 1,050 | 1.3 | 14 | — | 55 | 13 | 41 | |||
21 Jul – 1 Aug 2021 | Talbot Mills | 1,216 | 2.1 | 14 | — | 50 | 11 | 36 | |||
22–29 Jul 2021 | Newshub–Reid Research | 1,000 | – | 8.6 | — | 45.5 | 8.2 | 36.9 | |||
24 Jun – 1 Jul 2021 | Talbot Mills | 1,199 | – | 12 | — | 55 | 10 | 43 | |||
22–26 May 2021 | 1 News–Kantar Public | 1,002 | – | 3 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 9 | 39 | ||
7–13 May 2021 | Newshub–Reid Research | 1,000 | 2.4 | — | — | 48.1 | 5.6 | 42.5 | |||
9–13 Mar 2021 | 1 News–Kantar Public | 1,006 | – | 2 | 4 | 0.7 | 43 | 8 | 35 | ||
28 Nov – 2 Dec 2020 | 1 News–Kantar Public | 1,004 | 0.3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 58 | 12 | 46 |
Government approval rating[edit]
The government approval rating is a statistic which measures the proportion of people who say they think the country is heading in the right direction or wrong direction politically.
Date[a] | Polling organisation | Sample size | Right direction | Wrong direction | Do not know | Lead |
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Feb 2023 | Roy Morgan | 943 | 42.5 | 47.5 | 10 | 5 |
Jan 2023 | Roy Morgan | 948 | 40 | 49 | 11 | 9 |
Dec 2022 | Roy Morgan | 947 | 32 | 57 | 11 | 25 |
Nov 2022 | Roy Morgan | 926 | 35 | 55 | 10 | 20 |
31 Oct – 7 Nov 2022 | Talbot Mills | 41 | 49 | 10 | 8 | |
Oct 2022 | Roy Morgan | 951 | 42 | 50 | 8 | 8 |
2–11 Oct 2022 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 29 | 56 | 15 | 27 |
Sep 2022 | Roy Morgan | 942 | 37.5 | 51.5 | 11 | 14 |
1–9 Sep 2022 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 32 | 54 | 14 | 22 |
31 Aug – 7 Sep 2022 | Talbot Mills | 44 | 49 | 7 | 5 | |
Aug 2022 | Roy Morgan | 947 | 37.5 | 53 | 9.5 | 15.5 |
28 Jul – 8 Aug 2022 | Talbot Mills | 42 | 50 | 8 | 8 | |
Jul 2022 | Roy Morgan | 937 | 40.5 | 51 | 8.5 | 10.5 |
30 May – 26 Jun 2022 | Roy Morgan | 947 | 39 | 51.5 | 9.5 | 12.5 |
1–12 Jun 2022 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,200 | 36 | 50 | 14 | 14 |
2–10 Jun 2022 | Talbot Mills | 1,200 | 50 | 42 | 8 | 8 |
26 Apr – 22 May 2022 | Roy Morgan | 934 | 40 | 50 | 10 | 10 |
4–11 May 2022 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 34 | 48 | 18 | 14 |
29 Apr – 10 May 2022 | Talbot Mills | 51 | 40 | 9 | 11 | |
28 Mar – 24 Apr 2022 | Roy Morgan | 913 | 43 | 49.5 | 7.5 | 6.5 |
28 Feb – 27 Mar 2022 | Roy Morgan | 944 | 39 | 51.5 | 9.5 | 12.5 |
31 Jan – 27 Feb 2022 | Roy Morgan | 963 | 42.5 | 47.5 | 10 | 5 |
4–30 Jan 2022 | Roy Morgan | 951 | 48.5 | 42 | 9.5 | 6.5 |
22 Nov – 19 Dec 2021 | Roy Morgan | 967 | 42.5 | 44.5 | 13 | 2 |
25 Oct – 21 Nov 2021 | Roy Morgan | 951 | 46 | 44.5 | 9.5 | 1.5 |
1–8 Nov 2021 | Taxpayers' Union–Curia | 1,000 | 44 | 45 | 11 | 1 |
27 Sep – 24 Oct 2021 | Roy Morgan | 929 | 48 | 38.5 | 13.5 | 9.5 |
28 Sep – 5 Oct 2021 | Talbot Mills | 1,200 | 63 | 30 | 7 | 33 |
30 Aug – 26 Sep 2021 | Roy Morgan | 940 | 57 | 32 | 11 | 25 |
26 Jul – 22 Aug 2021 | Roy Morgan | 940 | 52.5 | 37.5 | 10 | 15 |
28 Jun – 25 Jul 2021 | Roy Morgan | 945 | 55.5 | 34.5 | 10 | 21 |
31 May – 27 Jun 2021 | Roy Morgan | 927 | 57 | 33 | 10 | 24 |
26 Apr – 23 May 2021 | Roy Morgan | 932 | 62.5 | 28.5 | 9 | 34 |
29 Mar – 25 Apr 2021 | Roy Morgan | 933 | 62.5 | 26.5 | 11 | 36 |
21–28 Mar 2021 | Roy Morgan | 924 | 61.5 | 26 | 12.5 | 35.5 |
25 Jan – 21 Feb 2021 | Roy Morgan | 924 | 69.5 | 20 | 10.5 | 49.5 |
4–24 Jan 2021 | Roy Morgan | 937 | 71.5 | 18.5 | 10 | 53 |
23 Nov – 13 Dec 2020 | Roy Morgan | 923 | 71.5 | 18 | 10.5 | 53.5 |
26 Oct – 22 Nov 2020 | Roy Morgan | 939 | 69.5 | 20 | 10.5 | 49.5 |
Forecasts[edit]
Source | Seats in Parliament[i] | Likely government formation(s) | |||||
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LAB | NAT | GRN | ACT | MRI | Total | ||
Talbot Mills[4] 1–9 Mar 2023 poll |
47 | 44 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 120 | Labour–Green–Māori (61) |
1 News–Kantar Public[5] 4–8 Mar 2023 poll |
46 | 43 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 120 | Labour–Green–Māori (63) |
Taxpayers' Union–Curia[6] 2–7 Mar 2023 poll |
49 | 48 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 120 | National–ACT (61) |
Roy Morgan Research[7] Feb 2023 poll |
42 | 41 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 120 | Labour–Green–Māori (62) |
Horizon Research[8] 23–28 Jan 2023 poll |
47 | 39 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 120 | Labour–Green–Māori (63) |
Newshub–Reid Research[9] 22–27 Jan 2023 poll |
48 | 46 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 120 | Hung Parliament |
2020 result[2] 17 Oct 2020 election |
65 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 120 | Labour (65) |
- ^ Forecasted seats are calculated using the Electoral Commission's MMP seat allocation calculator, based on polling results.
See also[edit]
- 2020 New Zealand general election
- Opinion polling for the 2020 New Zealand general election
- Politics of New Zealand
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "'I no longer have enough in the tank': Jacinda Ardern resigns as New Zealand Prime Minister". ABC News. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ a b c "2020 GENERAL ELECTION – OFFICIAL RESULTS AND STATISTICS". ElectionResults.govt.nz. Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Tauranga by-election: On the campaign trail and behind the scenes with National, ACT and Labour". Newshub. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ Coughlan, Thomas (21 March 2023). "National leader Christopher Luxon falls to new low in poll". New Zealand Herald.
- ^ Desmarais, Felix (13 March 2023). "Poll: Labour could lead coalition govt, Luxon slumps in PM ratings". 1 News. TVNZ.
- ^ Purves, Callum. "Taxpayers' Union – Curia Poll: March 2023". Taxpayers' Union.
- ^ "New Zealand: Labour/Greens level with National/Act NZ on 45.5% each after Chris Hipkins becomes Prime Minister". Roy Morgan Research. 10 March 2023.
- ^ Manch, Thomas (11 February 2023). "Labour leads, Māori Party the kingmaker in latest poll". Stuff.
- ^ Lynch, Jenna (30 January 2023). "Newshub-Reid Research Poll: Chris Hipkins is Labour's saviour but hung Parliament on cards for election 2023". Newshub.