Tow polls today, this poll shows the centre right well ahead

 

NZ Vote: Potential National/Act NZ (47.5%) coalition retains a clear lead over Labour/Greens (44%) in April

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• May 03 2022
 
• Finding No. 8962
 
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Today’s Roy Morgan New Zealand Poll shows support for a potential National/Act NZ coalition increasing by 0.5% points to 47.5% in April, clearly ahead of Labour/Greens on 44%, up 1.5% points. This continues to be the equal highest level of support for National since January 2020.

Support for National was down 0.5% points at 37.5% in April but fellow right-leaning party Act NZ increased support by 1% point to 10%. Support for the Maori Party was down 0.5% points to 1.5%.

Support for New Zealand’s Labour/Greens ‘coalition’ government increased by 1.5% points to 44% in April – the first increase in support for the Government for seven months since September 2021. Support for Labour increased 1.5% points to 33.5% while support for the Greens was unchanged at 10.5%.

A minority of 7% of electors (down 1.5% points) support other minor parties outside Parliament with support for New Zealand First down 1.5% points to 2.5%, The Opportunities Party up 0.5% points to 2% and support for the New Conservative Party unchanged at 0.5% in April.

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 918 electors during April. Electors were asked: “If a New Zealand Election were held today which party would receive your party vote?” Of all electors surveyed 4.5%, down 2% points, did not name a party.

New Zealand Government Confidence Rating up 6pts to 93.5 in April

The Roy Morgan Government Confidence Rating increased by 6pts in April 93.5. Despite the increase, the Roy Morgan Government Confidence Rating is down 42.5pts from a year ago in April 2021 and down 31.5pts since September 2021.

In April, 43% (up 4% points) of electors said New Zealand was ‘heading in the right direction’ compared to 49.5% (down 2% points) who said New Zealand was ‘heading in the wrong direction’.

The latest ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating for New Zealand increased 6.5pts to 84.4 and is still below the latest Consumer Confidence figure in Australia of 90.7 on April 25 - May 1, 2022.