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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s approval rating has risen in the latest 1News-Verian poll, while support among left-wing and right-wing voting blocs has remained stable.
The figures for the governing party remained unchanged, and those for the opposition changed only slightly from the previous poll – Labour and Te Pāti Māori each increased by one point, while the Greens fell by two points.
- National: 38%, stable (49 seats)
- Labour: 30%, up 1 seat (38 seats)
- Green Party: 11%, down 2 seats (14)
- ACT: 7%, stable (8 seats)
- New Zealand First: 6%, stable (7 seats)
- Maori Party: 4%, up 1 (6 seats)
Among non-parliamentary parties, TOP fell 1 percentage point to 1%, while the New Zealand Party rose 1 percentage point to 1%. About 11% of respondents said they did not know who they would vote for, or refused to say.
Perhaps the most notable change in the poll was Christopher Luxon’s rise in the preferred prime minister rankings, up 5 points to 28 per cent. Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick and New Zealand First leader Winston Peters also saw slight increases.
Preferred Prime Minister:
- Christopher Luxon: 28%, up 5 percentage points
- Chris Hipkins: 18% – stable
- Chlöe Swarbrick: 7%, up 1
- Winston Peters: 5%, up 1
- David Seymour: 4%, stable
- Hana-Donmaipi-Clark: 1%
The poll, which surveyed 1,001 eligible voters and was weighted for demographic factors, has a 95 percent confidence interval with a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points. The survey was conducted Aug. 10-14.
Polls are compared to recent polls by the same polling firm, as different polls may use different methodologies. Polls are designed to track trends in voting preferences and present a snapshot in time, rather than to predict the final election outcome with complete accuracy.
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