About
Contact
Advertise

Facebook
Twitter

July 1, 2012 12:23pm by David Farrar

Latest Roy Morgan poll

I’ve blogged at Curiablog the latest Roy Morgan poll. National has now gone up 3.5% over the last two polls.

Share this:

Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Reddit
WhatsApp
More

Pinterest
Print
Tumblr

Like this:

Like Loading...

Email
Facebook
Twitter
Comment15

NZ Politics

Comments (15)

Login to comment or vote

Adolf Fiinkensein

When will they start to show figures for the Conservative party?
0 0
Log in to Reply
Report
July 1, 2012 12:40pm
Brian Smaller

More rogue polls.
0 0
Log in to Reply
Report
July 1, 2012 1:02pm
Archer

David, do you know on what basis Roy Morgan decides who will hold their electorate seats in regards to this poll?

They have Act losing Epsom – which seems a bit odd as from the looks of their website people were asked “If a New Zealand Election were held today which party would receive your party vote?”, so I struggle to see how they decided who would win the Epsom electorate. I also note that despite someone at Roy Morgan deciding Act will lose Epsom (despite winning it every time they have set out to win it) they have Peter Dunne holding Ohariu, and Hone holding his.

[DPF: If a polling company makes assumptions on electorat seats and reports their seat projections, Curiablog uses their assumption. If the polling company does not provide a seat projection, Curiablog (ie me) uses the electoral commission calculator. Electorate seat assumptions are the status quo *unless* a public poll has shown a change. In the case of Epsom, a public poll in May 2012 showed Banks’s vote had collapsed to 10%, hence the assumption]
0 0
Log in to Reply
Report
July 1, 2012 1:36pm
Viking2

National already hold Epsom. To call Banks anything other than a Nat in drag is outrageously decietful.

He is more aligned to the so called Conservatives than being anywhere near ACT.

Like Winston he is just a Nat on wolves clothes.
0 0
Log in to Reply
Report
July 1, 2012 2:03pm
iMP

Asset sales not such a big deal, then? Dang, was waiting to see what the End-of-Civilisation-As-We-Know-It looked like.
0 0
Log in to Reply
Report
July 1, 2012 2:38pm
Pete George

iMP – they found a Mayan inscription that was an addendum to their last calendar saying that any sale of assets would confirm the cessation of civilisation this year. Or so Labour strategists still seem to think.
0 0
Log in to Reply
Report
July 1, 2012 3:08pm
bc

It is interesting, but not surprising, that asset sales have had no impact on National’s polling. Not surprising because:
1) National wisely went to the election stating their intention of asset sales, so what they are doing now isn’t a shock, people are expecting it (if not entirely agreeing with it), and
2) Labour are making outrageous statements along the lines that National are going to sell everything under the sun. It sounds desperate and I don’t think the public believes them.

Now compare that to the teacher staffing cuts and the class size increases debacle where national’s polling DID drop. National and Labour did the exact opposite to points 1) and 2) above.
National made NO mention of reducing teacher numbers and increasing class sizes before the election. In fact a promise was made that there would be no cuts to frontline staff, so a broken promise.
Labour didn’t need to exaggerate, the damage was bad enough. They wisely make statements that they condone it and let Parata did herself further into a hole.

So the moral of the story:
1) State your position before the election regarding your intentions after you win the election. And don’t do the opposite!
2) No surprises, especially something as drastic as increasing class sizes and cutting teaching programmes

And perhaps a suggestion that John Key keeps Parata well away from the media and public during election year! Or as he did with Tolley, move her on before the election.
0 0
Log in to Reply
Report
July 1, 2012 3:42pm
jaba

this result for the Nats must be eating up the Labour/Gween groups .. oh well
Time for the Govt to kick on and ignore the small insignificant protest groups
0 0
Log in to Reply
Report
July 1, 2012 3:49pm
Than

So things are basically unchanged since the election.

The wildcard remains NZ First. It’s heartening to see them consistently under 5% in the major polls… but then, they were before the election as well. I’m disappointed in John Key for backpeddling on his stance on Winston. WP was untrustworthy then, he’s still untrustworthy now, nothing has changed.
0 0
Log in to Reply
Report
July 1, 2012 6:45pm
Adolf Fiinkensein

Than @ 6:45

In what way has Mr Key back peddled?

My understanding is he has not ruled out dealing with NZ First. I suspect you might find he will deal with NZ First but not Winston First.

At this stage it is unclear whether alcohol or dementia will put paid to the charlatan. Judging by his recent performances in the house, it will be a close race.
0 0
Log in to Reply
Report
July 1, 2012 7:26pm
Than

Adolf, it’s not a distinction that matters.

Do you honestly think that, placed as kingmaker, an egotist like Winston would support a government without being personally given a ministerial position? If these polls held save for NZ First reaching 5%, John Key would have the choice of having Winston as a minister or 3 years in opposition.
0 0
Log in to Reply
Report
July 1, 2012 7:41pm
big bruv

On this I think Hooten is right. We will see Winston get his old job back (with plenty of travel), he will get a knighthood and he will be promised a prime overseas posting at the end of his term.

Is that worth keeping the Left out of power?
0 0
Log in to Reply
Report
July 1, 2012 7:46pm
mikenmild

The cost of any deal is usually considered well worth it if the result is ministerial office.
0 0
Log in to Reply
Report
July 1, 2012 7:55pm
Than

mikenmild, you are (unfortunately) correct. Helen Clark has proved this once. And now it looks like John Key would be willing to do the same.
0 0
Log in to Reply
Report
July 1, 2012 7:58pm
KevinH

Excerpts of a John Key interview with TVNZ Feb 2 2011:

And he said he was ruling out going into coalition with Winston Peters, as he did in 2008.

“If Winston Peters holds the balance of power, it will be a Phil Goff-led government,” Key said.

Winston replied:

However Peters claims National is jumping the gun and running scared and that’s why it has ruled out working with him if he is re-elected.

The New Zealand First leader said it was usual to wait until people had voted to form a government, before making such decisions.

“We usually wait until the people have voted to form a government. Unlike money traders and junk bond dealers we do not make deals until the event has actually taken place.”

He said Key was “dead scared” New Zealand First would be around to stop him flogging off state owned assets or giving away the Foreshore and Seabed.

In the same interview John Key predicted that New Zealand would win the World Cup which of course happened.
The long and short of it is the Nat’s consider Winston and NZ First to be “toxic” and that any association with him would inevitably damage the Nat’s brand, therefore there won’t be a coalition with them in 2014.
0 0
Log in to Reply
Report
July 2, 2012 1:09pm

Add a Comment Cancel reply

Login to comment or vote

« Ron Swanson on government and taxes

Whale v Pagani »

Donations

You can now donate to Kiwiblog

Exclusive content from DPF on Patreon

Become a Patron!

Never miss a post

Email Address

Join 37.4K other subscribers

Highlights

Health Target 5 – elective treatments
Health Target 4 – Specialist appointments
Health Target 3 – Emergency Dept Waiting Times
Health Target 2 – Immunisations

Top Stories

General Debate 21 November 2024
General Debate 22 November 2024
The progressive NZ media
Imagine a different scenario
Great progress
What do NZers think of the Mongrel Mob and Black Power
The newest Green MP
Home detention for meth dealing
Hot off the Press: Term 3 School Attendance Data
A cunning plan?

Recent Posts

Do the KCs believe in democracy 22 November 2024
The newest Green MP 22 November 2024
About time 22 November 2024
The $800,000 lotto draw for researchers 22 November 2024
General Debate 22 November 2024 22 November 2024
A cunning plan? 22 November 2024
Hot off the Press: Term 3 School Attendance Data 21 November 2024
Great progress 21 November 2024
Judge gets it right 21 November 2024
Imagine a different scenario 21 November 2024
The progressive NZ media 21 November 2024
What do NZers think of the Mongrel Mob and Black Power 21 November 2024

Recent Comments

Hot off the Press: Term 3 School Attendance Data
Alwyn Poole
The $800,000 lotto draw for researchers
Steve Otto(North Shore)
Hot off the Press: Term 3 School Attendance Data
Cassandra
General Debate 22 November 2024
Ian Boag
A cunning plan?
All_on_Red
A cunning plan?
MCōs
The newest Green MP
David Garrett
The newest Green MP
David Garrett
A cunning plan?
MCōs
General Debate 22 November 2024
PurplePen
The newest Green MP
imalwaysright
The newest Green MP
Ultima
The newest Green MP
Ghost
A cunning plan?
Ra Henare
General Debate 22 November 2024
Jack5

Links

"Seymour is only doing openly what M?ori nationalists and their Pakeha allies have been doing, quietly for the past 50 years."
Not PC
Barry Soper: The h?koi was M?ori Party's crowning glory
Breaking Views
Your Cheatin’ Ballot III: Pennsylvania Right Now
No Minister
Sowell says
Hompaddock
Seymour’s opponents need better arguments
Point of Order
Popuphobia’s Javier Milei Problem
Utopia
Open mike 22/11/2024
The Standard
Drawn
No Right Turn
The transgender agenda sunk Kamala
Bob McCoskrie's McBlog
SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT
No Punches Pulled (Bob Jones)
What does “reciprocity” mean in New Zealand laws?
Croaking Cassandra
A Day of Reckoning
NZCPR
Media Link: “A View from Afar” on the US elections.
Kiwipolitico
This will not end well
Offsetting Behaviour
Top 14 Predictions for Round 10
Stats Chat
Tory Whanau may have to sell Wellington mayoralty to make ends meet
The Civilian
The Accidental Engagement
Imperator Fish
Legal Beagle: Election '23: The Special Votes
Public Address
Making this movie might have been a mistake
Liam Hehir
Why I am retiring from political blogging
Kiwi FireWalker
Angie Warren-Clark: Meet the Newbies
Dan Moskovitz

editor@kiwiblog.co.nz

PO Box 12270, Thorndon, Wellington 6144

Facebook
Twitter
FourSquare
Instagram
LinkedIn
Google+

© 2003-2024 David Farrar

Archives
Disclosure Statement
Editorial Policy
Privacy Policy
Complaints Policy
Comments Policy

Design by cre8d

%d