March 2015 public polls
Curia’s monthly polling newsletter is out. The summary is:
There was one political poll in March – a Roy Morgan.
The average of the public polls has National 16% ahead of Labour in March, down 2% from February. The current seat projection is centre-right 59 seats, centre-left 52 which would see the centre parties hold the balance of power.
In Australia Abbott’s approval rating improves this month, but is still strongly negative.
In the United States Obama’s approval rating continues to improve, especially on the economy and health care. Country direction remains strongly negative. Scott Walker shoots up to 2nd place in the polls for the Republican nomination.
In the UK the election is too close to call. You need 326 seats to govern. Current predictions have the anti-Conservative forces for Labour, SNP and Greens on 322. Labour would need both the SNP and Liberal Democrats to govern while the Conservatives would need the Lib Dems, UKIP and most of the Northern Ireland seats.
In Canada the Conservatives remain ahead of the Liberals in terms of projected seats, but Harper has declining approval ratings.
We also carry details of polls in New Zealand on Northland and foreign drivers plus the normal business and consumer confidence polls.
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