The previous Parliament was elected on Saturday 20 September 2014. The 2017 general election was held on Saturday 23 September 2017.[1]
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 first graph below shows trend lines averaged across all polls for parties that received 5.0% or more of the party vote at the 2014 election. The second graph shows parties that received between 1.0% and 4.9% of the party vote or won an electorate seat at the 2014 election.
Date[2] | Poll< | -- the order is National - Labour - Green - NZF - Māori - ACT - United Future - Conservative - Mana - TOP --> | NAT | LAB | GRN | NZF | MRI | ACT | UNF | CON | MNA | TOP |
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data-sort-value="2014-09-20" | 20 Sep 2014 | 2014 election result[3] | 47.04 | 25.13 | 10.70 | 8.66 | 1.32 | 0.69 | 0.22 | 3.97 | 1.42[4] | |
data-sort-value="2014-10-12" | 29 Sep – 12 Oct 2014 | Roy Morgan Research[5] | 43.5 | 22.5 | 17.5 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 5 | 1 | |
data-sort-value="2014-11-09" | 27 Oct – 9 Nov 2014 | Roy Morgan Research[6] | 49.5 | 24 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | |
data-sort-value="2014-12-07" | 24 Nov – 7 Dec 2014 | Roy Morgan Research[7] | 46 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 2.5 | 1 | |
data-sort-value="2014-12-21" | 8–21 Dec 2014 | Herald–DigiPoll[8] | 50.4 | 28.9 | 9.5 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0 | 2.9 | 0.2 | |
data-sort-value="2015-01-18" | 5–18 Jan 2015 | Roy Morgan Research[9] | 52 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
data-sort-value="2015-01-28" | 20–28 Jan 2015 | 3 News–Reid Research[10] | 49.8 | 29.1 | 9.3 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.6 | |
data-sort-value="2015-02-15" | 2–15 Feb 2015 | Roy Morgan Research[11] | 49 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | |
data-sort-value="2015-02-18" | 14–18 Feb 2015 | One News–Colmar Brunton | 49 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | |
data-sort-value="2015-03-15" | 2–15 Mar 2015 | Roy Morgan Research[12] | 46.5 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | 1.5 | – | |
data-sort-value="2015-03-28" | 28 Mar 2015 | The Northland by-election is won by New Zealand First leader Winston Peters. |
data-sort-value="2015-04-05" | 11–15 Apr 2015 | data-sort-value="2015-04-21" | One News–Colmar Brunton[13] | 49 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | – | 1.5 | 1.1 | |
data-sort-value="2015-04-19" | 6–19 Apr 2015 | Roy Morgan Research[14] | 45.5 | 27.5 | 13.5 | 8 | 1.5 | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
data-sort-value="2015-04-26" | 17–26 Apr 2015 | Herald-DigiPoll[15] | 51 | 28.7 | 10.8 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | – | 1.1 | – | |
data-sort-value="2015-05-17" | 4–17 May 2015 | Roy Morgan Research[16] | 54 | 25.5 | 10.5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | |
data-sort-value="2015-05-21" | 21 May 2015 | The 2015 Budget is delivered. |
data-sort-value="2015-05-27" | 23–27 May 2015 | One News–Colmar Brunton[17] | 48 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 1.4 | 0.1 | – | 2.3 | – | |
data-sort-value="2015-05-27" | 21–27 May 2015 | 3 News–Reid Research[18] [19] | 46.4 | 30.4 | 11.1 | 8.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | – | 1.9 | 0.1 | |
data-sort-value="2015-05-30" | 30 May 2015 | James Shaw replaces Russel Norman as the Green Party co-leader.[20] |
data-sort-value="2015-06-21" | 8–21 Jun 2015 | Roy Morgan Research[21] | 49.5 | 26 | 13 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
data-sort-value="2015-06-27" | 22–27 Jun 2015 | The Conservative Party disintegrates as leader Colin Craig and all board members resign. Acting leadership of the party is left unclear.[22] |
data-sort-value="2015-07-12" | 29 Jun – 12 Jul 2015 | Roy Morgan Research[23] | 43 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | – | 1.5 | – | |
data-sort-value="2015-07-05" | 11–15 Jul 2015 | One News–Colmar Brunton[24] | 47 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | – | – | 0.5 | |
data-sort-value="2015-07-22" | 15–22 Jul 2015 | 3 News–Reid Research[25] | 47 | 31.1 | 11.4 | 8.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | |
data-sort-value="2015-08-16" | 3–16 Aug 2015 | Roy Morgan Research[26] | 50.5 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | – | – | 0.5 | |
data-sort-value="2015-08-24" | 14–24 Aug 2015 | Herald-DigiPoll[27] | 50.8 | 31 | 9.2 | 6.9 | 1 | 0.2 | – | 0.6 | 0.2 | |
data-sort-value="2015-09-02" | 29 Aug – 2 Sep 2015 | One News–Colmar Brunton[28] | 47 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 1.2 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 0.2 | |
data-sort-value="2015-09-13" | 31 Aug – 13 Sep 2015 | Roy Morgan Research[29] | 44.5 | 31 | 15 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | |
data-sort-value="2016-09-16" | 8–16 Sep 2015 | 3 News–Reid Research[30] | 47.3 | 33 | 10 | 7.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | – | 0.5 | – | |
data-sort-value="2015-10-11" | 31 Sep – 11 Oct 2015 | Roy Morgan Research[31] | 50 | 29 | 11.5 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | – | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
data-sort-value="2015-12-04" | 10–14 Oct 2015 | One News–Colmar Brunton[32] | 47 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | – | 0.4 | – | |
data-sort-value="2015-11-08" | 26 Oct – 8 Nov 2015 | Roy Morgan Research[33] | 49 | 29.5 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | – | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
data-sort-value="2015-11-17" | 9–17 Nov 2015 | 3 News–Reid Research[34] | 46.7 | 32.3 | 10.2 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | – | 0.7 | 0.2 | |
data-sort-value="2015-12-06" | 23 Nov – 6 Dec 2015 | Roy Morgan Research[35] | 49 | 28.5 | 13 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | – | |
data-sort-value="2015-12-14" | 4–14 Dec 2015 | Herald-DigiPoll[36] | 51.3 | 31.1 | 8.2 | 5.7 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | – | – | |
data-sort-value="2016-01-17" | 4–17 Jan 2016 | Roy Morgan Research[37] | 47 | 27.5 | 14 | 6.5 | 3 | 0.5 | – | 1 | – | |
data-sort-value="2016-02-04" | 4 Feb 2016 | The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement is signed by the New Zealand government and 12 other partner countries. |
data-sort-value="2016-02-14" | 1–14 Feb 2016 | Roy Morgan Research[38] | 48 | 27 | 14.5 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | – | 1 | 0.5 | |
data-sort-value="2016-02-07" | 13–17 Feb 2016 | One News–Colmar Brunton[39] | 47 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 1.1 | 0.3 | – | 0.6 | 0.3 | |
data-sort-value="2016-03-13" | 29 Feb – 13 Mar 2016 | Roy Morgan Research[40] | 46 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | – | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
data-sort-value="2016-04-06" | 2–6 Apr 2016 | One News–Colmar Brunton[41] | 50 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | – | 0.3 | – | |
data-sort-value="2016-04-17" | 4–17 Apr 2016 | Roy Morgan Research[42] | 42.5 | 26 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | – | 1 | – | |
data-sort-value="2016-05-15" | 2–15 May 2016 | Roy Morgan Research[43] | 45.5 | 29.5 | 12 | 9.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | – | |
data-sort-value="2016-05-22" | 12–22 May 2016 | Newshub Reid Research[44] | 47 | 31.3 | 11.1 | 7.8 | 1 | 0.4 | – | 0.6 | 0.1 | |
data-sort-value="2016-05-31" | 26 May 2016 | The 2016 Budget is delivered. |
data-sort-value="2016-05-31" | 31 May 2016 | The Labour and Green parties undertake a memorandum of understanding.[45] |
data-sort-value="2016-06-02" | 28 May – 2 Jun 2016 | One News–Colmar Brunton[46] | 48 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | – | 0.7 | 0.1 | |
data-sort-value="2016-06-12" | 12 Jun 2016 | Roy Morgan Research[47] | 43.5 | 28 | 14.5 | 9 | 2 | 0.5 | – | 1 | 1 | |
data-sort-value="2016-07-17" | 17 Jul 2016 | Roy Morgan Research[48] | 53 | 25.5 | 11.5 | 7 | 0.5 | 1 | – | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
data-sort-value="2016-08-03" | 22 Jul – 3 Aug 2016 | Newshub Reid Research[49] | 45.1 | 32.7 | 11.5 | 8.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | |
data-sort-value="2016-08-21" | 8–21 Aug 2016 | Roy Morgan Research[50] | 46 | 25.5 | 14.5 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 1 | – | 1 | 0.5 | |
data-sort-value="2016-09-07" | 3–7 Sep 2016 | One News–Colmar Brunton[51] | 48 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | – | – | 0.3 | – | |
data-sort-value="2016-09-18" | 5–18 Sep 2016 | Roy Morgan Research[52] | 41.5 | 33.5 | 12 | 8.5 | 2 | 1 | – | 0.5 | – | |
data-sort-value="2016-10-23" | 10–23 Oct 2016 | Roy Morgan Research[53] | 48 | 26.5 | 11.5 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.5 | – | – | – | |
data-sort-value="2016-11-14" | 14 Nov 2016 | A 7.8 magnitude earthquake hits the coastal town of Kaikōura. |
data-sort-value="2016-11" | Nov 2016 | The Opportunities Party is inaugurated by Gareth Morgan. |
data-sort-value="2016-11-23" | 12–23 Nov 2016 | One News–Colmar Brunton[54] | 50 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 1 | – | – | 0.2 | – | – |
data-sort-value="2016-11-20" | 24 Oct – 20 Nov 2016 | Roy Morgan Research[55] | 49.5 | 23.0 | 14.5 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | – |
data-sort-value="2016-12-03" | 3 Dec 2016 | Labour's Michael Wood wins the Mount Roskill by-election. |
data-sort-value="2016-12-05" | 5 Dec 2016 | John Key announces that he will resign as Prime Minister of New Zealand, effective 12 December. |
data-sort-value="2016-12-11" | 28 Nov – 11 Dec 2016 | Roy Morgan Research[56] | 45.0 | 28.5 | 14.5 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | – |
data-sort-value="2016-12-12" | 12 Dec 2016 | Bill English replaces John Key as Prime Minister of New Zealand and Leader of the National Party. Paula Bennett becomes both Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Leader. |
data-sort-value="2017-01-16" | 3–16 Jan 2017 | Roy Morgan Research[57] | 46.0 | 27.0 | 12.5 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | – |
data-sort-value="2017-02-01" | 1 Feb 2017 | Prime Minister Bill English announces that the election will take place on 23 September 2017. |
data-sort-value="2017-02-12" | 30 Jan – 12 Feb 2017 | Roy Morgan Research[58] | 48.0 | 26.0 | 13.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – |
data-sort-value="2017-02-15" | 11–15 Feb 2017 | One News–Colmar Brunton[59] | 46 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.3[60] | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
data-sort-value="2017-02-25" | 25 Feb 2017 | Labour's Jacinda Ardern wins the Mount Albert by-election. |
data-sort-value="2017-03-01" | 1 Mar 2017 | Annette King steps down as Labour Party Deputy Leader and announces her retirement from Parliament, effective September. Mount Albert MP Jacinda Ardern is nominated as her successor and is confirmed six days later with the unanimous support of Labour's caucus. |
data-sort-value="2017-03-06" | 6 Mar 2017 | The Opportunities Party is registered by the Electoral Commission.[61] |
data-sort-value="2017-03-12" | 27 Feb – 12 Mar 2017 | Roy Morgan Research[62] | 43.5 | 29.5 | 14.5 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | – |
data-sort-value="2017-03-19" | 10–19 Mar 2017 | Newshub Reid Research[63] [64] | 47.1 | 30.8 | 11.2 | 7.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
data-sort-value="2017-03-22" | 18–22 Mar 2017 | One News–Colmar Brunton[65] [66] | 46 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0.4 | – | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
data-sort-value="2017-04-16" | 3–16 Apr 2017 | Roy Morgan Research[67] | 43.0 | 29.5 | 13.0 | 10.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | – |
data-sort-value="2017-05-14" | 1–14 May 2017 | Roy Morgan Research[68] | 43.0 | 28.5 | 14.0 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | – |
data-sort-value="2017-05-25" | 25 May 2017 | The 2017 budget is delivered. |
data-sort-value="2017-05-24" | 19–24 May 2017 | Listener: Bauer Media Insights[69] | 43.75 | 23.75 | 16.25 | 10.00 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 0.00 | 1.25 | – | 2.50 |
data-sort-value="2017-05-31" | 21–31 May 2017 | One News–Colmar Brunton[70] [71] | 49 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | – | 0.1 | – | 1.4 |
data-sort-value="2017-06-11" | 29 May – 11 Jun 2017 | Roy Morgan Research[72] | 46.5 | 25.5 | 14.0 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | – |
data-sort-value="2017-06-12" | 12 Jun 2017 | Newshub Reid Research[73] [74] | 47.4 | 26.4 | 12.5 | 9.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
data-sort-value="2017-06-21" | 21 Jun 2017 | National MP Todd Barclay announces he will not seek re-election after it was revealed that he secretly recorded a staff member's conversations without her consent.[75] Police re-open their investigation five days later, after Bill English stated that Barclay had admitted to him that he made the recording.[76] |
data-sort-value="2017-07-05" | 1–5 Jul 2017 | One News–Colmar Brunton[77] | 47 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
data-sort-value="2017-07-09" | 26 Jun – 9 Jul 2017 | Roy Morgan Research[78] | 43 | 30.5 | 13.5 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – |
data-sort-value="2017-07-16" | 16 Jul 2017 | Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei admits to not disclosing to Work and Income New Zealand that she was accepting rent from flatmates while on the Domestic Purposes Benefit in the early 1990s.[79] |
data-sort-value="2017-07-27" | 22–27 Jul 2017 | One News–Colmar Brunton[80] [81] | 47 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | – | – | 1.5 |
data-sort-value="2017-07-28" | 20–28 Jul 2017 | Newshub Reid Research[82] | 45.2 | 24.1 | 13 | 13 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2[83] | 2 |
data-sort-value="2017-08-01" | 1 Aug 2017 | Labour Party leader Andrew Little resigns as Leader of the Labour Party following consecutive poll results that show Labour with low support. Jacinda Ardern is confirmed as Leader shortly after while Kelvin Davis assumes the role of Deputy Leader. |
data-sort-value="2017-08-02" | 1–2 Aug 2017 | Listener: Bauer Media Insights[84] | 45.42 | 26.79 | 13.98 | 9.32 | 0.00 | 1.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.33 |
data-sort-value="2017-08-03" | 3 Aug 2017 | Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei admits to registering a false residential address to vote for a friend who was running in the Mount Albert electorate in 1993.[85] The controversy leads Green Party MPs David Clendon and Kennedy Graham to withdraw from the party list four days later.[86] |
data-sort-value="2017-08-08" | 2–8 Aug 2017 | Newshub Reid Research[87] | 44.4 | 33.1 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2 |
data-sort-value="2017-09-09" | 9 Aug 2017 | Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei resigns as co-leader and from the party list following her admission of benefit fraud.[88] |
data-sort-value="2017-08-13" | 31 Jul – 13 Aug 2017 | Roy Morgan Research[89] | 42.5 | 32.5 | 9.0 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
data-sort-value="2017-08-16" | 12–16 Aug 2017 | One News–Colmar Brunton[90] [91] | 44 | 37 | 4.3 | 10 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | – | – | 2.1 |
data-sort-value="2017-08-21" | 21 Aug 2017 | United Future leader and Minister of Internal Affairs Peter Dunne announces his retirement from politics.[92] Damian Light (candidate for Botany) is appointed leader 2 days later.[93] |
data-sort-value="2017-08-27" | 27 Aug 2017 | Controversy arises after a leak reveals that NZ First leader Winston Peters was overpaid in his superannuation payments for years.[94] [95] |
data-sort-value="2017-08-30" | 22–30 Aug 2017 | Newshub Reid Research[96] | 43.3 | 39.4 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
data-sort-value="2017-08-30" | 26–30 Aug 2017 | One News–Colmar Brunton[97] [98] | 41 | 43 | 5 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | – | – | – | 0.9 |
data-sort-value="2017-09-05" | 1–5 Sep 2017 | Listener: Bauer Media Insights[99] | 38.9 | 41.1 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | – | – | – | 2.2 |
data-sort-value="2017-09-06" | 2–6 Sep 2017 | One News–Colmar Brunton[100] [101] | 39 | 43 | 5 | 9 | 2.0 | 0.1 | – | – | – | 1.9 |
data-sort-value="2017-09-06" | 4–6 Sep 2017 | Newsroom-SSI[102] | 30 | 45 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 |
data-sort-value="2017-09-10" | 28 Aug – 10 Sep 2017 | Roy Morgan Research[103] | 40 | 39.5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | – | 2 |
data-sort-value="2017-09-11" | 6–11 Sep 2017 | Newshub Reid Research[104] | 47.3 | 37.8 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
data-sort-value="2017-09-11" | 11 Sep 2017 | Advance voting for the election begins. The Electoral Commission predicts up to 50% of voters will cast their vote before election day (up from 30% in 2014).[105] |
data-sort-value="2017-09-13" | 9–13 Sep 2017 | One News–Colmar Brunton[106] [107] | 40 | 44 | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | – | – | – | 1.6 |
data-sort-value="2017-09-20" | 13–20 Sep 2017 | Newshub Reid Research[108] [109] | 45.8 | 37.3 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | – | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
data-sort-value="2017-09-19" | 15–19 Sep 2017 | One News–Colmar Brunton[110] [111] | 46 | 37 | 8 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | – | – | – | 2.3 |
data-sort-value="2017-09-23" | 23 Sep 2017 | Election day |
data-sort-value="2017-09-23" | 23 Sep 2017 | 2017 election result[112] | 44.4 | 36.9 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
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Date | Poll< | -- the order is National - Labour - Green - NZF - Māori - ACT - United Future - Conservative - Mana - TOP --> | NAT | LAB | GRN | NZF | MRI | ACT | UNF | CON | MNA | TOP | |
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These polls are typically unpublished and are used internally for Labour (UMR) and National (Curia). Although these polls are sometimes leaked or partially leaked, their details are not publicly available for viewing and scrutinising. Because not all of their polls are made public, it is likely that those which are released are cherry-picked and therefore may not truly indicate ongoing trends.
New Zealand does not have a strong tradition of third-party forecast models. Some private individuals have created their own projection models.[165] [166]