Despite the drop in personal approval ratings for both leaders, party support across the political spectrum remained largely unchanged, with the governing coalition still able to hold power.
If an election had been held today, National, ACT and New Zealand First would have secured 63 seats between them, enough to form a government.
Labour, the Greens and Te Pāti Māori would have reached 60 seats, two more than in the previous poll, but still short of a majority.
Among eligible voters, 38 percent approved of how Luxon was performing as Prime Minister, while 52 percent disapproved and 10 percent were unsure.
That gave Luxon a net score of -14, his lowest since taking office. His previous scores were -5 in June and -7 in March and April.
Hipkins also recorded a slump in support, dropping to a net approval of +1, down from +13 in June and +16 earlier in the year. Forty-two percent approved of his performance as Labour leader, while 41 percent disapproved and 17 percent were undecided.
Party support steady
National remained unchanged on 34 percent, its third consecutive poll at that level.
Labour dropped one point to 32 percent, while the Greens rose to 11 percent. ACT held steady at 8 percent, New Zealand First remained on 9 percent, and Te Pāti Māori slipped to 3 percent.
Based on these results, National would hold 42 seats in Parliament, Labour 40, the Greens 14, New Zealand First 12, ACT 9 and Te Pāti Māori 6.
Preferred Prime Minister
Luxon rose one point to 21 percent in the preferred Prime Minister category, while Hipkins dropped one to 18 percent.
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters climbed to 8 percent, Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick increased to 6 percent, and ACT leader David Seymour rose to 5 percent.
Broadcaster Chris Lynch is an award winning journalist who also produces Christchurch news and video content for domestic and international companies. This article was originally published by Chris Lynch Media and is published here with kind permission.
Labour, the Greens and Te Pāti Māori would have reached 60 seats, two more than in the previous poll, but still short of a majority.
Among eligible voters, 38 percent approved of how Luxon was performing as Prime Minister, while 52 percent disapproved and 10 percent were unsure.
That gave Luxon a net score of -14, his lowest since taking office. His previous scores were -5 in June and -7 in March and April.
Hipkins also recorded a slump in support, dropping to a net approval of +1, down from +13 in June and +16 earlier in the year. Forty-two percent approved of his performance as Labour leader, while 41 percent disapproved and 17 percent were undecided.
Party support steady
National remained unchanged on 34 percent, its third consecutive poll at that level.
Labour dropped one point to 32 percent, while the Greens rose to 11 percent. ACT held steady at 8 percent, New Zealand First remained on 9 percent, and Te Pāti Māori slipped to 3 percent.
Based on these results, National would hold 42 seats in Parliament, Labour 40, the Greens 14, New Zealand First 12, ACT 9 and Te Pāti Māori 6.
Preferred Prime Minister
Luxon rose one point to 21 percent in the preferred Prime Minister category, while Hipkins dropped one to 18 percent.
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters climbed to 8 percent, Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick increased to 6 percent, and ACT leader David Seymour rose to 5 percent.
Broadcaster Chris Lynch is an award winning journalist who also produces Christchurch news and video content for domestic and international companies. This article was originally published by Chris Lynch Media and is published here with kind permission.
5 comments:
Voters don't like politicians who lie to them.
Luxon told us electricity and grocery prices are too high and need to come down
Has anyone noticed a drop in the last 2 years?
All Luxon has to do is give a competent and honest minister the finance portfolio to see his ratings soar and his conscious clear.
Which of course excludes Chloe swarbrick, Scott Simpson, and rachel brooking who all took the insurance councils bribes, demonstrating how nz oligopolies retain high prices and non competitive market conditions.
The alternative is Luxon leaves parliament having caused more misery for kiwi battlers.
Is that what you entered politics for Chris?
Luxon's, and National's, polling can be no surprise. What beggars belief is the Greens. How such a very wayward, irrational, mentally unstable lot keep polling as they do just proves we have a contagion of galloping stupidity on the loose. Surely, it behoves our Heath Dept to put out an alert, and all immigrants need to be warned before entry.
Why keep supporting Luxon when he has failed on his promises to support us ?
Because Luxon remembering his morals is our only hope.
Swarbrick, Simpson, and Brooking are not the only mps taking perks from the kiwi battler robbing cartels.
John Key was made chair of the anz when he left politics which explains his lack of action on the cartels.
On top of lying to us about her non attempts to fix the grocery and electricity cartels, Willis now wants to create a cable broadband internet monopoly. No points for guessing which way broadband fees are heading.
Seymour says we should leave the cartels to go about their business..... robbing kiwi battlers.
Given the chance, Hipkins will immediately restart the labour party: consultants working on ghost projects and Maori kings tax payer laundering schemes.
Our only hope is Luxon fulfilling his oft stated goal of fixing the joint.
Good point Chris ditching Willis may save him.
She's had her chance. She speaks condescending fluently, that's her main problem, if you leave out not knowing anything about economics or the economy.
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