The latest polls are the new One News-Colmar Brunton and TV3-Reid Research polls released this evening, 24 November.
The updated polling averages now have National on 51.7% +/- 0.5%, Labour on 27.5% +/- 0.5%, the Greens on 11.9% +/- 0.3%, NZF on 3.3% +/- 0.3%, ACT on 1.8% +/- 0.2% and the Maori Party on 1.3% +/- 0.2%. Changes are not statistically significant relative to the previous update.
As usual, the two graphs below summarise the polling averages for the party vote after the new poll. The horizontal axes represent the date, starting 60 days before the 2008 NZ General Election, and finishing on day of the 2011 NZ General Election (26 November 2011). The solid lines with grey error bands show the moving averages of the party vote for each party, and circles show individual polls with the vertical lines representing the raw statistical errors.
Party vote support for the eight major and minor NZ political parties as determined by moving averages of political polls. Colours correspond to National (blue), Labour (red), Green Party (green), New Zealand First (black), Maori Party (pink), ACT (yellow), United Future (purple), and Progressive (light blue) respectively.
Party vote support for the Green party as determined by moving averages of political polls.
Party vote support for the five minor NZ political parties as determined by moving averages of political polls. Colours correspond to New Zealand First (black), Maori Party (pink), ACT (yellow), United Future (purple), and Progressive (light blue) respectively.
As far as the election results go, National is still predicted to win an outright majority.
As always, please check the Graphs page for further simulation results.
Which party is “Progressive”? There aren’t any parties by that name contesting the current election: http://www.elections.org.nz/elections/candidates-and-parties/party-lists.html
Yeah, but the simulation doesn’t know that. It works off the results of the previous two elections, so “Progressive” is that Progressive.
Not perfect, but readers know which way Progressive supporter’s votes will fall.
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That’s completely stupid, because the electorate seat going to Labour means the left-bloc will have 1 less seat and there’ll be 1 less of an overhang.
Why even bother doing your simulations if you’re going to let a basic and obvious flaw like that mar the results?
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