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Support For Labour and PM Hipkins Falls Further Ahead Of Election

NEW ZEALAND

The latest 1News-Verian poll is showing the chances of PM Hipkins holding government following the October 14 election continue to fall. Support for his Labour party fell 4 points to 29% while the Nationals increased 2pp to 37% and its ally ACT +1pp to 13%. This would give Nationals/ACT 65 seats in parliament while Labour/Greens/Te Pati Maori would win 55 seats. 61 seats are needed for a majority.

  • The Greens have increased their support 2pp to 12% and Te Pati Maori was steady on 3%. NZ First is up 1pp to 4%.
  • Hipkins as preferred PM has fallen to 21% (-3pp), the lowest since he took the position at the start of the year. Nationals’ leader Huxon was steady on 20%.
  • The poll was taken between August 12 and 16.

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