The three parties campaigning to change the Government, National, ACT and NZ First, secured over 54 per cent of the vote, while the three pro-Government parties received 40 per cent. In terms of seats, it’s 69 (with NZ First) to 52, indicating a shift to the putative conservative right
Pollster David Farrar told media this was the biggest swing since the emergence of the two-party system in 1938, serving as an indication of just how significant this turnaround was. Key Labour candidates lost electorate seats in defeats that no one saw coming. Michael Wood lost Mount Roskill, and Phil
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Due to the vagaries of the Electoral Act, we can’t put the full replay or one of the interviews as it would promote a candidate or parties. However, we can publish David Farrar’s interview as it is just a review and analysis of polling during the campaign. Enjoy!
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New Zealand First’s popularity seems to be increasing with every poll whilst Act seems to be in decline. Some say Act peaked too early. Act has joined the ‘Singles Club’. The latest poll by Talbot Mills has Act on 9%. This is not far off the Verian and Curia
Rod Kane At this stage of the game I’m starting to get nervous. The feral and rabid Hipkins, the deceitful, schoolboy, unionist screamer with no manners and no clues, knows he’s toast and will be doing everything he can to sabotage the incoming government. (See the optimism right
The most boring and irritating election in the history of New Zealand is finally coming to an end and we can get on with our lives without being subjected to a daily stream of hysterical nonsense from politicians. Never in my lifetime can I remember such a boring bunch of
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voicesforfreedom.co.nz With the final day of voting less than a week away and emotions running high it’s important to put what’s about to happen into clear perspective. Irrespective of the result of who gets in and who doesn’t, the fact remains that no one is
Voting early was a good call to make. The place was deserted, staff outnumbering voters three to one – I was the one. Anyway, any interaction requiring a verbal component is extremely difficult for me, as it was in my pursuit of helping to expunge the toxic, undemocratic, divisive government we
On Wednesday night 1News and Newshub both dropped their final polls for this election campaign. What they show is that it is very safe to say voters aren’t impressed with either major party. And why should they be? Neither has the intention or solutions to do what needs to
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