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1. Taxpayers' Union – Curia Poll: September 2024
Taxpayers' Union
- 🏛️ Parliament Seat Projection:
- National: 48 seats (+1 from July)
- Labour: 43 seats (unchanged)
- Greens: 14 seats (-2)
- ACT: 10 seats (unchanged)
- New Zealand First: 9 seats (+1)
- Te Pāti Māori: 6 seats (unchanged)
- 🤝 Centre-Right Coalition:
- Seats: 67 (unchanged)
- National and ACT may need NZ First's support to form a government.
- 🌈 Centre-Left Coalition:
- Seats: 53 (-2 from July)
- 📊 Preferred Prime Minister Poll:
- Christopher Luxon: 32.7% (-1.8 points)
- Chris Hipkins: 12.6% (-6.1 points)
- Chlöe Swarbrick: 7.2% (-3.7 points)
- Winston Peters: 6.7% (+1.1 points)
- Jacinda Ardern: 6.4%
- David Seymour: 5.2%
- Rawiri Waititi: 2.5%
- Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: 1.1%
- 📉 Net Favourability Changes:
- Chris Hipkins: -10% (down 16 points)
- Christopher Luxon: 7% (up 1 point)
- David Seymour: -14% (down 10 points)
- Winston Peters: -9% (up 4 points)
