National Party plummets in political poll while Labour soars

Chris Lynch
Chris Lynch
Jul 26, 2020 |

The latest Newshub-Reid Research poll has Labour on 60.9 percent up 4.4 points.

The National Party is on 25.1 percent, down 5.5 points.

The Greens are on 5.7 percent up 0.2 points.

ACT has overtaken New Zealand First for the first time this particularly poll, on third place on 3.3 percent, up 1.5 points.

New Zealand First is on 2 percent down 0.7 points.

The poll was conducted between 16-24 July 2020.

One thousand people were surveyed, 700 by telephone including both landlines and mobiles and 300 by internet panel.

It has a margin of error of 3.1 percent.

National Campaign Chairman Gerry Brownlee says tonight’s Newshub poll is a rogue.

He says “these numbers aren’t even in the same ballpark as our internal polls, other public polls and the hugely positive public response to our Leader Judith Collins, including as measured by the Massey University-Stuff study.”

Mr Brownlee says “even with the most rigorous methodology, one in 20 polls will always be a rogue and this is clearly one of them.”

Chris Lynch
Chris Lynch

Chris Lynch is a journalist, videographer and content producer, broadcasting from his independent news and production company in Christchurch, New Zealand. If you have a news tip or are interested in video content, email [email protected]

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