COVID re-emergence dents Jacinda Adern’s election lead

Wednesday, 2 September 2020

A few months back, New Zealand’s Labour Party, headed by Prime Minister Jacinda Adern, was enjoying record high approval ratings from New Zealand voters and was staring at a stomping victory at next month’s general election.

Then COVID-19 was reintroduced in mid-August via suspected failed hotel quarantine, which was met with renewed lockdowns:

This has seen Labour’s support dip; although it still maintains a seemingly unassailable election winning lead:

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About the author

Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.