New Zealand’s election race has tightened with Roy Morgan’s poll for January showing support increased for the governing Labour Party in January, up 2.5% points to 30% – even before former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced her resignation on Thursday 19 January:
New Prime Minister Chris Hipkins was sworn into the top job a week later and given over 80% of this months Roy Morgan New Zealand Poll was conducted before Hipkins became Prime Minister, there is not enough data yet available to draw any early conclusions on his leadership or whether the change in leadership has made a difference.
Nevertheless, the increase in support for Labour in January has increased support for the party to its highest since August 2022 and closed the gap significantly on the main opposition National.
