NZ Labour faces election wipeout amid collapse in confidence

Wednesday, 2 August 2023

Just two months out from the general election, New Zealanders have lost all faith in the incumbent Labour Government.

Roy Morgan New Zealand Poll for July 2023 shows a potential right-leaning National/Act NZ coalition has opened a clear lead on 47.5%, up 2.5% points since June, and now well ahead of the governing Labour/ Greens coalition on 35%, down 5% points:

Labour’s primary vote has collapsed to only 26.0% versus 33.5% for National:

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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.