Opinion polling for elections
Opinion polling was commissioned throughout the duration of the 45th New Zealand Parliament in the lead up to the 1999 election by various organisations.
Party vote [ ]
Polls are listed in the table below in chronological order. Refusals are generally excluded from the party vote percentages, while question wording and the treatment of "don't know" responses and those not intending to vote may vary between survey firms.
Individual polls [ ]
Poll
Date[nb 1]
Labour
National
NZ First
Alliance
ACT
Green
United
1996 election result [1]
12 Oct 1996
28.19
33.87
13.35
10.10
6.10
–
0.88
One News Colmar Brunton[2]
13 May 1997
42
38
4
6
5
–
–
One News Colmar Brunton[3]
25 Jun 1997
41
39
4
7
5
–
–
8 December 1997 – Jenny Shipley is elected Prime Minister and leader of the National Party after Jim Bolger 's resignation.
One News Colmar Brunton[4]
8–10 Dec 1997
46
40
1.2
6
5
–
–
One News Colmar Brunton[5]
12 Feb 1998
45
42
1
5
5
0.4
–
TV3-CM Research[5]
15 Feb 1998
44
38
1.8
7.9
4.4
0.5
–
One News Colmar Brunton[6]
25 Mar 1998
39
42
1.6
5
8
–
–
TV3-CM Research[7]
10 Jul 1998
37
36
2.3
9.9
5.1
–
–
One News Colmar Brunton[8]
11 Aug 1998
40
39
3
9
6
–
–
New Zealand Herald-DigiPoll[8]
11 Aug 1998
46.1
32.6
2.2
9.7
5.9
–
–
One News Colmar Brunton[9]
22 Sep 1998
42
41
2
7
6
–
–
One News Colmar Brunton[10]
16 Nov 1998
48
34
2
7
6
–
–
TV3/CM Research[11]
17 Nov 1998
49
32
3
5
5
1
–
One News Colmar Brunton[12]
23 Mar 1999
39
42
2
7
6
–
–
One News Colmar Brunton[13]
27 Apr 1999
44
38
2
6
6
–
–
One News Colmar Brunton[14]
19 May 1999
44
39
3
7
4
–
–
One News Colmar Brunton[15]
13 Jul 1999
44
38
2
6
5
–
–
New Zealand Herald-DigiPoll[16]
28 Aug – 3 Sep 1999
43.8
35.7
5.5
5
–
3.1
–
One News Colmar Brunton[17]
18 Oct 1999
39
37
6
4.5
7
–
–
New Zealand Herald-Digipoll[18]
5 Nov 1999
35.2
34
–
8.7
9.2
2.9
0.3
One News Colmar Brunton[19]
26 Nov 1999
39
31
3
8
7
6
–
TV3/CM Research[19]
26 Nov 1999
34
29
5.5
9
11
6
–
1999 election result [20]
27 Nov 1999
38.74
30.50
4.26
7.74
7.04
5.16
0.54
Preferred Prime Minister [ ]
Individual polls [ ]
Poll
Date[nb 1]
Helen Clark
Jim Bolger
Jenny Shipley
Winston Peters
Jim Anderton
Richard Prebble
Mike Moore
One News Colmar Brunton[2]
13 May 1997
21
20
6
4
6
–
5
One News Colmar Brunton[3]
25 Jun 1997
26
21
4
4
5
–
4
8 December 1997 – Jenny Shipley is elected Prime Minister and leader of the National Party after Jim Bolger 's resignation.
One News Colmar Brunton[4]
8 – 10 Dec 1997
28
5
27
2
–
–
–
One News Colmar Brunton[5]
12 Feb 1998
26
3
27
1
5
–
3
TV3-CM Research[5]
15 Feb 1998
28
4
20
2
5
–
5
One News Colmar Brunton[6]
25 Mar 1998
23
3
31
3
4
–
3
TV3-CM Research[7]
10 Jul 1998
21
–
22
–
–
–
–
One News Colmar Brunton[8]
11 Aug 1998
22
–
28
2
9
2
–
One News Colmar Brunton[9]
22 Sep 1998
23
–
28
3
7
1
–
TV3/CM Research[11]
17 Nov 1998
24
–
15
4
6
–
–
One News Colmar Brunton[12]
23 Mar 1999
21
–
29
–
–
–
–
One News Colmar Brunton[13]
27 Apr 1999
21
–
27
3
5
1
–
One News Colmar Brunton[14]
19 May 1999
22
–
27
4
6
1
–
New Zealand Herald-DigiPoll[21]
8 Sep 1999
19.5
1.1
16
6.9
4.4
1.8
1.7
One News Colmar Brunton[19]
26 Nov 1999
30
–
27
–
–
–
–
TV3/CM Research[19]
26 Nov 1999
23
–
20
–
–
–
–
Electorate polling [ ]
Coromandel [ ]
Poll
Date
Tony Bird
Jeanette Fitzsimons
Margaret Hawkeswood
Robyn McDonald
Murray McLean
Reid Research[22]
5–8 Aug 1999
6
33
20
10
31
Sunday Star Times/UMR Insight[23]
24 Oct 1999
–
34
15
–
37
TV1 Colmar Brunton[24] [25]
10 Nov 1999
8
39
13
4
36
Dominion/UMR Insight[26]
15 Nov 1999
–
43
11
–
35
TV1 Colmar Brunton[27]
18–21 Nov 1999
3
44
11
–
39
1999 election result
27 Nov 1999
3.56
39.98
11.37
3.61
39.25
Wellington Central [ ]
Ikaroa-Rāwhiti [ ]
Waiariki [ ]
See also [ ]
Notes [ ]
^ a b These are the survey dates of the poll, or if the survey dates are not stated, the date the poll was released.
References [ ]
^ "Part I - Summary of Party List and Electorate Candidate Seats" (PDF) . Wellington: Electoral Commission . 1997. Retrieved 2 August 2020 .
^ a b Luke, Peter (13 May 1997). "Labour tops poll as Govt rating slides". The Press .
^ a b "Coalition takes a dive". The Press . 25 June 1997.
^ a b "Little between Clark, Shipley in poll rating". The Press . 16 Dec 1997. p. 3.
^ a b c d "Shipley leads in one poll, trails in another". The Dominion . 17 February 1998. p. 2.
^ a b "Labour now trails National in latest poll". Waikato Times . 25 March 1998. p. 2.
^ a b "Labour most popular party – poll". The Press . 10 July 1998. p. 9.
^ a b c "Labour ahead of National in new polls". The Press . 11 August 1998. p. 3.
^ a b "Poll shows National's popularity on the rise". Waikato Times . 22 September 1998. p. 2.
^ Edwards, Brent (16 November 1998). "Clark confident of Labour victory after latest poll". The Evening Post . p. 3.
^ a b "Two polls show Labour leads". Waikato Times . 17 November 1998. p. 2.
^ a b "National now ahead of Labour in polls". Waikato Times . 23 March 1999. p. 21.
^ a b "Poll shows Labour Party back in front". The Dominion . 27 April 1999. p. 2.
^ a b "Labour retains lead as National inches up poll". Waikato Times . 19 May 1999. p. 2.
^ Llewellyn, Ian (13 July 1999). "TV1 Poll Shows A Return To Status Quo" . Scoop.co.nz .
^ Hill, Jonathan (6 September 1999). "Labour Surge, Alliance Slump in Latest Poll" . Scoop.co.nz .
^ "Nats on rise, but Prebble holds firm; Nats on rise in polls". The Evening Post . 18 October 1999. p. 1.
^ "Latest poll points to election cliffhanger". Waikato Times . 5 November 1999. p. 2.
^ a b c d Main, Victoria (26 November 1999). "Polls tip Labour-led coalition". The Dominion . p. 1.
^ "1999 GENERAL ELECTION – Summary of Overall Results" . Wellington: Electoral Commission . 27 November 1999. Retrieved 15 December 2017 .
^ "Peters back on track with voters". The Press . 8 September 1999. p. 10.
^ "Poll Shows Fitzsimons Ahead In Coromandel" . Scoop.co.nz. 17 August 1999.
^ "Greens' Coromandel confidence buoyed by poll" . 24 October 1999.
^ Hill, Jonathan (10 November 1999). "Fitzsimons Edges Ahead in Latest Coromandel Poll" . Scoop.co.nz .
^ "Fitzsimons takes lead in Coromandel" . Scoop.co.nz. 11 November 1999.
^ Hill, Jonathan (15 November 1999). "Greens Look Set to go to Parliament" . Scoop.co.nz .
^ Hill, Jonathan (25 November 1999). "Greens Still Lead in Coromandel" . Scoop.co.nz .
^ Hill, Jonathan (9 November 1999). "Poll Shock For Prebble in Wellington Central" . Scoop.co.nz .
^ "Mayor in close race for seat" . New Zealand Herald .
^ a b Hill, Jonathan (22 November 1999). "Poll Shows Tight Race For Maori Seats" . Scoop.co.nz .