TV3 News/TNS Opinion Poll March 2006

Projected number of seats in the House on the basis of the latest poll results Number of seats*

Labour 55
National 50
NZ First 0
Green Party 8
Maori Party 4
United Future 2
Progressive 1
ACT 1
Total seats 121

* These figures are based on Progressive, United Future and ACT winning one electorate seat each and the Maori Party winning four electorate seats

Research Methodology

Date poll was conducted

Interviews were conducted over the period 23rd to 29th March 2006

Sample Size

1000 voter eligible New Zealanders aged 18+

Sampling Technique

Telephone Interviews. Random generation of telephone numbers with quota sampling to ensure representative cross section by age, sex and geography.

Sample Coverage

National including rural, secondary urban and main urban areas

Sample Error

Maximum of 3.1% expressed at a 95% confidence level (see below)

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