TV3 News/TNS Opinion Poll August 2006
3 News TNS Opinion Poll
Press Release: 3 News TNS Opinion Poll Results
24th – 30th August 2006
VIEW COMPLETE POLL STATS & CHARTS:
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Projected number of seats in the House on the basis of the latest poll results Number of seats*
National 50
NZ First
Green Party 9
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
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Research Methodology
Date poll was conducted
Interviews were conducted over the period 24th to 30th August 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)
Observed Percentages 10% or 90% 20% or 80% 30% or 70% 40% or 60% 50%
Confidence limits +/- 1.9% +/- 2.5% +/- 2.7% +/- 3.0% +/- 3.1%
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