Te Karere Digipoll - Te Tai Tokerau

Main points in summary:

- Hone Harawira slightly ahead of Kelvin Davis
- Māori Party candidate Waihoroi Shortland has made up ground
- 3 way split – (Labour, Mana, Maori) for Party Vote
- John Key is preferred Prime Minister
- 58% think the government isn’t heading in the right direction
- Hone Harawira is most favoured MP
- 50% feel their whanau is worse off under the current government

Poll Dates: 1st October – 25th October 2011
Sample Size: 400 Māori Roll Voters
Margin of Error: +/- 4.9%

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Te Karere Digipoll - Te Tai Tokerau
Poll Dates: 1st Oct – 25th Oct 2011
Sample size: 400 Māori roll voters
Margin of error: +/- 4.9%

PARTY VOTE
Labour 27%
Māori Party 27%
Mana 25%
National 14%
Greens 4%
NZ First 3%

ELECTORATE VOTE
Hone Harawira 42%
Kelvin Davis 35%
Waihoroi Shortland 20%
Other/Don’t Know 8%

PREFERRED PRIME MINISTER
John Key 26%
Hone Harawira 11%
Shane Jones 7%
Pita Sharples 7%
Phil Goff 6%
Tariana Turia 3%
Kelvin Davis 2%
Other/Don’t Know 35%

GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
Do you think the government is heading in the right direction?
Yes 29%
No 58%
Don’t Know 12%

MOST FAVOURED MAORI MP

Hone Harawira 30%
Pita Sharples 22%
Kelvin Davis 11%
Tariana Turia 7%
Shane Jones 6%

MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES
What is the most important election issue for you?

Education 18%
Employment 15%
Whānau 10%
Treaty claims 9%

WELL BEING
Do you feel your whānau is better or worse off under the current government?

Better 20%
Worse 50%
No difference 30%

ENDS

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