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New Zealand general election polling

New Zealand

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (National)Leader of the Opposition Chris Hipkins (Labour)Government: National, ACT and NZ FirstElection 7 November 2026 · in 4 days

Latest leadership ratings

LuxonNational
Preferred prime minister20%
Net approval−24
30% positive · 53% negative
HipkinsLabour
Preferred prime minister20%
Net approval−3.6
35% positive · 39% negative
SwarbrickGreens
Preferred prime minister7%
Net approval–
No approval figures recently
SeymourACT
Preferred prime minister6%
Net approval–
No approval figures recently
PetersNZ First
Preferred prime minister11%
Net approval–
No approval figures recently

Preferred prime minister

LuxonHipkinsSwarbrickSeymourPeters
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Net approval

LuxonHipkinsSeymourPeters
−40−30−20−100+10+20+30+402024July2025July2026July
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Leadership poll log

FieldworkPollsterPreferred prime ministerNet approval
15–19 Oct 20261 News–VerianLuxon 20Hipkins 17Swarbrick 7Seymour 5Peters 8—
8–12 Oct 20261 News–VerianLuxon 20Hipkins 20Swarbrick 6Seymour 4Peters 7—
6–10 Oct 2026AnactaLuxon 22Hipkins 22—
1–5 Oct 2026Taxpayers' Union–CuriaLuxon 21.2Hipkins 21Swarbrick 4.9Seymour 6Peters 13.9—
1–5 Oct 20261 News–VerianLuxon 20Hipkins 18Swarbrick 7Seymour 5Peters 9—
24 Sep – 1 Oct 2026RNZ–Reid ResearchLuxon 17.1Hipkins 21.9Swarbrick 8.7Seymour 7.6Peters 11.2Luxon −24Hipkins −3.6
23–27 Sep 20261 News–VerianLuxon 19Hipkins 14Swarbrick 8Seymour 7Peters 7—
4–11 Sep 2026The Post/Freshwater StrategyLuxon 35Hipkins 45head-to-head—
1–3 Sep 2026Taxpayers' Union–CuriaLuxon 21.2Hipkins 16.9Swarbrick 7Seymour 7.8Peters 10.7—
14–21 Aug 2026RNZ–Reid ResearchLuxon 19.9Hipkins 21.3Swarbrick 7.4Seymour 6.2Peters 11.1Luxon −23Hipkins −3.8
8–11 Aug 20261 News–VerianLuxon 17Hipkins 15Swarbrick 6Seymour 5Peters 7—
1–11 Aug 2026Talbot MillsLuxon 22Hipkins 23Swarbrick 8Seymour 7Peters 12—
1–4 Aug 2026Taxpayers' Union–CuriaLuxon 23.2Hipkins 19.8Swarbrick 4.8Seymour 3.8Peters 10.5Luxon −19Hipkins −7Seymour −24Peters −16
2–9 Jul 2026RNZ–Reid ResearchLuxon 20Hipkins 23.9Swarbrick 8.2Seymour 6.9Peters 13.2—
1–5 Jul 2026Taxpayers' Union–CuriaLuxon 19.1Hipkins 19.2Swarbrick 4.6Seymour 5.1Peters 11.8—
13–17 Jun 20261 News–VerianLuxon 18Hipkins 16Swarbrick 6Seymour 4Peters 10—
5–11 Jun 2026The Post/Freshwater StrategyLuxon 37Hipkins 44head-to-head—
1–10 Jun 2026Talbot MillsLuxon 20Hipkins 21Swarbrick 10Seymour 6Peters 14—
4–8 Jun 2026Taxpayers' Union–CuriaLuxon 18.8Hipkins 17.1Swarbrick 8.1Seymour 6.3Peters 12.8Luxon −19Hipkins −7Seymour −18Peters −5
1–10 May 2026Talbot MillsLuxon 20Hipkins 23Swarbrick 10Seymour 7Peters 17—
3–7 May 2026Taxpayers' Union–CuriaLuxon 21.5Hipkins 19Swarbrick 5.4Seymour 3.9Peters 11.6—
16 Apr 2026Talbot MillsLuxon 20Hipkins 23Swarbrick 9Seymour 7Peters 15—
11–15 Apr 20261 News–VerianLuxon 16Hipkins 19Swarbrick 6Seymour 4Peters 12—
1–2 Apr 2026Taxpayers' Union–CuriaLuxon 20.5Hipkins 21.7Swarbrick 7.4Seymour 4.6Peters 12.1—
12–20 Mar 2026RNZ–Reid ResearchLuxon 17.3Hipkins 20.7Swarbrick 6.8Seymour 6.8Peters 13.1Luxon −21Hipkins +0.3

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