One News Colmar Brunton poll: July 05

Published: 7:16AM Monday July 18, 2005

Source: One News/ RNZ

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Less than 10 weeks out from the election National is maintaining its lead over Labour in two opinion polls.

Sunday night's One News Colmar Brunton poll had National on 42% and Labour on 39%, while a AC Nielsen Fairfax New Zealand poll on Saturday had National on 42% and Labour on 37%.

National leader Don Brash said he's not yet counting his chickens, but the results show his party's policies are attractive to an increasing number of voters.

A spokesman for the Prime Minister said Labour is encouraged that there is very little space between the two main parties.

New Zealand First is steady on 7% in the latest One News poll, but the Green Party get some welcome news moving up three points to 6%. The Maori Party is holding on at 2% while United Future is steady on 1%.

However there are more worries for the Act Party which is down another point to 1% this month and some within their own caucus admit they face oblivion.

In the preferred prime minister stakes Labour holds up with Helen Clark up one to 40% as preferred leader. Don Brash is steady on 20% and Winston Peters picks up the five he lost in the last poll to return to 13% support.

The poll of 1,000 people has a margin of error of 3.2%.