Mayoral race

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  Brown beating Banks in race for Aucklanders' hearts

  15 Sep 10 – Aucklanders are more likely to have positive feelings about Mayoral candidate Len Brown than his main rival John Banks, according to the first research probing super city voters’ feelings.   Brown leads Banks by 12% among decided voters in the latest HorizonPoll survey of 1025 super...

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  Brown opens 9% lead over Banks among decided voters

  26 Aug 10 – Len Brown is polling 9% ahead of John Banks in the race for the Auckland super city mayoralty.   An HorizonPoll survey of 500 super city voters (August 23-26, 2010) shows Brown has 28% of decided voters, Banks 19%.   Some 36% of voters are undecided, 9% say they won’t vote for...

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  Brown stretches lead over Banks - but 37% still undecided

  3 Sep 10 – Len Brown is now polling 13% ahead of John Banks in the Auckland super city mayoralty contest.   With 980 super city voters (August 23-September 3, 2010) having now completed the survey, Brown has 30% of decided voters, Banks 17%.   37% of voters, however, remain...

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  Exit poll puts Brown well ahead of Banks

  26 Sep 10 – Auckland Mayoral candidate Len Brown has a strong lead over rival John Banks in the first HorizonPoll survey of those who have so far voted in the first super city elections.   The weighted survey of 570 city voters, conducted on Thursday and Friday (September 23-24), shows 49% of those...

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  HorizonPoll shows National’s vote up on 2008

  6 Dec 10 – The HorizonPoll which shows New Zealand First may determine which of the main parties governs after the next election also shows National’s vote is higher than at the 2008 election.   HorizonPoll says people interpreting the poll should bear in mind it expresses results as a percentage...

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  Parker 19% ahead of Anderton in Christchurch Mayoral race

  28 Sep 10 – Bob Parker has a 19% lead over Jim Anderton as preferred Mayor of Christchurch, according to HorizonPoll.   Parker attracts 46% of voters, Anderton 27% in the special poll of 321 Christchurch City residents between September 23 and 26. Weighted, the survey has a maximum margin of error of...

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  What you're saying about the super city Mayoral candidates!

  17 Sep 10 – Here are HorizonPoll voters' comments on leading Auckland super city Mayoral candidates John Banks and Len Brown, after voting 29% to 17% for Brown over Banks.   Some 37% were undecided, according to the August 24- September 16 weighted survey covering 1025 respondents. It also shows Banks...