The political poll run by the Raglan Website over the last two months indicates that most Raglan voters will be looking towards the Green and Blue parties at the General Election later this year. With 140 people voting, 28% of the votes were for the Green party with National almost equal on 27%. Labour came in at just over half what each of these parties polled.
Although the question wasn’t aimed at the Maori seats, the new Mana party with 6% was well ahead of the Maori party on 3%.
The poll question and detailed results:
It’s election year and the parties are jockeying for power. For Raglan people isolated at the top of the Taranaki-King Country electorate who would you give your party vote to now
- Green (28%, 39 Votes)
- National (27%, 38 Votes)
- Labour (15%, 21 Votes)
- ACT (8%, 11 Votes)
- NZ First (6%, 9 Votes)
- Mana (6%, 8 Votes)
- Won’t vote (4%, 6 Votes)
- Maori (3%, 4 Votes)
- Undecided (3%, 2 Votes)
Total Voters: 140