PRESS RELEASE

3 November 2011

Gain for Conservatives Consistent

The latest New Zealand Herald DigiPoll, released this afternoon, features the Conservative Party for the first time.

Support for the party has gone from 0 to 1.1%, higher than Act, United Future, and Mana.

Meanwhile, New Zealand First support has slipped by 1.1%.

“It’s not surprising to see the drop in New Zealand First support,” says Conservative Party leader Colin Craig, “because voters realise they need to vote for a party that can win a seat, to make sure their vote will count”.

Independent polling carried out last month shows Colin Craig has a comfortable lead in the Rodney electorate.

This rising support for the Conservatives is consistent with the latest Horizion political polls, in which the Conservative Party started on 2.2% two weeks ago, and is trending upwards, currently with 4.1% support nationwide.

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