Election 2023: Polls remain deadlocked

Election 2023: Polls remain deadlocked
Labour has closed the gap, but Christopher Luxon's National still holds a slight edge in the polls. (Image: Getty)
Andy Fyers
An improved showing for Labour in the latest Talbot Mills political poll at the start of June has helped the party to close the gap slightly on National in BusinessDesk's polltracker average, but the right still holds a slight advantage.The two main parties remain essentially deadlocked, with Labour on 34% and National 35%, according to the time-weighted average of public opinion polls.Support for the Greens and Act remains steady at 8% and 12% respectively.NZ First support seems to have faded slightly in recent weeks, while Te Pāti Māori i...

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