The 2020 New Zealand Election Study
The 2020 Election occurred on October 17th. The 2020 NZES was funded by Victoria University of Wellington, the New Zealand Electoral Commission, and the Universities of Auckland and Otago. It was administered by mail and online by the Public Policy Institute (PPI) at the University of Auckland.
Principal Researchers
University of Otago
Janine Hayward
About the 2020 New Zealand Election Study
The 2020 New Zealand Election Study was run following the 2020 General Election on October 17th after a delay in the election date due to a COVID-19 lockdown in Auckland. Data collection was run through the Public Policy Institute at The University of Auckland. 3,730 people completed the 2020 survey. Participants were sent a $20 grocery voucher as thanks for their efforts. The online survey also included a te reo Māori and Chinese language options for the first time.The 2020 NZES was funded by Victoria University of Wellington, the Electoral Commission, the University of Auckland, and Otago University.
The NZES 2020 datasets are hosted by the Australian Data Archive here.
The NZES 2020 frequency tables, weighted by Māori/General electorates, age, gender, highest educational qualification, and party vote and turnout, are available here.
You can also check out our piece regarding the 2020 election on The Conversation.
The NZES 2020 election book is in press at the Australian National University Press and will be available shortly. Jennifer Curtin, Lara M. Greaves and Jack Vowles (ed.) A ‘Team of Five Million’? COVID-19 and the 2020 New Zealand General Election. ANU Press, forthcoming.
