Labour donations dry up
If anything is a good indication of fading support for Labour, it is the 2021 donation returns. Labour got half as much money as the Greens! They got less money than NZ First and Social Credit combined. Total donations (excluding non-anonymous under $1,500) were:
- National $1,025,311
- ACT $830,442
- Greens $403,787
- Labour $207,836
- NZ First $107,289
- Social Credit $106,496
Labour’s paltry donations are not just a lack of large donors (over $15,000). Here’s who much each party got from smaller donors ($1,500 to $5,000):
- National $336,585
- ACT $121,600
- Greens $79,250
- Labour $56,563
- NZ First $47,305
Labour had only 18 of these smaller donors compared to 120 for National.