Pollster & Strategist · Sydney & London
Dr. MichaelTurner
A pollster and strategist working on complex regulatory, public policy and communications challenges across the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
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Dr Mike Turner is a British-Australian pollster and political strategist who has been a senior advisor on several pivotal election campaigns in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, with more than a decade as a leading pollster on national campaigns.
What sets Michael apart is range: he has advised parties right across the spectrum, trusted precisely because his loyalty runs to the method, not the messaging.
Track record.
Chief pollster on national campaigns across three countries, trusted on all sides of the chamber.
- 2019 & 2022
Australian Federal Elections
Chief pollster for the Liberal Party of Australia across two national campaigns.
- 2017
UK General Election
Chief pollster for UK Labour as Head of Polling at BMG Research. The campaign tracked one of the largest swings in modern British polling.
- Across the years
Right across the spectrum
Also conducted research for the Nationals, Liberal Democrats, UKIP, and the National Party.
Recognition & affiliations.
Ventures.
Freshwater Strategy
Research and strategy grounded in the belief that statistics, done properly, change outcomes for campaigns, regulators and brands.
PollStream
AI-powered polling and consumer insights, sampling a population in real time and weighting on the fly.
Latest writing.
View all writing →- Jan 2026 Why the AI age could supercharge New Zealand’s leisure economy The Post
- Oct 2025 Dr Michael Turner unpacks the latest The Post / Freshwater Strategy poll Stuff.co.nz
- Oct 2025 HENRYs are the squeezed middle, and it’s getting tighter The Post
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