Voter S22 · one of 23 households
Voter who wants plain explanations
“I'm an eligible voter who finds political jargon difficult and hasn't voted before. I want clear explanations without being talked down to.”
- questions written for them
- 4
- answers collected
- 16
- AI assistants
- 4
- asked nationally
- NZ
4 questions, each written as this voter would ask it
The issue each question is about, and how much it matters to this voter. Open any question to read the assistants' answers in full.
PF115
Democratic institutions and rights
I'm an eligible voter who finds political jargon difficult and hasn't voted before. I want clear explanations without being talked down to. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. Explain how voting works and why there are two votes using ordinary words.
4 answersPF116
Cost of living
I'm an eligible voter who finds political jargon difficult and hasn't voted before. I want clear explanations without being talked down to. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What do parties want to do about food and bills? Explain the differences simply.
4 answersPF117
Healthcare
I'm an eligible voter who finds political jargon difficult and hasn't voted before. I want clear explanations without being talked down to. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties differ on helping people see a doctor or get hospital treatment? Keep it clear and practical.
4 answersPF118
Democratic institutions and rights
I'm an eligible voter who finds political jargon difficult and hasn't voted before. I want clear explanations without being talked down to. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. I don't know which party to choose. How can I compare them without you guessing what I believe?
4 answers
Which parties AI put in front of this voter
Of the 16 answers this voter received, 12 left out at least one of the six parties in Parliament. Te Pāti Māori was named least often, in 6 of 16.
Answers naming each party, out of 16
National9 of 16 answers
Labour10 of 16 answers
Greens7 of 16 answers
ACT9 of 16 answers
NZ First8 of 16 answers
Te Pāti Māori6 of 16 answers
Opportunity1 of 16 answers
ChatGPT
2 of 4 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Gemini
0 of 4 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Google AI Mode
1 of 4 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
AI Overviews
1 of 4 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
What AI said about each party on this voter's issues
Each row is one of this voter's issues. Each column is a party. The number shows how often the party came up in the answers to this voter. The coloured line under it shows whether what the AI said about the party was positive, neutral or negative.
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Showing all four assistants · 16 answers
| Topic | National | Labour | Greens | ACT | NZ First | Te Pāti Māori | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic institutions and rights | |||||||
| Cost of living | |||||||
| Healthcare |
How the assistants handled this voter's main question
PF115 asks for ordinary words without condescension. ChatGPT begins directly with two votes on the same paper and the difference between party representation and a local candidate. The Google answers also use a physical-paper description. Gemini adds a welcome and explanatory headings before describing the system.
Gemini's closing analogy calls the electorate vote a choice of who fixes things in the neighbourhood. This is accessible language, but it can imply a delivery role beyond an MP's authority. The simpler the analogy, the more important it is to preserve the boundary between representation and operational responsibility.
The dossier also includes a direct guidance question plus health and costs. A reader can compare how the same plain-language need is handled when the question moves from mechanics to policy. The evidence supports observations about wording and structure; it does not measure reading level, comprehension, trust or the likelihood of voting.
From the study's case study of this voter. Each extract opens the full answer with the passage highlighted.
Where the answers to this voter came from
The websites each assistant drew on when it answered this voter, and what kind of publisher they are. Pick an issue to see the websites for that question.
ChatGPT
44%party websites
Had sources4of 4
Showed you a link4of 4
- 1
elections.nz, government, cited in 2 answers - 2
greens.org.nz, party websites, cited in 2 answers - 3
labour.org.nz, party websites, cited in 2 answers - 4
policy.nz, comparison sites, cited in 2 answers - 5
vote.nz, government, cited in 2 answers - 6
act.org.nz, party websites, cited in 1 answers - 7
consumer.org.nz, advocacy groups, cited in 1 answers - 8
health.govt.nz, government, cited in 1 answers - 9
maoriparty.org.nz, party websites, cited in 1 answers - 10
national.org.nz, party websites, cited in 1 answers
Gemini
33%comparison sites
Had sources4of 4
Showed you a link1of 4
- 1policy.nz, comparison sites, cited in 3 answers
- 2
1news.co.nz, news, cited in 1 answers - 3elections.nz, government, cited in 1 answers
- 4
electoral-reform.org.uk, advocacy groups, cited in 1 answers - 5
facebook.com, social media, cited in 1 answers - 6gpaotearoa.co.nz, other, cited in 1 answers
- 7labour.org.nz, party websites, cited in 1 answers
- 8retail.kiwi, advocacy groups, cited in 1 answers
- 9superprof.co.nz, other, cited in 1 answers
- 10votecompass.tvnz.co.nz, comparison sites, cited in 1 answers
Google AI Mode
31%comparison sites
Had sources4of 4
Showed you a link2of 4
- 11news.co.nz, news, cited in 2 answers
- 2policy.nz, comparison sites, cited in 2 answers
- 3
apex.org.nz, advocacy groups, cited in 1 answers - 4elections.nz, government, cited in 1 answers
- 5
en.wikipedia.org, other, cited in 1 answers - 6facebook.com, social media, cited in 1 answers
- 7map.vote.nz, other, cited in 1 answers
- 8
nzdoctor.co.nz, news, cited in 1 answers - 9votecompass.com, comparison sites, cited in 1 answers
- 10
whichparty.nz, comparison sites, cited in 1 answers
AI Overviews
43%party websites
Had sources1of 4
Showed you a link0of 4
- 1facebook.com, social media, cited in 1 answers
- 2greens.org.nz, party websites, cited in 1 answers
- 3labour.org.nz, party websites, cited in 1 answers
- 4national.org.nz, party websites, cited in 1 answers
- 5policy.nz, comparison sites, cited in 1 answers
- 6
rnz.co.nz, news, cited in 1 answers - 7whichparty.nz, comparison sites, cited in 1 answers
- Party websites
- Government
- News
- Comparison sites
- Advocacy groups
- Businesses
- Social media
- Other
A website counts once per answer, however many times the answer used it. Counts come from the sources the scan attached to each answer: 13 of this voter's 16 answers have at least one. We assigned a publisher type by hand to every website in a top-ten list; any other website counts as Other.