The recent earthquake in Christchurch has had a great impact on the way people of the region think about their political system. A dramatic and drastic turnaround has been in the race for Christchurch mayoralty after the quake.

A research done by UMR Research has shown that out of the total decider voters, 55 per cent have decided to vote for incumbent Bob Parker. This is up from 27 per cent that was seen during the month of June.

The survey that was done online has had the respondents answer a small sample questionnaire. 361 residents of Christchurch took part in the survey, which has very high chances of errors.

Whatever the case, it is clear that Jim Anderton, who was the most favorite till now has seen a drop after scoring 60 per cent in the respondent support since the last poll that take place in June. His level of support currently stands at 41 per cent, a drop of 19 per cent over the last results.

Bob has been given a green signal by the people because of the way he was able to manage during the aftermath and then after that.