NDP Jennifer McKenzie, left to right, Green Party David Coon, People's Alliance Kris Austin, Liberal Brian Gallant, PC Blain Higgs part take in the New Brunswick leaders debate in Riverview, New Brunswick on Wednesday September 12, 2018. A second leaders debate was held Friday September 14, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Marc Grandmaison

FREDERICTON — Atlantic Canada’s four Liberal premiers often don’t see eye to eye on major issues, but they were united on Sunday with the message to get out the Liberal vote in Monday’s New Brunswick election.

“Keep it up, and double-down over the next 24 hours. We can take no vote for granted,” Brian Gallant told supporters at a rally in Moncton Sunday.

He is looking to become the first New Brunswick premier to win a second term since 2003.

The month-long New Brunswick election campaign neared the finish line with a final day of campaigning in what’s seen as a tightening race between the rival Liberals and Progressive Conservatives.

The possibility of vote splitting, as the result of support for third parties, was a common point of discussion among the parties over the weekend.

“Vote splitting could have us waking up Tuesday morning with a Blaine Higgs and Conservative government, maybe propped up by a third party,” Gallant warned. “That, in my opinion, would be the wrong direction for our province.”

In spite of their differences on issues such as the federal carbon tax and softwood lumber, the four Liberal premiers rallied around Gallant.

“There will be close ridings. There will be close votes. There may be people who don’t get around to getting out to vote without the effort that everyone in this room will give,” said Prince Edward Island’s Wade MacLauchlan.

Newfoundland and Labrador’s Dwight Ball told the crowd gathered at the Moncton Press Club that he won his first election campaign by just 16 votes.

“So look around this room. It’s easy to wrap your arms around 16 people. That’s the difference tomorrow in some of those ridings,” Ball said. “Let’s not wake up on Tuesday morning and say, ‘Could we have found 16 more votes?'”

Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil told the crowd that the electorate is volatile and they shouldn’t take any riding for granted.

“I need you to give every ounce of energy you have right to the final tick of the clock to get those votes out. I believe there are more Liberal votes in New Brunswick for tomorrow. The question is, are we up to the challenge to get them out?,” he said prompting the crowd to begin chanting “Four more years.”

Gallant spent the rest of the day attending rallies along the east coast of the province, ending with the Liberals’ traditional final rally in Neguac.

The campaign buses have to be off the roads and out of sight by midnight, prior to the start of election day, and have to remain parked until after the polls are closed Monday night.

Tory Leader Blaine Higgs has scheduled a series of rallies through the central and southern part of the province as he looks to close the gap.

Higgs toured the northern half of the province on Saturday, saying a vote for any party other than the Tories will put Brian Gallant back in the premier’s office.

Green Party Leader David Coon is in his Fredericton riding today as is People’s Alliance Leader Kris Austin, while NDP Leader Jennifer McKenzie will spend the day in her Saint John riding.

The third parties aren’t expected to make big inroads Monday, although they may play a factor in vote-splitting in some of the province’s 49 ridings.

Going into the election campaign the seat count in the legislature was 24 Liberals, 21 Progressive Conservatives, one Green, one Independent and two vacancies.