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The Alberta political landscape has tightened in the six months since the provincial election, as the governing NDP faces increased grumbling over its economic measures, a new survey has found.

The Insights West poll, provided to the Edmonton Journal, shows Rachel Notley’s party on top with the support of 25 per cent of respondents, just ahead of the 22-per-cent support garnered by Brian Jean’s Wildrose party. The results are essentially a statistical dead heat since the NDP’s lead is within the survey’s margin of error.

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The Progressive Conservatives garnered support from 16 per cent of respondents, while the Liberal party got 10 per cent and the Alberta Party recorded two per cent. A total of 22 per cent of respondents said they didn’t know which party to back or declined to answer.

Among decided voters across the province, the NDP lead is slightly larger, at 33 per cent, followed by the Wildrose at 28 per cent and the Tories at 21 per cent. During the election in May, the NDP garnered almost 41 per cent of the vote, while the PCs and Wildrose captured 28 and 24 per cent, respectively.