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A new advocacy group peppered with NDP supporters launched Tuesday with an online poll that shows that while more Albertans identify as progressive, a majority see the province as conservative.

An Abacus Data survey conducted for Progress Alberta found that the majority of Albertans surveyed — 59 per cent — called themselves progressive, versus 41 per cent who identified as conservative.

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When asked to place themselves along the political spectrum, 30 per cent self-identified on the conservative side, while 38 per cent saw themselves on the progressive side and 31 per cent said they were in the centre.

Despite that, 53 per cent said Albertans in general fall on the conservative side of the political spectrum, while 26 per cent said the province is centrist and 21 per cent called it progressive, according to the new poll.

Steered by executive director Duncan Kinney, an Edmonton writer and activist, Progress Alberta bills itself as a “multi-issue, independent, non-profit advocacy organization” and a “proudly progressive force.”