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The NDP could be ready to break back into Calgary after being shut out of the city for more than two decades, according to a new poll.

A Mainstreet Technologies survey of the key riding of Calgary-Fort conducted Sunday shows NDP candidate Joe Ceci in the lead ahead of the May 5 provincial election.

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Among decided voters, Ceci has 43 per cent support, with the Wildrose’s Jeevan Mangat in second place with 32 per cent.

Progressive Conservative candidate Andy Nguyen has 18 per cent support, while Liberal Said Abdulbaki comes in at five per cent and the Alberta Party’s Vic Goosen has three per cent.

Mainstreet’s David Valentin said that in one sense, Ceci’s “sizable lead” isn’t surprising given his track record as an alderman between 1995 and 2010, and the NDP’s strong showing in recent polls provincially and in Calgary.

“But if you had asked the NDP a few months ago about a 10-point lead in Calgary, they would have been thrilled,” he said.