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The Wildrose and NDP are neck-and-neck more than two years ahead of the next provincial election in 2019, according to a new poll.

The ThinkHQ Public Affairs survey shows the Wildrose with 35 per cent support among leaning and decided voters if the election was held today, while the NDP comes in at 31 per cent.

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The Progressive Conservatives are in third place with the backing of 24 per cent of those surveyed.

The Liberals and the Alberta Party are far behind, at four and three per cent support respectively.

ThinkHQ’s Marc Henry said that while the NDP suffered a drop in support since its election in May of 2015, polling numbers have remained relatively stable over the past year.

“I suspect as we get closer to the election, we’ll see a great deal of volatility, to be honest,” he said in an interview Tuesday.

Henry noted there are a number of factors in Alberta politics that remain unsettled, such as the push and pull over uniting the Wildrose and PCs into one party.