The Wildrose Party paid for a poll of Fort McMurray residents and says the results show overwhelming support for the resignation of PC MLA Mike Allen.

The poll was conducted by Abingdon Research two days after Allen was arrested in a prostitution sting by police in St. Paul, Minnesota while on government business.

The Wildrose says the poll shows:

That 65 percent of residents across Fort McMurray believe he should resign

That 69 percent of Allen’s constituents in Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo believe he should step aside

"Mr. Allen today said he would stay on as the MLA while he determines what course of action his constituents want him to take,” Wildrose Official Opposition Leader Danielle Smith said. “That course of action couldn't be clearer. Seven out of every ten of his constituents want him to resign and have the opportunity to elect a new MLA. If he's serious about following his constituent’s wishes then there is only one course of action he can take: Resign."

Mike Allen, 51, says he will consult with his constituents and will stay on the job in the meantime.

"I do know that whatever way it goes, I will, whether I am sitting in the legislature as an independent of not, this is the community I love and I will continue to advance the needs in any way I can," said Allen.

The poll was paid for by the Wildrose Party and received 219 responses.

It has a margin of error of 6.6 percent, 19 times out of 20.