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Support for the Sask. Party government is sharply dropping and the NDP has surged ahead, according to a new Postmedia/Mainstreet poll.

The poll shows 49 per cent of decided and leaning voters would vote for the NDP, putting them nine points ahead of the 40 per cent support for the Sask. Party.

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David Valentin, executive vice-president of Mainstreet Research, says the numbers from the latest poll are important to look at because growing support for the NDP is in line with post-budget polling done in April by Mainstreet.

That poll showed 47 per cent of decided and leaning voters supporting the Sask. Party, but the NDP gaining ground with 42 per cent support.

“Where they seem to have made the most gains, and this is important, is the rest of Saskatchewan,” says Valentin, noting NDP support outside of Regina and Saskatoon increased 10 points among decided voters since last month’s poll.

The Sask. Party and NDP are neck and neck when it comes to decided and leaning voters outside of the province’s two biggest cities, with both polling at 46 per cent.