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The race for late MLA Roger Parent’s vacant seat in the Saskatoon Meewasin constituency is picking up speed.

A recent poll indicates local physician Ryan Meili, who is running for the NDP nomination, has a lead over Saskatchewan Party hopefuls Roxanne Kaminski and Marv Friesen.

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The Mainstreet/Postmedia Poll, which has a margin of error of 3.9 per cent 19 times out of 20, surveyed a random sample of 603 Saskatoon Meewasin electors between Jan. 20 and Jan. 21.

Poll results show it is a two-point race between the Saskatchewan Party and the Saskatchewan NDP, as 35 per cent of respondents said they would vote for the Sask. Party and Brad Wall if the byelection were to be held tomorrow, compared to 37 per cent who said they would vote for Trent Wotherspoon and the Saskatchewan NDP.

The Saskatchewan Liberals and the Green Party of Saskatchewan are in a virtual tie, with three per cent of respondents putting their support behind each party in the constituency. Twenty-two per cent of respondents were undecided.