Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party (UCP) remains ahead of Rachel Notley’s New Democratic Party (NDP), according to new Alberta election polling.

In a Mainstreet Research poll conducted from May 9–12 among 1,338 adults, 45% of all respondents indicated they would vote UCP, compared to 39% NDP.

The same poll showed that 26% and 20% of Albertans have “strongly favourable” and “somewhat favourable” views of Smith, respectively, while 29% and 15% indicated the same views for Notley.

Likewise, 40% and 8% of respondents indicated “strongly unfavourable” and “somewhat unfavourable” views of Smith, respectively, whereas Notley captured 39% and 13%. 

However, according to an Abacus Data poll of 885 adults, 43% said they would vote for the NDP, compared to 35% for the UCP.

Most polls show Smith has lead over Notley

Most other polls show Smith is ahead. 

On 338 Canada, a site that aggregates a variety of poll results, a May 14 update shows that the UCP has a 59% chance of winning the most seats, with the NDP at 41%.

On Monday, a leaked Janet Brown poll suggested Smith is actually way ahead of Notley — even in Calgary, where Smith shows a double-digit lead.

Mainstreet Research has also indicated that federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has 56% support from Alberta, compared to the Trudeau Liberals at 18%, and Jagmeet Singh’s NDP with 13%. 

Danielle Smith announced Monday that if re-elected she would introduce Compassionate Intervention legislation that would force dangerous, mentally ill addicts into treatment. Meanwhile, Rachel Notley continually refuses to address the NDP’s trend of defund the police rhetoric and tries to get any journalist who asks her about it arrested, such as The Counter Signal’s editor-in-chief Keean Bexte.

The Alberta election takes place May 29.