With only two days left before the provincial election, MLA hopefuls across the province are working hard to secure votes.
An all candidates forum was held Saturday afternoon in one of the most hotly contested ridings in the province.
Nearly two hundred residents attended the forum held at the North Glenora Community League, in the constituency of Edmonton-Glenora.
Five candidates are running in the riding, which is currently represented by Progressive Conservative MLA Heather Klimchuck.
In the last election it was a very close race, Klimchuck narrowly defeated Liberal incumbent Bruce Miller by less than 100 votes.
This time around many are considering the riding to be a five way race, with strong support being shown for Klimchuck and Miller once again, as well as each of the other challengers.
The topic of strategic voting came up at the forum. With left of centre voters having three viable choices many are suggesting uniting behind one to ensure the Wildrose, represented by candidate Dan Koziak, or the PC's Klimchuck don't secure the seat.
The candidates for the Alberta Party, the Liberals and the NDP say they are in agreement on many issues.
NDP candidate Ray Martin, says he suspects he would agree with his rivals in the Alberta Party and Liberal Party on 98% of things.
Ann Goldblatt of the group Alberta Democratic Renewal Project is encouraging voters in Glenora to vote for the leftist party candidate that has the best chance to win, which she says is Martin of the NDP.
Goldblatt says Alberta Party candidate Sue Huff, Liberal Bruce Miller and Martin all have similar stances on so many issues that it makes sense to unite behind one.
"I think there's enough common ground that people can live with even their second choice," Goldblatt told CTV News.
The suggestion of the three left of centre contenders uniting came up at the forum but was jokingly played off by the candidates.
"What is the barrier to unifying the three of us," asked Huff, "there is no barrier, they are free to join the Alberta party at any time."
Each of the candidates said they are still hoping to win the seat even in light of the voting splitting issue.
One thing there is consensus among the AP, NDP, and Liberal candidates in the riding is that unless there is a strong left of centre presence in the legislature they will be unable to stop the growth of things like privatized healthcare, something that many fear a Wildrose government would bring.
With files from Sean Amato
