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Conservatives lead in one poll, neck-and-neck with Liberals in another

Last Updated Oct 6, 2015 at 8:11 am EST

NDP leader Tom Mulcair shakes hands with Conservative leader Stephen Haper as Liberal leader Justin Trudeau looks on during their introduction prior to the Globe and Mail hosted leaders' debate in Calgary on Sept. 17, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

The two latest federal election polls show two different results with just two weeks until election day.

A Mainstreet Research poll released Tuesday morning suggests the Conservatives are leading nationally with 37 per cent support.

The Liberals sit in second with 29 per cent, followed by the NDP with 24 per cent.

The poll surveyed 5,197 eligible Canadian voters via telephone Sept. 30 to Oct. 1. It has a margin of error of 1.36 per cent, 19 times out of 20.

Those results differ from an Ipsos poll, which says the Tories and Liberals are closer, running 33 and 32 per cent respectively. The NDP is in third spot with 26 per cent.

According to that poll, the Liberals have a slight lead over the Conservatives in Ontario. And in the 905 region of the GTA, the Liberals have 45 percent support while the Conservatives are at 42 per cent.

The Ipsos poll, which surveyed 1,441 voters online between Oct. 2-5, is accurate to within plus or minus 2.9 percentage points, 19 times out of 20, had all eligible voters been polled.