Queensland Premier Campbell Newman's fight to hold his seat of Ashgrove remains closely contested with a Newspoll showing him trailing Labor rival Kate Jones by two percentage points after preferences.
The poll of 600 voters, held in the inner-Brisbane seat this week, shows Mr Newman and Ms Jones are neck and neck in their primary support, with 47 per cent each in the lead-up to the January 31 election.
The premier, who defeated Ms Jones at the last election, holds Ashgrove on a 5.7 per cent margin.
Ms Jones, who was environment minister in the Bligh government, is ahead of Mr Newman on the question of who would make a better local MP by 52 per cent to 44 per cent.
The poll shows that traditional Greens support of about 10 per cent in the electorate has halved, with voters looking to take sides in the high-profile local contest.
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