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- 1 2 The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 184 (208 in web page)
- ↑ Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885–1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
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