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- ↑ "No. 27127". The London Gazette . 17 October 1899. p. 6269.
- ↑ "The War in the Bye-Elections". New York Times. New York, N.Y. 28 October 1899. p. 2. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ↑ "London, October 28, 2.25 p.m." The Kalgoorlie Western Argus. Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. 2 November 1899. p. 8. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ↑ Craig, F.W.S. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918. London and Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-349-02300-4.
- ↑ The Liberal Year Book for 1908. London: The Liberal Publication Department. 1908. pp. 350–351.
- ↑ The Constitutional Year Book for 1919. London: National Unionist Association. 1919. p. 288.
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