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- ↑ "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.
- ↑ Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
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