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- ↑ "The Chertsey Contest" . London Daily News. British Newspaper Archive. 29 June 1904. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ↑ "THE CHERTSEY VACANCY" . Western Daily Press . British Newspaper Archive. 5 July 1904. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ "MR. BALFOUR AND THE CHERTSEY ELECTION. THE QUESTION OF CHINESE LABOUR. MESSAGE TO LORD BINGHAM" . Derby Daily Telegraph. British Newspaper Archive. 5 July 1904. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 "The Chertsey Election" . Taunton Courier, and Western Advertiser. British Newspaper Archive. 13 July 1904. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)