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- ↑ "Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Provincial Election (1907)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ↑ "Provincial General Elections". www.electionsmanitoba.ca. Retrieved May 5, 2022.