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- ↑ "Phil Woolas case: last MP to have election overturned was in 1911; The last time an MP saw their election victory overturned for corrupt practices was Richard Hazleton, in 1911, following bribery, violence and slander at the polls," by Martin Beckford, London Telegraph, 05 Nov 2010
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
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