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- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London and Basingstoke: The Macmillan Press Ltd. ISBN 9780333169032. Page 455
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