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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - 1 2 Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 . Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-900178-01-6.
- ↑ The Times House of Commons 1931. London: The Times Office. 1931. p. 46.
- ↑ The Times House of Commons 1935. London: The Times Office. 1935. p. 67.
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