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- ↑ October 1974 general election results Archived 10 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine at Richard Kimber's political science resources
- ↑ February 1974 general election results Archived 10 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine at Richard Kimber's political science resources
- ↑ "1979 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2015.