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- ↑ "Meet the candidate: Independent John Turmel has run (and lost) in nearly 100 byelections". BradfordToday.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ↑ Canada, Elections (2018-08-27). "Official Reports". www.elections.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-23.