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- ↑ Electoral Office (21 December 2009), House of Assembly General Election 2009 - Final Count (PDF), Commonwealth of Dominica, archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011, retrieved 22 February 2011.
- 1 2 DLP announces new senators, Dominica News Online, 4 February 2010, archived from the original on 30 May 2020, retrieved 22 February 2011.
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