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- ↑ "Maryborough - Queensland Votes 2012 - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". www.abc.net.au. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ↑ "Fraser Coast Region - Results - Division 2". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
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