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- ↑ Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador
- ↑ Tory wins by 16 votes in Newfoundland ballot: [FIN Edition] (CP). Toronto Star [Toronto, Ont] 04 Oct 1989: A16.
- ↑ "By Elections Statistics 1990-1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ↑ Nfld. Tory pleads guilty to sex assault: [Final Edition] Edmonton Journal [Edmonton, Alta] 28 Nov 1990: A12.
- ↑ "No comment on Andersen's future, Reid says | CBC News".
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