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- 1 2 3 Dominica Labour Party, 2009 candidate profile of Bentley Royer, archived from the original on 24 July 2011, retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ↑ 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 April 2010.
- ↑ DLP announces new senators, Dominica News Online, 4 February 2010, retrieved 25 September 2010[ permanent dead link ].
- ↑ Electoral Office, 2010 By-Election Results (Final Count), Commonwealth of Dominica, archived from the original on 6 December 2010, retrieved 25 September 2010. See also Bentley Royer Begrudgingly Concedes Defeat in Salisbury, Dominica Central, 10 July 2010, archived from the original on 10 July 2011, retrieved 14 July 2010.
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