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References
- ↑ "Minding the House: a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs (Volume 2), 1993-2017 (Cassandra Bernard & Sean McQuaid, Eds.)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ↑ Elections PEI Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Liberals win P.E.I. byelection". CBC News. 15 October 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ↑ "McGeoghegan, Charles". Telephone Directory. Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- ↑ "Arm wrestling MLA back in training". CBC News. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ↑ Elections Prince Edward Island (4 May 2015). "Provincial General Election - Unofficial Results 2015-05-04". Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
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