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- ↑ "Alberta election: Edmonton-Mill Woods results - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca".
- ↑ "'Challenging and exciting, fun and frustrating': NDP MLAs look ahead to next 4 years | CBC News".
- ↑ https://www.assembly.ab.ca/committees/MembershipList.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
- ↑ "Legislative Assembly of Alberta".
- ↑ "Government appoints six new cabinet ministers, three from Edmonton and three from Calgary".
- ↑ "Member Information". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- ↑ "38 - Edmonton-Mill Woods". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved June 8, 2023.