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- ↑ Brooke, Mary B. (September 24, 2024). ""Okay, I'm in!" says Darlene Rotchford for BC NDP in Esquimalt-Colwood". Island Social Trends. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ↑ Seymour, Bailey (September 21, 2024). "NDP Esquimalt-Colwood candidate looks to improve mental health supports". Victoria News. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ↑ Hooper, Roxanne (November 21, 2024). "2 of 3 Langley MLAs given shadow cabinet seats". The Abbotsford News . Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ↑ https://globalnews.ca/news/10779001/bc-election-2024-results-esquimalt-colwood/
