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- ↑ "Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly" (PDF). ACT Legislative Assembly. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- ↑ "Notification of Appointment of Ministers NI 1994 No 1" (PDF). ACT Gazette. 1994–1. ACT Legislative Assembly. 13 April 1994. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
- ↑ "Electorate of Molonglo First Preference Results". 1995 Election. ACT Electoral Commission. 1995. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
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