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- ↑ "British Columbia Votes 2009: Richmond Centre". CBC News. Archived from the original on May 18, 2009.
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- ↑ Smith, Charlie (September 4, 2012). "Rob Howard becomes Richmond Centre's third straight B.C. Liberal MLA to quit after one term". Georgia Straight . Retrieved June 21, 2024.
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