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- ↑ "Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
- ↑ "Doug McArthur". Sierra Club BC. Archived from the original on 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
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