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- ↑ British Columbia Votes 2009: Coquitlam-Burke Mountain
- ↑ http://www.elections.bc.ca/index.php/news/nr-by-vmp-cqb-2016-01/ Elections B.C. by-election call
- ↑ http://enr.elections.ca/ElectoralDistricts.aspx?lang=e Elections Canada results for Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam
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- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Official Voting Results - Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam
- ↑ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.