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- ↑ "Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1836 - 2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ↑ "David McKee". Former Member of Parliament Details. Parliament of South Australia.