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- ↑ Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Woronora". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ↑ "Mr John Barnes Nicholson (1840–1919)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ↑ "Mr (Maurie) Maurice Francis Keane". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1898 Woronora". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1984 Woronora". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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