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- ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sydney-Denison". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ↑ Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ↑ "Sir Matthew Harris (1841-1917)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ↑ "Mr Andrew Joseph Kelly (1854–1913)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1901 Sydney-Denison". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1898 Sydney-Denison". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1895 Sydney-Denison". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1894 Sydney-Denison". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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