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- ↑ "Alberta election 2023 results: Calgary-Lougheed | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ↑ "16 - Calgary-Lougheed". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Calgary-Lougheed" (PDF). United Conservative Party . Retrieved 14 March 2024.
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