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- 1 2 3 "Saint John East MLA-elect Gary Keating resigns". CBC News, October 14, 2014.
- ↑ "New Brunswick Liberal politician quits three weeks after being elected". The Globe and Mail , October 14, 2014.
- ↑ Elections New Brunswick (6 Oct 2014). "Declared Results, 2014 New Brunswick election". Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 16 Oct 2014.
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