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- ↑ Legislative Assembly of the Northwest territories: Glen Abernethy Archived 2011-11-27 at the Wayback Machine . URL last accessed 2012-10-29.
- ↑ Christine Grimard (October 3, 2007). "Abernethy beats out four to win riding". Northern News Service. Retrieved 2007-10-14.[ permanent dead link ]
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