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- ↑ Normandin, A L (1937). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
- ↑ Hoffman, George (2006), Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan (online), Regina, Saskatchewan: Western Economic Diversification Canada and the Government of Saskatchewan. Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina , retrieved 30 April 2012
- ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, Elections Saskatchewan historical Eighth Provincial General Election (June 19, 1934), archived from the original on 13 March 2009, retrieved 15 December 2008
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