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- ↑ "BBC Caribbean News in Brief: Opposition wins Dominica by-election". BBC Caribbean. 12 July 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ↑ Electoral Office. "2010 By-Election Results (Final Count)". Commonwealth of Dominica. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2010.. See also "Bentley Royer Begrudgingly Concedes Defeat in Salisbury". Dominica Central. 10 July 2010. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2010..
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