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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - 1 2 3 "Soulsby makes history as first female Deputy Chief Minister". Bailiwick Express. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
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- 1 2 Partnership, Guernsey. "Candidate - Heidi Soulsby - The Guernsey Partnership of Independents". www.guernseypartnership.gg. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
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