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- ↑ "EveryPolitician: Singapore - Parliament - 8th Parliament". EveryPolitician. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
- ↑ "Singapore Government Statement – General Election" (PDF). 19 April 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ↑ "Panel to assess eligibility of Malay EP candidates unveiled" . Retrieved 2017-07-16.
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