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- ↑ "Around the traps" (PDF). Magenta & Black. Hutchins School. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ↑ "Liberal's Jane Howlett wins new Tasmanian seat of Prosser". ABC News. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ↑ Members of the Parliament of Tasmania Jane Howlett https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/resources/about-parliament/historyindex/members/howlett_J_LC_792 Jane Howlett . Retrieved 26 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Tasmania's Racing Minister Jane Howlett resigns from state cabinet". ABC News. 25 February 2022.
- ↑ "Liberals Announce Candidate Line-up". Tasmanian Times . 20 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ↑ "Lyons - TAS Electorate, Candidates, Results". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 4 April 2024.