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- ↑ Nova Scotia election riding results: Digby-Annapolis Global News
- ↑ "Tri-County NS Election Recap: PC’s Take Three Of Five Seats". CJLS-FM, August 18, 2021.
- ↑ Tina Comeau, "PC candidate Jill Balser follows in dad's footsteps with Digby-Annapolis election win". SaltWire Network, August 18, 2021.
- ↑ "New Cabinet to Deliver Solutions for Nova Scotians". 11 May 2018.
- ↑ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
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