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- ↑ "Two upset in board elections". The Chronicle Herald. October 22, 2000.
- ↑ "Sparks makes history in board vote". The Daily News. Halifax. October 22, 2000.
- ↑ "NDP pick candidate in Dartmouth East". The Chronicle Herald. June 18, 2003. Archived from the original on September 20, 2003. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
- ↑ "Election Returns, 2003 (Dartmouth East)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
- ↑ "Cabinet minister upset by NDP". The Daily News. Halifax. August 6, 2003.
- ↑ "Election Returns, 2006 (Dartmouth East)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
- ↑ "Election Returns, 2009 (Dartmouth East)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
- ↑ "Younger steals Dartmouth East for Liberals". Metro. June 10, 2009. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
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