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- 1 2 "Provisional results show Johnny Grattan Vaea Taione wins Tonga by-election". Kaniva Tonga. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ↑ "75 candidates register for November 18 General Election". Matangi Tonga. 29 September 2021. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021.
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