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- ↑ General Elections 1998 Archived 2014-10-16 at the Wayback Machine Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 9 October 2014)
- ↑ 2008 General Elections Final Results Archived 2014-10-16 at the Wayback Machine Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 9 October 2014)
- ↑ "Joe Coye Makes His Case Against Misfeasance, Again", Tropical Vision Limited, February 20, 2013. (accessed 9 October 2014)
