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- ↑ VEGREVILLE (1940/03/26), History of Federal Ridings since 1867, Parliament of Canada, accessed 29 August 2009; VEGREVILLE (1945/06/11), History of Federal Ridings since 1867, Parliament of Canada, accessed 29 August 2009.
- ↑ History of Federal Ridings since 1945: WETASKIWIN (1945/06/11), Parliament of Canada, accessed 23 July 2009.