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References
- ↑ "Leonie Hiscutt MLC". Tasmanian Legislative Council . Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ↑ "Hiscutt wins seat: Liberal to represent Montgomery". The Examiner . 5 May 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ↑ "2013 Tasmanian Legislative Council Elections". ABC . Retrieved 8 May 2013.
