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- ↑ "Christy Clark says economy a priority after election win". CBC News, May 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Reimer, city hope to avoid byelection" Archived 2013-06-30 at archive.today . Coquitlam Now , May 24, 2013.
- ↑ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC . Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ↑ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ↑ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC . Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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