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- 1 2 Bryce Hoye, "Meet the rookies: Manitobans elect 13 first-time MLAs". CBC News Manitoba, September 11, 2019.
- ↑ "Trustee Naylor seeks provincial NDP nomination". Winnipeg Free Press , April 2, 2019.
- ↑ "Final Spending Limits for the 2019 General Election" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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