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- ↑ 2001 Election Results Archived 1 December 2001 at the Wayback Machine Fiji Islands Elections. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ↑ Lautoka City Open Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine . Elections 1999 Results by the Count.Fiji Islands Elections. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ↑ Samabula Tamavua Open Archived 9 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Fiji Islands Elections. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
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