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- ↑ "Riding results: St. Albert". Archived from the original on 2015-05-27.
- ↑ "Alberta election 2023 results: St. Albert | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
- ↑ "83 - St. Albert". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved June 10, 2023.
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