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- 1 2 Dobin, Murray. Preston Manning and the Reform Party. James Lorimer & Company. p. 97. ISBN 1-55028-359-6.
- ↑ "Calgary Currie Official Election Results 1993". Alberta Heritage. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
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