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- ↑ "The Spirit River-Fairview By-election". Elections Alberta. February 21, 1985. Archived from the original on June 7, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
- ↑ "Edmonton-Whitemud by-election". Elections Alberta. December 11, 1985. Archived from the original on June 7, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
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- ↑ "Mike Pawlus Obituary (2010) - Remembering".