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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Paul Dinn wins Topsail-Paradise byelection | The Telegram". www.thetelegram.com. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
- ↑ "Crosbie breaks silence, backtracking from fiery speech on election night | CBC News".
- ↑ "Here are all the MHAs elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. March 27, 2021.
- ↑ "There are 3 sets of siblings running in the Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, May 5, 2019.
- ↑ "Paradise councillor Paul Dinn wins PC nod for Topsail-Paradise byelection". CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
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