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- 1 2 "Women's champion voices her delight", Belfast Telegraph , 31 December 1998
- ↑ "1996 Forum Elections: Candidates in East Belfast", Northern Ireland Elections
- ↑ "The 1996 Forum Elections and the Peace Process", Northern Ireland Elections
- ↑ "Belfast City Council Elections 1993-2005", Northern Ireland Elections
- ↑ "East Belfast", Northern Ireland Elections