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- ↑ "Alberta election 2023 results: Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- 1 2 "NDP President Peggy Wright first out of the gate in Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview nomination – daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics and Elections". 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
- ↑ "Thirteen new MLAs elected to Edmonton and area". edmontonsun. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
- ↑ "27 - Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved June 8, 2023.
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