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- 1 2 "election-atlas.ca - Saskatchewan". www.election-atlas.ca. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
- ↑ "Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2012-03-27.