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- ↑ "One Nation on track to have its first MP in Victorian parliament". the Guardian. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ↑ "Adem Somyurek, Legalise Cannabis MPs win seats as Victoria's upper house results finalised". ABC News. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ↑ https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/politics/victorian-election-2022-rikkielee-tyrrell-wins-upper-house-seat-for-one-nation/news-story/5bd40d46b0b067819e815fe167f5928d
- ↑ "'Boys don't intimidate me': Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell is currently only female candidate for Nicholls". Shepparton News. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.