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References
- ↑ "Alberta election 2023 results: Grande Prairie-Wapiti | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ↑ Patterson, Kassandra (April 6, 2023). "Ron Wiebe announced as UCP candidate for Grande Prairie-Wapiti". My Grande Prairie Now.
- ↑ Galbraith, Curtis. "Wiebe holds Grande Prairie-Wapiti for the UCP".
- ↑ "64 - Grande Prairie-Wapiti". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved June 10, 2023.
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