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- ↑ "April 20, 1995 Calgary McCall by-election results". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 12 January 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2007.
- ↑ Renata D'Aliesio (8 March 2008). "It's official: Liberal wins cliffhanger in McCall". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on 11 March 2008.
- ↑ "Defeated Calgary-McCall candidate claims election tainted". CBC News. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2008.
- ↑ "Shariff stuns Ken Hughes". Calgary Herald.
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- ↑ "Former health chair Ken Hughes wins Calgary West nomination". CBC News. 2 March 2012.
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