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- ↑ "Minding the House: a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs (Volume 2), 1993-2017 (Cassandra Bernard & Sean McQuaid, Eds.)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- 1 2 "Few options for PC leader following loss". The Guardian , May 6, 2015.
- ↑ Ross, Shane (April 4, 2023). "Who's in, who's out: Meet the new Legislative Assembly of P.E.I." CBC News.
- 1 2 "Former Crane staffer seeking Tory nomination in Morell-Mermaid". The Guardian , February 2, 2015.
- ↑ "2023 Election Results". Elections PEI. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ↑ "District 7 Results: Morell-Donagh". Elections PEI. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ↑ Elections Prince Edward Island (May 4, 2015). "Provincial General Election - Unofficial Results 2015-05-04". Archived from the original on May 5, 2015.
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