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- ↑ "2024 Provincial Election Maps". Elections BC. 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ↑ "Prominent Surrey doctor to run for BC United in Surrey-Cloverdale riding". Surrey Now-Leader. 2024-02-09. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
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