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- ↑ "Delta South Recall Petition Unsuccessful" (PDF). Elections BC. Feb 27, 2003. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ↑ "Delta South MLA will not seek re-election". CBC News. 2008-06-05. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
