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- ↑ "Edmonton-Centre results 1986". Alberta Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2008.
- ↑ "Edmonton-Centre results 1989". Alberta Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2008.
