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- 1 2 "Sask Party sweeps southwestern Saskatchewan" Archived 2016-04-24 at the Wayback Machine , Southwest Booster, April 5, 2016.
- ↑ SARM Media Release: "Doug Steele Wins Saskatchewan Party Nomination" Archived 2016-10-17 at the Wayback Machine , July 29, 2015.
- 1 2 "Steele seeks Sask Party nomination", Maple Creek News and Advance Times, May 15, 2015.
- 1 2 "Doug Steele Wins Contested Nomination in Cypress Hills", Shaunavon Standard, July 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Elaine Anderson seeks Cypress Hills Saskatchewan Party nomination" Archived 2016-08-04 at the Wayback Machine , Prairie Post, June 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Steele wins contested Sask Party nomination in Cypress Hills riding" Archived 2016-02-05 at the Wayback Machine , Southwest Booster, July 31, 2015.
- ↑ "Cypress Hills NDP candidate named ahead of April 4 provincial election" Archived 2016-02-02 at the Wayback Machine , Southwest Booster, February 1, 2016.
- ↑ Elections Saskatchewan, "2016 General Election Results": Cypress Hills.