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References
- "Bagnall, Jim". Telephone Directory. Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ↑ "Minding the House: a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs (Volume II), 1993-2017 (Cassandra Bernard & Sean McQuaid, Eds.)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
- ↑ "Bagnall named interim leader". The Guardian. June 9, 2010. Archived from the original on July 29, 2018. Retrieved 2015-04-09.
- ↑ O'Handley, K Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 2000 ISBN 0-7876-3560-X
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