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- ↑ Tonga Electoral Commission
- ↑ 2010 election results for Tongatapu, Matangi Tonga
- ↑ "6 members of the Democratic Party will stand as independents" Archived 2014-10-24 at the Wayback Machine , Tonga Daily News, 2 September 2014