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- ↑ Gunson, Phil; Chamberlain, Greg; Thompson, Andrew (22 December 2015). "The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Central America and the Caribbean". Routledge.
- 1 2 Lansford, Tom, ed. (2012). Political Handbook of the World 2012. SAGE Publications / CQ Press. p. 401. ISBN 9781608719952 . Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ↑ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, pp232-234 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ↑ "1985 General Election Results". Electoral Office - Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
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