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- ↑ Stu Neatby, "Zack Bell wins byelection in Charlottetown-Winsloe". The Guardian , November 2, 2020.
- ↑ Kevin Yarr, "Zack Bell 'ready to get to work' as P.E.I.'s newest MLA". CBC News Prince Edward Island, November 3, 2020.
- ↑ Nicola MacLeod, "PC win in District 10 hands King government slim majority". CBC News Prince Edward Island, November 2, 2020.
- ↑ Ross, Shane (April 4, 2023). "Who's in, who's out: Meet the new Legislative Assembly of P.E.I." CBC News.
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