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1098:23,598
1057:Liberal
1025:41.37%
1004:55.64%
999:13,129
952:17,907
871:10.18%
853:32.09%
832:37.37%
780:18,681
686:Liberal
651:11,275
601:10,374
493:episode
436:Speaker
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1089:3.00%
1080:Total
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976:Votes
970:Party
943:3.10%
925:3.10%
907:4.89%
889:9.80%
886:1,754
868:1,823
850:5,746
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804:Votes
798:Party
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715:26.86
712:5,018
706:Total
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589:2,079
574:27.82
571:2,969
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771:0.68
753:3.57
735:8.54
723:Green
696:2,013
675:3,005
553:52.71
548:5,326
99:JSTOR
85:books
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1244:2009
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1187:2010
1161:2016
1115:hold
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940:556
922:556
904:875
785:100
768:127
750:666
606:100
378:for
345:NYPD
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202:Born
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