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989:+3.3
984:73.0
903:42.5
850:+2.5
847:27.2
828:−5.2
823:69.7
577:26.1
553:43.9
445:16.1
421:80.6
323:Mayor
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1484:2017
1462:2017
1440:2017
1418:2019
1392:2014
1366:2014
1340:2014
1316:2014
1288:2014
1262:2014
1234:2014
1208:2014
1182:2014
1157:2014
1131:2014
1105:2014
1072:hold
1029:0.5
932:hold
892:N/A
889:0.2
886:748
871:N/A
868:3.0
772:N/A
769:0.2
766:238
751:N/A
748:0.2
745:303
730:N/A
727:0.4
724:670
709:N/A
706:0.5
703:840
688:N/A
685:1.5
667:N/A
664:1.7
646:N/A
643:3.0
622:6.0
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601:N/A
598:9.8
580:N/A
558:N/A
501:hold
490:N/A
487:0.2
469:N/A
466:3.0
448:N/A
426:N/A
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