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627:Gloucester
439:References
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503:31 August
1398:Colonial
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678:Rockdale
532:17 March
393:See also
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349:Liberal
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300:Turnout
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150:Liberal
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85:Results
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111:Votes
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637:Peats
465:3 May
410:Notes
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