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982:Total
887:39.41
866:59.67
848:Seats
842:Votes
839:Party
1640:2019
1635:2008
1619:2024
1614:2021
1609:2018
1604:2015
1599:2012
1594:2009
1589:2006
1584:2003
1529:1969
1497:Next
1491:2020
1486:2015
1481:2012
1476:2008
1471:2003
1466:1998
1461:1993
1456:1989
1451:1984
1446:1979
1441:1974
1436:1969
1431:1965
1426:1961
1421:1957
1416:1954
1411:1948
1406:1945
1401:1942
1396:1939
1391:1936
1386:1871
1381:1869
1376:1865
1371:1861
1366:1857
1361:1853
1274:2012
1248:2012
1222:2012
1156:2020
1130:2012
1086:ISBN
1022:0.63
971:0.44
950:0.01
929:0.21
908:0.27
802:and
778:The
558:2021
552:2018
547:2015
535:2020
530:2015
525:2012
372:list
52:2003
42:1993
1019:531
968:372
926:174
914:New
905:225
893:–12
872:+13
851:+/–
818:in
806:in
751:.
286:PUP
271:UDP
184:12
176:13
138:UDP
133:PUP
1657::
1296:,
1264:.
1238:.
1212:.
1192:.
1172:.
1146:.
1120:.
1103:,
1070:^
991:29
935:–1
869:26
607:/
374:)
163:3
159:26
1330:e
1323:t
1316:v
1276:.
1250:.
1224:.
1158:.
1132:.
994:0
977:0
974:0
956:0
953:0
947:7
932:0
911:0
890:3
845:%
679:e
672:t
665:v
370:(
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