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- 1 2 "Tynwald - Parliament of the Isle of Man - ROBERTSHAW Christopher Roy MHK".
- ↑ "John Shimmin replaces Chris Robertshaw as Manx Policy and Reform Minister". BBC News. 16 February 2015.
- 1 2 "Chris Robertshaw: House of Keys' Rogue One".
- ↑ "2016 General Election - Constituency Results" (PDF).
- ↑ "House of Keys 2011 General Election Results" (PDF).
- ↑ "Results of the Douglas East By-Election held on Thursday, May 27th, 2010" (PDF).
- 1 2 "Douglas East Results (2010)". Manx Radio.
- ↑ "House of Keys 2006 General Election Results" (PDF).
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