Under shari’ah, the penalty for leaving Islam is death. Thus, as of 2019, there are no less than twelve Muslim-majority countries in which apostasy is a capital offence. To reverse this situation, Ex-Muslims in the United Kingdom have created an international campaign to Legalise Apostasy. A major part of this initiative has been to craft a petition, asking the elected representatives of liberal democracies to stand with Ex-Muslims in demanding the freedom of belief.
In February 2020, Alliance of Former Muslims had the privilege of hosting Nissar Hussain, head of Legalise Apostasy UK, in Dublin. Following up this successful endeavour, our members have collaborated with the Legalise Apostasy team to create an Ireland-specific petition, calling upon all members of Dáil Éireann to support the abolition of apostasy laws in the Muslim world – and thus, to oppose any attempts to introduce shari’ah in the Republic of Ireland.
On September 15th 2020, hard copies of our Petition to Legalise Apostasy were posted to every one of Ireland’s 160 members of parliament (TDs). We have requested that they put their signatures to it, in good time. The extent to which our politicians honour this request will be a direct measure of their support for Ex-Muslims and opposition to shari’ah; this will be continuously documented in the table below. The reader can access a PDF copy of the petition via this link:
Petition to Legalise Apostasy (Ireland)
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Which TDs support the rights of Ex-Muslims and oppose shari’ah?
(As of September 15th 2020)
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Teachta Dála |
Signature |
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1. Eoin Ó Broin (SF) |
Pending |
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2. Marc Ó Cathasaigh (GRN) |
Pending |
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3. Éamon Ó Cuív (FF) |
Pending |
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4. Seán Ó Fearghaíl (FF) |
Pending |
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5. Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (SF) |
Pending |
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6. Ruairi Ó Murchú (SF) |
Pending |
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7. Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (LAB) |
Pending |
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8. Aengus Ó Snodaigh (SF) |
Pending |
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9. Chris Andrews (SF) |
Pending |
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10. Mick Barry (SOL) |
Pending |
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11. Cathal Berry (IND) |
Pending |
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12. Richard Boyd Barrett (PBP) |
Pending |
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13. John Brady (SF) |
Pending |
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14. Colm Brophy (FG) |
Pending |
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15. James Browne (FF) |
Pending |
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16. Martin Browne (SF) |
Pending |
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17. Richard Bruton (FG) |
Pending |
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18. Pat Buckley (SF) |
Pending |
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19. Colm Burke (FG) |
Pending |
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20. Peter Burke (FG) |
Pending |
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21. Mary Butler (FF) |
Pending |
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22. Thomas Byrne (FF) |
Pending |
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23. Jackie Cahill (FF) |
Pending |
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24. Holly Cairns (SD) |
Pending |
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25. Dara Calleary (FF) |
Pending |
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26. Seán Canney (IND) |
Pending |
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27. Ciarán Cannon (FG) |
Pending |
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28. Joe Carey (FG) |
Pending |
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29. Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (FG) |
Pending |
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30. Matt Carthy (SF) |
Pending |
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31. Jack Chambers (FF) |
Pending |
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32. Sorca Clarke (SF) |
Pending |
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33. Joan Collins (R2C) |
Signed |
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34. Michael Collins (IND) |
Pending |
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35. Niall Collins (FF) |
Pending |
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36. Catherine Connolly (IND) |
Pending |
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37. Rose Conway-Walsh (SF) |
Pending |
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38. Patrick Costello (GRN) |
Pending |
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39. Simon Coveney (FG) |
Pending |
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40. Barry Cowen (FF) |
Pending |
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41. Michael Creed (FG) |
Pending |
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42. Réada Cronin (SF) |
Pending |
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43. Cathal Crowe (FF) |
Pending |
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44. Seán Crowe (SF) |
Pending |
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45. David Cullinane (SF) |
Pending |
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46. Pa Daly (SF) |
Pending |
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47. Cormac Devlin (FF) |
Pending |
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48. Alan Dillon (FG) |
Pending |
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49. Pearse Doherty (SF) |
Pending |
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50. Paul Donnelly (SF) |
Pending |
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51. Stephen Donnelly (FF) |
Pending |
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52. Paschal Donohoe (FG) |
Pending |
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53. Francis Noel Duffy (GRN) |
Pending |
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54. Bernard Durkan (FG) |
Pending |
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55. Dessie Ellis (SF) |
Pending |
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56. Damien English (FG) |
Pending |
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57. Alan Farrell (FG) |
Pending |
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58. Mairead Farrell (SF) |
Pending |
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59. Frank Feighan (FG) |
Pending |
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60. Michael Fitzmaurice (IND) |
Pending |
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61. Peter Fitzpatrick (IND) |
Pending |
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62. Joe Flaherty (FF) |
Pending |
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63. Charles Flanagan (FG) |
Pending |
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64. Seán Fleming (FF) |
Pending |
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65. Norma Foley (FF) |
Pending |
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66. Kathleen Funchion (SF) |
Pending |
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67. Gary Gannon (SD) |
Pending |
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68. Thomas Gould (SF) |
Pending |
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69. Noel Grealish (IND) |
Pending |
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70. Brendan Griffin (FG) |
Pending |
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71. Johnny Guirke (SF) |
Pending |
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72. Marian Harkin (IND) |
Pending |
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73. Simon Harris (FG) |
Pending |
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74. Seán Haughey (FF) |
Pending |
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75. Danny Healy-Rae (IND) |
Pending |
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76. Michael Healy-Rae (IND) |
Pending |
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77. Martin Heydon (FG) |
Pending |
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78. Emer Higgins (FG) |
Pending |
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79. Neasa Hourigan (GRN) |
Pending |
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80. Brendan Howlin (LAB) |
Pending |
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81. Heather Humphreys (FG) |
Pending |
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82. Paul Kehoe (FG) |
Pending |
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83. Alan Kelly (LAB) |
Pending |
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84. Gino Kenny (PBP) |
Pending |
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85. Martin Kenny (SF) |
Pending |
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86. Claire Kerrane (SF) |
Pending |
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87. John Lahart (FF) |
Pending |
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88. James Lawless (FF) |
Pending |
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89. Brian Leddin (GRN) |
Pending |
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90. Michael Lowry (IND) |
Pending |
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91. Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (SF) |
Pending |
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92. Marc MacSharry (FF) |
Pending |
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93. Josepha Madigan (FG) |
Pending |
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94. Catherine Martin (GRN) |
Pending |
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95. Micheál Martin (FF) |
Pending |
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96. Steven Matthews (GRN) |
Pending |
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97. Paul McAuliffe (FF) |
Pending |
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98. Charlie McConalogue (FF) |
Pending |
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99. Mary Lou McDonald (SF) |
Pending |
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100. Helen McEntee (FG) |
Pending |
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101. Mattie McGrath (IND) |
Pending |
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102. Michael McGrath (FF) |
Pending |
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103. John McGuinness (FF) |
Pending |
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104. Joe McHugh (FG) |
Pending |
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105. Michael McNamara (IND) |
Pending |
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106. Denise Mitchell (SF) |
Pending |
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107. Aindrias Moynihan (FF) |
Pending |
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108. Michael Moynihan (FF) |
Pending |
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109. Imelda Munster (SF) |
Pending |
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110. Jennifer Murnane O’Connor (FF) |
Pending |
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111. Catherine Murphy (SD) |
Pending |
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112. Eoghan Murphy (FG) |
Pending |
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113. Paul Murphy (RIS) |
Pending |
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114. Verona Murphy (FG) |
Pending |
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115. Johnny Mythen (SF) |
Pending |
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116. Gerald Nash (LAB) |
Pending |
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117. Denis Naughten (IND) |
Pending |
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118. Hildegarde Naughton (FG) |
Pending |
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119. Carol Nolan (IND) |
Pending |
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120. Malcolm Noonan (GRN) |
Pending |
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121. Darragh O’Brien (FF) |
Pending |
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122. Joe O’Brien (GRN) |
Pending |
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123. Cian O’Callaghan (SD) |
Pending |
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124. Jim O’Callaghan (FF) |
Pending |
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125. James O’Connor (FF) |
Pending |
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126. Willie O’Dea (FF) |
Pending |
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127. Kieran O’Donnell (FG) |
Pending |
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128. Richard O’Donoghue (IND) |
Pending |
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129. Patrick O’Donovan (FG) |
Pending |
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130. Fergus O’Dowd (FG) |
Pending |
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131. Roderic O’Gorman (GRN) |
Pending |
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132. Louise O’Reilly (SF) |
Pending |
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133. Darren O’Rourke (SF) |
Pending |
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134. Christopher O’Sullivan (FF) |
Pending |
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135. Pádraig O’Sullivan (FF) |
Pending |
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136. John Paul Phelan (FG) |
Pending |
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137. Thomas Pringle (IND) |
Signed |
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138. Maurice Quinlivan (SF) |
Pending |
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139. Anne Rabbitte (FF) |
Pending |
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140. Neale Richmond (FG) |
Pending |
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141. Michael Ring (FG) |
Pending |
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142. Eamon Ryan (GRN) |
Pending |
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143. Patricia Ryan (SF) |
Pending |
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144. Matt Shanahan (IND) |
Pending |
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145. Seán Sherlock (LAB) |
Pending |
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146. Róisín Shortall (SD) |
Pending |
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147. Bríd Smith (PBP) |
Pending |
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148. Brendan Smith (FF) |
Pending |
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149. Duncan Smith (LAB) |
Pending |
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150. Niamh Smyth (FF) |
Pending |
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151. Ossian Smyth (GRN) |
Pending |
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152. Brian Stanley (SF) |
Pending |
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153. David Stanton (FG) |
Pending |
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154. Peadar Tóibín (AON) |
Pending |
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155. Robert Troy (FF) |
Pending |
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156. Pauline Tully (SF) |
Pending |
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157. Leo Varadkar (FG) |
Pending |
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158. Mark Ward (SF) |
Pending |
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159. Jennifer Whitmore (SD) |
Pending |
| 160. Violet Wynne (SF) |
Pending |
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