Stanley Edward Lapham (born 21 April 1908 in

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– died 14 December 1987) was a

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politician from

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. He held the seat of North Perth in the

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from 14 February 1953, losing it to Liberal

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in 1959. He unsuccessfully contested the seat of Karrinyup in 1962 and 1965. He finally won in 1968 and held it until 1974. In 1953 he was awarded the Queen's Coronation Medal. In 1957 Lapham joined with

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, Pastor

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and others in an expedition to the

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in central Australia to highlight the poor health of

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. The party produced a film which showed malnourished people in the region.

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