Laurence John "Laurie" Failes (6 October 1899 – 7 July 1976) was an Australian politician. Born in

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, he attended state schools and then

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before becoming a farmer at Bugaldie and then a businessman at Coonabarabran. He served in

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1942–45. In 1949, he was elected to the

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as the Country Party member for Lawson. He was a member of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, the House Committee and the Select Committee on the House of Representatives Accommodation. He held Lawson until its abolition in 1969, at which time he retired. Failes died in 1976.

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National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Lawson Members of the Australian House of Representatives 1899 births 1976 deaths 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-National-politician-stub