Alfred Lamond (25 May 1886 – 10 March 1967) was an Australian politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of

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from 1924 to 1933, representing the seat of Pilbara. Lamond was born in Wytwarrone, a rural locality near

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, to Margaret (née Barnes) and Angus Lamond. He came to Western Australia in 1905, and began working as a

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in the

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district. He later worked as a

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) and shearer.Alfred Lamond
– Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 13 November 2016. Lamond entered parliament at the 1924 state election, winning Pilbara from Henry Underwood of the Nationalist Party. He was re-elected at the

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, but did not contest the 1933 election. After leaving politics, Lamond again worked as a publican in Port Hedland for a period, and then was a clerk for the

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. He died in Perth in March 1967, aged 80. He had married Elsie Ann Clements in 1924, with whom he had five children.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lamond, Alfred 1886 births 1967 deaths Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly People from Victoria (state)