Lawrence Alexander "Laurie" McArthur (20 August 1930 – 3 March 1996) was an Australian politician. He was born in

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to small farmer Alexander McArthur and his wife Ruth. He attended Marist Brothers College in

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and Ballarat Teachers' College, becoming a schoolteacher. He worked in the public education system, and was a member of the Labor Party. In 1982 he was elected to the

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as the member for

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, serving until his defeat in 1988. He died in 1996.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McArthur, Laurie 1930 births 1996 deaths Members of the Victorian Legislative Council Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria 20th-century Australian politicians People from Hamilton, Victoria