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

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. In 1957 Lapham joined with

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, Pastor Doug Nicholls 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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