Stanley Edward Lapham (born 21 April 1908 in Kalgoorlie1 – died 14 December 19872) was a Labor politician from Western Australia. He held the seat of North Perth in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 14 February 1953,3 losing it to Liberal Ray O'Connor in 1959. He unsuccessfully contested the seat of Karrinyup in 1962 and 1965. He finally won in 1968 and held it until 1974.2
In 1953 he was awarded the Queen's Coronation Medal.4
In 1957 Lapham joined with Bill Grayden, Pastor Doug Nicholls and others in an expedition to the Warburton Ranges in central Australia to highlight the poor health of Australian Aborigines.5 The party produced a film which showed malnourished people in the region.6
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- "Private Stanley Edward Lapham WX9984". Department of Veteran Affairs. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- Black, David; Bolton, Geoffrey (2001b). Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Vol. Two: 1930-1990 (Revised ed.). Parliament House: Parliament of Western Australia. ISBN 0731697839.
- "Members of the Legislative Assembly since 1890: An Alphabetical Listing" (PDF). Parliamentary Library Western Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- "Queen Gives Coronation Medals To Many In West Australia". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 3 June 1953. p. 14. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- Haebich, Anna (2000). Broken Circles: Fragmenting Indigenous Families, 1800-2000. Fremantle Arts Press. p. 438.
- Clark, Jennifer (2011). Aborigines & Activism: Race, Aborigines & The Coming of the Sixties to Australia. UWA Press. p. 74.