Larry Graham (born 24 December 1950) is a former Australian politician.
He was born in Brisbane and arrived in Western Australia in 1956. He worked as an electrical fitter and trade union official before entering politics. In 1989 he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for Pilbara. He was Opposition Regional Spokesman for Pilbara from 1994 to 1996 and Shadow Minister for Regional Development, North West, and Works and Services from 1996 to 1997. He resigned from the Labor Party in 2000 and was re-elected in 2001 as an independent. He retired from politics in 2005. [1]
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Preceded by Pam Buchanan | Member for Pilbara 1989–2005 | Succeeded by Tom Stephens |