Laurus Vant "Lou" Westende (born 28 November 1925) is an Australia

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 and was a member elected to the multi-member single constituency second Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly

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 for the Liberal Party

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 at the 1992 general election

Australian Capital Territory general election, 1992

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. Westende resigned from the Assembly on 25 July 1994, and, on the basis of a countback, Bill Stefaniak

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 was appointed to fill the casual vacancy

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Westende was born in Heerenhook, Netherlands

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and settled in Australia during 1951.