| Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
| Chesley William Carter | |
| Constituency Mp: | Burin—Burgeo |
| Parliament: | Canadian |
| Predecessor: | Riding created |
| Successor: | Don Jamieson |
| Term Start: | June 27, 1949 |
| Term End: | November 8, 1965 |
| Office2: | Senator for the Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Appointed2: | Lester B. Pearson |
| Term Start2: | July 8, 1966 |
| Term End2: | July 28, 1977 |
| Birth Date: | 29 July 1902 |
| Birth Place: | Pass Island, Newfoundland |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Party: | Liberal |
| Portfolio: | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs |
| Committees: | Chair, Standing Committee on Health, Welfare and Science (1974–1977) |
| Relations: | 2 |
| Children: | 4 |
| Profession: | Educator |
Chesley William Carter (July 29, 1902 – January 14, 1994) was a Canadian Member of Parliament representing the riding of Burin—Burgeo and a senator for Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Born in Pass Island, Hermitage Bay, Newfoundland,[1] Carter, educated at Church of England School, Pass Island and Bishop Feild College, St. John's served in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment from 1917 to 1919.[1] In 1941 he joined the Canadian Army to fight in World War II and discharged with the rank of Major in 1946.[1] Carter entered politics in 1949, following Newfoundland's entry into Canadian Confederation, and was elected to the House of Commons as a Liberal in the 1949 federal election. He was re-elected in 1953, 1957 (when he was elected by acclamation),[2] 1958, 1962, 1963 and 1965.[1] On July 8, 1966 he was appointed to the Senate where he remained until he retired on July 28, 1977.[1]