| Office: | Teachta Dála |
| Term Start: | October 1961 |
| Term End: | June 1969 |
| Constituency: | Cork South-West |
| Term Start1: | May 1954 |
| Term End1: | October 1961 |
| Constituency1: | Cork West |
| Birth Date: | 27 June 1902 |
| Birth Place: | County Cork, Ireland |
| Death Place: | County Cork, Ireland |
| Party: | Fianna Fáil |
Edward Cotter (27 June 1902 – 11 December 1972) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He unsuccessfully contested the Cork West constituency June 1949 by-election caused by the death of Timothy J. Murphy but was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork West constituency at the 1954 general election.[1] He moved to the Cork South-West at the 1961 general election and continued to hold his seat until he retired at the 1969 general election.[2]