| Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
| Ernie Wright | |
| Office1: | Chairman of Committees |
| President1: | William Dickson Sir Harry Budd |
| Term Start1: | 11 March 1953 |
| Term End1: | 22 April 1967 |
| Predecessor1: | Thomas Steele |
| Successor1: | Stanley Eskell |
| Office2: | Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales |
| Term Start2: | 23 April 1943 |
| Term End2: | 16 April 1973 |
| Office3: | Mayor of Newtown |
| Predecessor3: | Reuben Sidney Goddard |
| Successor3: | Council abolished |
| Term Start3: | 27 July 1948 |
| Term End3: | 31 December 1948 |
| Constituency3: | Kingston Ward |
| Birth Date: | 1901 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Tingha, New South Wales, Australia |
| Death Place: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Spouse: | Vera Herford |
Ernest Gerard "Ernie" Wright, (10 July 1901 – 16 January 1981) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council for the Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) for 29 years from 1943 to 1973 and also served as Chairman of Committees from 1953 to 1967.[1] He also served as an Alderman on Newtown Municipal Council from 1944 to 1948, including from July to December as Mayor, being the last holder of that office before the council's amalgamation with the City of Sydney.[2]