| James Griffiths | |
| Office: | Member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia |
| Constituency: | North-East Province |
| Term Start: | 22 May |
| Term End: | 21 June 1916 |
| Predecessor: | Robert McKenzie |
| Successor: | James Cunningham |
| Birth Date: | 26 June 1872 |
| Birth Place: | Kangaroo Flat, Victoria, Australia |
| Death Place: | Boulder, Western Australia, Australia |
| Party: | Labor |
James Bailie Griffiths (26 June 1872 – 21 June 1916) was an Australian trade unionist and Labor Party politician. He was elected to the Legislative Council of Western Australia in May 1916, representing North-East Province, but died after less than a month in office.
Griffiths was born in Kangaroo Flat, Victoria, to Rebecca (née Watts) and James Griffiths.[1] He came to Western Australia in 1895, during the gold rush, and subsequently worked as a prospector in the Mount Margaret district. Griffith had a long involvement with the Miners' Union, at various points serving as a branch secretary in Mount Margaret, Murrin Murrin, and Gwalia. He first ran for parliament at the 1911 election, but lost a Labor preselection ballot to George Foley in the seat of Mount Leonora. He also contested Labor preselection for North-East Province in 1912 and 1914, losing to Dick Ardagh and Harry Millington, respectively. Griffiths was eventually preselected for North-East Province in 1916, and was elected with a large majority. He had suffered from heart trouble for some time, and died in Boulder less than a month after his term began, without ever taking his seat.[2] [3] Griffiths had married Elizabeth Evelyn Lalor in 1912, with whom he had one daughter.[1]