| John W. MacDonald | |
| Birth Date: | 8 October 1900 |
| Birth Place: | Avondale, Nova Scotia |
| Death Place: | New Glasgow, Nova Scotia |
| Office1: | MLA for Pictou East |
| Term Start1: | 1960 |
| Term End1: | 1963 |
| Predecessor1: | William A. MacLeod |
| Successor1: | A. Lloyd MacDonald |
| Term Start2: | 1949 |
| Term End2: | 1956 |
| Predecessor2: | new riding |
| Successor2: | William A. MacLeod |
| Party: | Liberal |
| Occupation: | lumber dealer |
John William MacDonald (October 8, 1900 – May 13, 1983) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Pictou East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1949 to 1956, and 1960 to 1963. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]
Born in 1900 at Avondale, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, MacDonald was a lumber dealer by career.[2] He married Jean Evans in 1930.[2] He entered provincial politics in the 1949 election, winning the Pictou East riding.[3] He was re-elected in the 1953 election.[4] In the 1956 election, MacDonald was defeated by 5 votes, losing to Progressive Conservative William A. MacLeod.[5] In the 1960 election, MacDonald regained the seat from MacLeod by 144 votes.[6] He did not re-offer in the 1963 election.[1] MacDonald died in New Glasgow on May 13, 1983.[2]