| William John Hurst | |
| Order: | 5th |
| Office: | Mayor of Auckland City |
| Term Start: | 1876 |
| Term End: | 1877 |
| Predecessor: | Benjamin Tonks |
| Successor: | Henry Brett |
| Birth Place: | Berwick upon Tweed |
| Death Place: | Folkestone England |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Spouse: | Mary E Hurst |
William John Hurst (c.1829 – 29 September 1886) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in New Zealand and Mayor of Auckland.
He was born in Berwick-upon-Tweed.
In January 1868, Hurst stood in a by-election in the City of Auckland East electorate for the Auckland Provincial Council. He defeated Charles Davis 163 votes to 107.[1] [2] Hurst remained on the provincial council until the abolition of provincial government in 1876.[3]
Hurst represented the Auckland West electorate from the 1879 election to 1881, and then the Waitemata electorate from the 1881 election to 1886 when he died.[4]
His homestead, built in 1860, is located in 288 Hurstmere Road in Takapuna.[5]
Hurst was ill and given leave from Parliament to travel home to England via San Francisco.[6] He died in Folkestone, Kent, England, in 1886, aged 57 years.
He was married to Mary E. Hurst.[7]