James A. Winter

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = James A. Winter

| image = James Alexander Winter.png

| alt =

| caption =

| birth_name = James Alexander Winter

| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|QC|size=100%}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1886|12|20}}

| birth_place = St. John's, Newfoundland

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1971|06|29|1886|12|20}}

| death_place = St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

| resting_place =

| office1 = Commissioner for Home Affairs and Education

| term_start1 = 1936

| term_end1 = 1941

| predecessor1 = Frederick C. Alderdice

| successor1 = Harry A. Winter

| office2 = Speaker of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland

| term_start2 = 1933

| term_end2 = 1934

| predecessor2 = Albert Walsh

| successor2 = None, responsible government suspended from 1934-1949. Reginald F. Sparkes in 1949 following confederation with Canada

| office3 = Member of the House of Assembly for Burgeo

| term_start3 = 1932

| term_end3 = 1934

| office4 = Member of the House of Assembly for Burin East

| term_start4 = 1928

| term_end4 = 1932

| occupation = Lawyer, politician

| spouse = {{Marriage|Mary Evangeline Arnaud|1915}}

| children = 4

| relatives = Harry A. Winter (brother)

| awards =

| education = {{Plainlist|

• Bishop Feild College
• Rossall School

}}

| party = United Newfoundland

}}

James Alexander Winter {{post-nominals|country=CAN|QC}} (December 20, 1886 – June 29, 1971) was a lawyer and political figure in Newfoundland and Labrador. He represented Burin East from 1928 to 1932 and Burgeo from 1932 to 1934 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as a member of the United Newfoundland Party. He was the final Speaker of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador before the suspension of responsible government and confederation with Canada.