Alfred Edden (24 November 1850 – 27 July 1930) was a politician, trade union organiser and coal miner in New South Wales, Australia.

[1][additional citation(s) needed] Edden was selected by the nascent Labor party as its candidate for the seat of Northumberland at the 1891 colonial election.

At the 1894 colonial election he successfully contested the newly created seat of Kahibah as an Independent Labor candidate.

[4] With the election of the New South Wales Labor Government of James McGowen in 1910 Edden was appointed the Secretary for Mines.

Maria died during child birth on 1 June 1887,[8] and on 28 September 1887 he married Mary Ann George, née Langley, a widow.