Sir Charles Ernest Statham (10 May 1875 – 5 March 1946) was a New Zealand politician, and the ninth Speaker of the House of Representatives, from 1923 to 1935.

He married the part-Māori Lilias Harata te Aho Burnett of Dunedin in 1905, with whom he later had one daughter.

He represented a city and working-class electorate, and his majority was gradually reduced by the Labour Party.

He was described as "probably the greatest speaker the house has known"[3] and many of his rulings still form part of the parliamentary standing orders today.

[5] He was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council on 9 March 1936 and was reappointed seven years later after his term had expired and served until his death.