Francis Joseph Finnan CBE (23 September 1897 – 21 March 1966) was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until 1953.

The sitting United Australia Party member, Bruce Walker Jr, didn't stand as he was on trial for conspiracy charges,[2] and Finnan's victory helped Labor gain a majority at the election.

Darlinghurst was abolished in the 1952 redistribution,[5] he lost the preselection contest for Concord,[6] and was unsuccessful in an attempt to win the seat of Albury.

[7][8] Finnan then moved to Newcastle where he was appointed by Premier Cahill as president of the Hunter District Water Board.

[1] Finnan Oval in Blackalls Park, Lake Macquarie, is named after him on land owned by Hunter Water.