William Gordon Atkinson (14 April 1941 – 4 August 1984) was an Australian farmer and politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1983 until his death.
His family moved to Dalwallinu (a small Wheatbelt town) when he was a child, and he attended Northam Senior High School and Muresk Agricultural College.
After leaving school, Atkinson farmed at Dalwallinu, becoming prominent in agricultural circles.
He first stood for parliament at the 1980 state election, losing to Harry Gayfer (the sitting National Country member) in Central Province.
[1] In a Legislative Council condolence motion after Atkinson's death, Gordon Masters said that "[no] other person in Parliament typified the country people and the farming community better".