Harry Ernest Combs (14 January 1881 – 12 June 1954) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

[2] He played a leading part in the demands for a reclassification of the service in 1918 and in 1920 he led a deputation to Prime Minister William Massey on the question of cost-of-living pay increases.

[1] He was also Secretary of the New Zealand Rugby Union from 1919 to 1926 before establishing his own printing business (in partnership).

[7] In February 1954 he announced he would retire at the general election later that year owing to ill health.

[2] His death necessitated a by-election, but as a general election was due in November 1954 the nominated Labour candidate Henry May was not opposed, so was declared returned unopposed.