Harry Vivian Shearn (28 April 1892 – 21 January 1951) was an Australian politician who was an independent member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1936 until his death, representing the seat of Maylands.
[1] He entered parliament at the 1936 state election, winning Maylands from the Labor Party's Robert Clothier.
[2] After the 1947 state election produced a hung parliament, Shearn and another independent, William Read, gave their support to the Liberal Party, allowing Ross McLarty to form a government.
The situation persisted after the 1950 election, albeit with the support of another independent, David Grayden.
[3] He had married Emily Ann Watts in 1918, with whom he had two children, Hartley Vivian (Viv) and Marian (Lorraine).