James Allister Taylor (born 2 May 1934) is an Australian politician.
He was born in Bairnsdale to hotel-keeper James McKenzie Taylor and Isobel Alison Young.
Educated at Bairnsdale, Sale and Melbourne Grammar School, he was a stock salesman, and was also cycling champion of Victoria in 1952, 1957 and 1960.
In 1970, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Gippsland South, representing the Liberal Party.
He was defeated in 1973 and became a car dealer and real estate agent, before returning to parliament via the Legislative Council seat of Gippsland in 1976.