John Leslie Hunt (22 November 1912 – 16 July 1988) was an Australian politician who served as a Labor Party member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1971 to 1974, representing North Province.
He attended Eastern Goldfields High School and then farmed in Moorine Rock for several years.
Hunt enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in 1942, and during the war serving in New Guinea and Borneo with the 2/6th Commando Squadron.
He was elected to parliament at a February 1971 by-election, caused by the resignation of Harry Strickland.
At the 1974 state election, Hunt was narrowly defeated by John Tozer of the Liberal Party.