John Arthur McColl (February 21, 1875 – April 19, 1933) was a Canadian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly from Alberta.

He was born at Maxville, Glengarry County, Ontario to Neil McColl and Annie McDougall.

He was educated at Maxville Public School and married to Ethel Alguire on February 6, 1901.

[2] McColl ran for re-election in the 1917 Alberta general election, he retained his seat in a 3-way race that saw the voter turn out in Acadia 4 times higher than the previous election.

In that election he defeated future MLA Lorne Proudfoot, running as an independent candidate, who came in a distant 3rd place.