Lesley Frances Soper (born 5 November 1954) is a former New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

[2] She then proceeded to contest the Clutha-Southland seat since it was created in the 1996 election,[3] again placing second to English on each occasion.

[5] In the 2005 election, Soper had hoped to contest the Invercargill seat, but was defeated in the nomination process by Wayne Harpur.

Soper stood in the Invercargill electorate in the 2008, 2011, and 2014 elections, twice beaten by National's Eric Roy and then by Sarah Dowie.

[10] In addition to serving as Women's Vice President of the Labour Party, Soper has worked for the Council of Trade Unions and the New Zealand Educational Institute.