Peter McWhannell (3 March 1875 – 26 July 1943) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player who competed for his country at the 1930 British Empire Games, winning a silver medal in the pairs competition.

Born in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland, in 1875,[1] McWhannell served his engineering apprenticeship on the Clyde.

[2] He skipped Hataitai teams to five titles at Wellington tournaments, and won numerous club championships.

[5] The foursome of McWhannell, Fielding, Edward Leach, and Harold Frost finished in fifth place in the fours competition.

[2] McWhannell died at his home in the Wellington suburb of Hataitai on 26 July 1943,[2] and his ashes were buried at Karori Cemetery.