Robert Connell (June 4, 1871 – November 13, 1957) was a Scottish-Canadian Anglican priest and politician in British Columbia.

[2] Born in Liverpool, England, to Scottish parents and raised around Glasgow, Scotland, Connell worked for a shipping company before coming to Canada at the age of 17.

He was ordained a deacon in 1895 a priest in 1896 and moved to Victoria, British Columbia, in 1901 after several years of mission work in Alberta.

[4] Tensions between Connell and the left wing of the party emerged publicly when he stood up in the legislature to denounce the radical language of fellow CCF MP Ernest Winch who had given a speech on the merits of communism.

[8] Connell's leadership again came under fire when he publicly opposed a resolution in favour of socializing banking and credit several weeks after it was approved.

Also joining Connell was Victor Midgely, a former leader of the One Big Union, and Bill Pritchard, editor and owner of The Commonwealth.