Edward Thomas "Ted" Evans (7 September 1939 – 30 April 1981) was an Australian politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1980 until his death, representing the seat of Kalgoorlie.
After leaving school, he worked for a period in the gold mines, later holding jobs as a train examiner for Commonwealth Railways and as a clerk and accountant for various mining firms.
[1] A longtime member of the Labor Party, he stood for parliament at the 1980 state election, replacing the retiring Tom Evans (no relation) as the member for Kalgoorlie.
[2] However, Evans' time in parliament was short-lived, as he died just over a year after taking office, aged only 41.
[3] The by-election occasioned by Evans' death was won by Ian Taylor, a future leader of the Labor Party.