Sir Walter Beresford James Gordon Sparkes (22 April 1889 – 15 June 1974) was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

He was educated at Croydon Park Public School and St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill before moving to Queensland in 1910.

[1] Sparkes was elected as a councillor to the Wambo Shire Council in 1916 and eventually became its chairman between 1922–31 and 1937–52.

[1] He entered the state parliament in 1932, winning Dalby for the Country and Progressive National Party but did not seek re-election in 1935.

[3] He had six children with his two partners including Sir Robert Sparkes, president of the Queensland branch of the National Party from 1970 till 1990.