Armiston "Watty" Watson (26 November 1944 – 12 October 2014) was a South African politician and Democratic Alliance stalwart.

He served as the Chief Whip of the Official Opposition in the National Assembly from 2011 to 2014 under the leadership of Lindiwe Mazibuko.

[5] In 2011, he was selected to be Chief Whip of the Democratic Alliance caucus in the National Assembly.

[6] Watson died on 12 October 2014 in hospital in Pretoria following complications of a fall he had at his home, which broke his vertebra.

Upon his death, the Federal Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance, Wilmot James, and the Office of the ANC Chief Whip released statements in which they praised and remembered Watson.