William John Hurst (c.1829 – 29 September 1886) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in New Zealand and Mayor of Auckland.

[1] In January 1868, Hurst stood in a by-election in the City of Auckland East electorate for the Auckland Provincial Council.

[5] His homestead, built in 1860, is located in 288 Hurstmere Road in Takapuna.

[6] Hurst was ill and given leave from Parliament to travel home to England via San Francisco.

[1] He died in Folkestone, Kent, England, in 1886, aged 57[1] years.