Vivian Harold Potter

Vivian Harold Potter (1878–1968) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament, miner and trade unionist.

Private life
Born in Hamilton in 1878, Potter was a miner at Waihi. He was a member of the Waihi Miners' Union but opposed the 1912 strike.

He fought in the Second Boer War and was a Second Lieutenant in World War I.

Political career
Potter represented the Roskill electorate for the Reform Party in the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1919 to 1928, when he retired. He stood as an Independent in the 1931 and 1935 elections. He also served on the Waihi Borough Council.