William Donald Stuart MacDonald
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| Hon. William MacDonald | |
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| In office 21 January 1920 – 31 August 1920 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Ward |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Wilford |
| Constituency | Bay of Plenty |
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| Born | 1862 |
| Died | 31 August 1920 |
William Donald Stuart MacDonald (1862 – 31 August 1920) was a New Zealand politician, Cabinet Minister, and briefly Leader of the Opposition.
He was Member of the House of Representatives for the Bay of Plenty from 1908 to 1920. He served as Minister of Public Works and Minister of Māori Affairs in the short lived 1912 cabinet of Thomas Mackenzie. He also served in the wartime (1915 - 1919) National cabinet as Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Mines and Minister in Charge of the Legislative, Public Buildings, Inspection of Machinery, State Fire and Accident Insurance Departments.
In 1919, following Joseph Ward's failure to gain re-election, MacDonald was elected leader of the Liberal Party. He filled that role until his death in 1920.
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