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Willis Merwyn Johnson
Willis Merwyn Johnson
Member of Parliament; for Kindersley
	In office; August 1953 – August 1958
Preceded by	Fred Larson
Succeeded by	Robert Hanbidge
President of the New Democratic Party
	In office; 1963–1965
Preceded by	Michael Kelway Oliver
Succeeded by	Eamon Park
Personal details
Born	May 9, 1923; Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died	July 14, 2019 (aged 96); Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Political party	Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Spouse(s)	Elaine Aseltine; m. Oct. 5, 1946
Alma mater	University of Saskatchewan
Profession	farmer

Willis Merwyn Johnson (May 9, 1923 – July 14, 2019), better known as Merv Johnson, was a Canadian farmer and politician in Saskatchewan.

Johnson was the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Member for Parliament for Kindersley, Saskatchewan. He first won his seat in the House of Commons of Canada in the 1953 federal election and was re-elected in 1957 before being defeated in the 1958 general election in the Diefenbaker landslide. He attempted to re-enter the House of Commons in several subsequent elections as a New Democrat but was unsuccessful.

In 1977, Johnson was appointed to serve as Saskatchewan's agent-general in London, England. He also served for several years as president of the Saskatchewan CCF-NDP and was president of the federal New Democratic Party of Canada from 1963 to 1965.^[2] He died in Victoria, British Columbia in July 2019 at the age of 96.^[3]