Frank Leslie Chester (November 30, 1901 – August 13, 1966) was a politician in the Canadian province of Manitoba, who served on Winnipeg City Council and in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.J.M. Bumstead, Dictionary of Manitoba Biography. University of Manitoba Press, 1999. .
Born in Winnipeg, Chester was educated in Vancouver, British Columbia, and returned to Winnipeg later in life. He worked as a hardware merchant, and served as an alderman in Winnipeg from 1947 to 1950.
He was elected to the Manitoba legislature as a Liberal-Progressive in the 1949 provincial election in the constituency of Winnipeg North, which elected four members by a single transferable ballot. Chester finished third on the first count, and was declared elected on the eighth and final count. He served as a backbench supporter of Douglas Lloyd Campbell's government during his time in the legislature.
He did not seek re-election in the 1953 provincial election, but instead ran as a candidate of the Liberal Party of Canada at Winnipeg North in the 1953 federal election. He lost to CCF MP Alistair Stewart by 5,911 votes.
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