Alastair Scott | |
Birth Date: | 1965 9, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Wellington, New Zealand |
Residence: | Kelburn, Wellington |
Constituency Mp3: | Wairarapa |
Term Start3: | 20 September 2014 |
Term End3: | 17 October 2020 |
Parliament3: | New Zealand |
Predecessor3: | John Hayes |
Successor3: | Kieran McAnulty |
Party: | National |
Partner: | Robyn Noble-Campbell |
Children: | six |
Alastair Oliver Scott (born 18 September 1965) is a New Zealand politician who was elected to the New Zealand parliament at the 2014 general election as a representative of the New Zealand National Party.
Scott grew up in Auckland and Wellington attending Wellington College and then Massey University in Palmerston North.[1] He is the owner of the Matahiwi Estate winery.
Scott and his partner Robyn Noble-Campbell share their time between homes in the Wellington suburb of Kelburn (their primary home) and Masterton.[2] Both of them have three children each.
Scott defeated Jo Hayes to win the National Party's selection for the electorate at the 2014 election.[3] The late entry of Carterton mayor and former MP Ron Mark for New Zealand First turned the 2014 election into a "three-horse race" with Labour's Kieran McAnulty and Scott.[4] In the end, Scott had a clear majority over McAnulty, with Mark slightly behind in third place.[5] [6] He won the Wairarapa seat again in the 2017 New Zealand general election with a reduced majority, and placed 46th on the party list.[7] [8]
On 25 June 2019, Scott announced that he would not contest the 2020 general election.[9]