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Alastair Scott (politician)
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. Private life and business interestsScott 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.[2] Scott and his partner Robyn Noble-Campbell share their time between homes in the Wellington suburb of Kelburn (their primary home) and Masterton.[3] Both of them have three children each.[2][3] Political career
Scott defeated Jo Hayes to win the National Party's selection for the Wairarapa electorate at the 2014 election.[2] 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] References
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