Alastair Scott (politician)

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New Zealand Parliament
Alastair Scott
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Wairarapa
In office
20 September 2014 17 October 2020
YearsTermElectorateListParty
2014 2017 51st Wairarapa 61 National
2017 2020 52nd Wairarapa46 National

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]

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