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

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Private life and business interests

Scott grew up in

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and

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attending Wellington College and then

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. He is the owner of the Matahiwi Estate winery. Scott and his partner Robyn Noble-Campbell share their time between homes in the

suburb of Kelburn (their primary home) and

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. Both of them have three children each.

Political career

Scott defeated

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to win the National Party's selection for the electorate at the 2014 election. The late entry of Carterton mayor and former MP

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for

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turned the 2014 election into a "three-horse race" with Labour's

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and Scott. In the end, Scott had a clear majority over McAnulty, with Mark slightly behind in third place. He won the Wairarapa seat again in the

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with a reduced majority, and placed 46th on the party list. On 25 June 2019, Scott announced that he would not contest the 2020 general election.

References

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