[2][3] 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.