James Alan Scott (born 16 November 1946) is an Australian former politician.

Born in Kellerberrin, Western Australia, he worked as a theatrical set builder.

In the 1993 Western Australian state election, he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council region of South Metropolitan, the first member of the Greens[1] elected to the state parliament.

He held the seat until 2005, when he resigned to contest the Legislative Assembly seat of Fremantle, unsuccessfully.

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