Robert Alexander Wright JP (8 August 1863 – 6 December 1947) was the Mayor of Wellington from 1921 to 1925, and a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party.

He was born in Dunedin to Robert and Lydia Esther Wright, who moved to Hokitika on the West Coast when he was an infant.

[1] On 31 October 1924 Wright opened the de Lux Theatre on the corner of Cambridge Terrace and Majoribanks Street.

In 1930 the building was sold and renamed the Embassy Theatre and was the site of the premiere of Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

[6] He had the nickname 'Monkey' Wright and in parliament was one of the main Reform MPs who would heckle the Labour Party when it was in opposition.

Two years later he faced a strong challenge to re-election when he was opposed by high-profile Labour councillor and MP Peter Fraser.

Wright was only narrowly re-elected by 273 votes (just over 1% of the total) which would remain the closest mayoral election in Wellington until 2010.