{{Short description|Bahamian politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | office = Member of the Parliament of the Bahamas for Pineridge | term_start = 10 May 2017 | term_end = 16 September 2021 | predecessor = Michael Darville | successor = Ginger Moxey | party = Independent | birth_date = | birth_place = | other_party = Free National Movement (previously) | alma_mater = | website = }}

'''Frederick A. McAlpine''' is a Bahamian politician who served as a member of parliament from 2017 to 2021.

== Early life and career == McAlpine is a reverend.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maycock |first=Denise |date=January 27, 2026 |title=Voters divided over McAlpine candidacy |url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2021/jun/17/voters-divided-over-mcalpine-candidacy/ |access-date=2026-04-07 |website=tribune242.com |language=en}}</ref> He is affiliated with the Pentecostal church.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Guardian |first=The Nassau |date=2021-07-20 |title=McAlpine's divorce from the Free National Movement is now official |url=https://www.thenassauguardian.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/mcalpine-s-divorce-from-the-free-national-movement-is-now-official/article_c35764ab-871f-5d5e-b227-2efd768f5f67.html |access-date=2026-04-07 |website=The Nassau Guardian |language=en}}</ref> McAlpine was chairman of the Hotel Corporation Board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maycock |first=Denise |date=June 8, 2018 |title=MP: Grand Bahama 'dying a slow death' |url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2018/jun/08/mp-grand-bahama-dying-slow-death/ |access-date=2026-04-07 |website=www.tribune242.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Political career == McAlpine ran as an independent candidate in the 2002 Bahamian general election in Marco City but was defeated by Pleasant Bridgewater.<ref name=":0" />

In the 2017 Bahamian general election, McAlpine was elected for the Free National Movement (FNM) in the constituency of Pineridge defeating Michael Darville.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ward |first=Jasper |date=2021-02-24 |title=McAlpine says he has low expectations of getting nomination |url=https://www.thenassauguardian.com/news/mcalpine-says-he-has-low-expectations-of-getting-nomination/article_1ee0f888-ba2b-57d2-a75b-5069e2254fc6.html |access-date=2026-04-07 |website=The Nassau Guardian |language=en}}</ref> After the new government was formed he was disappointed about not being appointed to the Cabinet.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MAYCOCK |first=DENISE |date=October 2, 2017 |title=McAlpine wanted seat in Cabinet |url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2017/oct/02/mcalpine-wanted-seat-cabinet/ |access-date=2026-04-07 |website=www.tribune242.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2018, he was sacked as chairman of the Hotel Corporation Board after he voted against an increase in value-added tax.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Rachel |date=2021-09-24 |title=Very small backbench shaping up once again |url=https://www.thenassauguardian.com/news/very-small-backbench-shaping-up-once-again/article_486323de-7634-53ce-9c4b-6647482b2171.html |access-date=2026-04-07 |website=The Nassau Guardian |language=en}}</ref> He, along with Vaughn Miller, said they would not quit the FNM over the issue.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Khrishna |date=June 22, 2018 |title=Miller and McAlpine: We're not quitting FNM |url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2018/jun/22/miller-and-mcalpine-were-not-quitting-fnm/ |access-date=2026-04-07 |website=www.tribune242.com |language=en}}</ref> McAlpine criticised his governments budget.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Turnquest |first=Ava |date=June 8, 2018 |title=McAlpine calls for income tax rather than VAT rise |url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2018/jun/08/mcalpine-calls-income-tax-rather-vat-rise/ |access-date=2026-04-07 |website=www.tribune242.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2019, he helped distribute relief to hurricane victims in Freeport.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maycock |first=Denise |date=October 29, 2019 |title=McAlpine helps distribute relief to over 700 people in need on Grand Bahama |url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/oct/29/mcalpine-helps-distribute-relief-to-over-700/ |access-date=2026-04-07 |website=www.tribune242.com |language=en}}</ref>

He was a critic of former Prime Minister Hubert Minnis.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-17 |title=MCALPINE TO RUN AS INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE |url=https://bahamaschronicle.com/mcalpine-to-run-as-independent-candidate/ |access-date=2026-04-07 |website=BAHAMAS CHRONICLE |language=en-US}}</ref> He claimed that a trip MP Adrian Gibson took to London, England was unnecessary at the expense of Bahamian taxpayers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gibson hits back at McAlpine's criticisms of London trip - The Nassau Guardian |url=https://thenassauguardian.com/2018/10/01/gibson-hits-back-at-mcalpines-criticisms-of-london-trip/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20181001232231/https://thenassauguardian.com/2018/10/01/gibson-hits-back-at-mcalpines-criticisms-of-london-trip/ |archive-date=2018-10-01 |access-date=2026-04-07 |website=thenassauguardian.com |language=en-US}}</ref> He abstained from voting in favour of the government's Immigration Amendment Bill 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Turnquest |first=Ava TURNQUEST |date=May 7, 2019 |title=TAKING CONTROL: McAlpine shouts 'coup' as party dissolves council |url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/may/07/taking-control-mcalpine-shouts-coup-party-dissolve/ |access-date=2026-04-07 |website=www.tribune242.com |language=en}}</ref> He said that he would abstain on any vote of no-confidence put by the Official Opposition.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Khrishna |date=August 7, 2019 |title=McAlpine row 'will not hurt FNM party' |url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/aug/07/mcalpine-row-will-not-hurt-fnm-party/ |access-date=2026-04-07 |website=www.tribune242.com |language=en}}</ref> He thought his party was looking dishonest. He called his party a "Pinocchio government".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Rachel |date=2020-02-18 |title=McAlpine calls FNM a 'Pinocchio government' |url=https://www.thenassauguardian.com/news/mcalpine-calls-fnm-a-pinocchio-government/article_bce57da6-ece1-5814-94e6-233d7a60b1b5.html |access-date=2026-04-07 |website=The Nassau Guardian |language=en}}</ref> In August 2019, the Free National Movement's Pineridge Constituency Association called on McAlpine to resign from the party.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 6, 2019 |title=McAlpine urged to resign from FNM |url=https://www.bahamaslocal.com/newsitem/225492/McAlpine_urged_to_resign_from_FNM.html |access-date=2026-04-07 |website=www.bahamaslocal.com}}</ref>

In July 2021, McAlpine was outspoken about the impact of Hurricane Dorian and the COVID-19 pandemic on Grand Bahama.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maycock |first=Denise |date=June 17, 2020 |title=Grand Bahama is worse of under Minnis, claims McAlpine |url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2020/jun/17/grand-bahama-is-worse-of-under-minnis-claims/ |access-date=2026-04-07 |website=www.tribune242.com |language=en}}</ref> Issues he has spoken on include the Grand Bahama Port Authority.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leonard |first=Marlena |date=2024-04-15 |title=Former Pineridge MP: Gov't 'Broke or Desperate' In GBPA Spat |url=https://ournews.bs/former-pineridge-mp-govt-broke-or-desperate-in-gbpa-spat/ |access-date=2026-04-07 |website=Our News |language=en-US}}</ref>

In the 2021 Bahamian general election, he stood as an independent candidate but was defeated by Progressive Liberal Party candidate Ginger Moxey.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babb |first=Kaitlyn |date=2026-02-16 |title=McAlpine says he will run in Pineridge as an independent |url=https://www.thenassauguardian.com/news/mcalpine-says-he-will-run-in-pineridge-as-an-independent/article_f8485a33-87f2-4331-8686-6bea08a8978e.html |access-date=2026-04-07 |website=The Nassau Guardian |language=en}}</ref> He came in second place and outpolled the new FNM candidate.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 4, 2022 |title=McAlpine: FNM is Still Struggling |url=https://ournews.bs/mcalpine-fnm-is-still-struggling/ |access-date=2026-04-07 |website=Our News |language=en-US}}</ref> After the election he decried against "partisan politics".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hartnell |first=Neil |date=September 24, 2021 |title=McAlpine: 'Stamp out partisan politics' for good of Bahamas |url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2021/sep/24/mcalpine-stamp-out-partisan-politics-good-bahamas/ |access-date=2026-04-07 |website=tribune242.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2024, he announced he would again stand as an independent candidate in the Pineridge constituency.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-15 |title=McAlpine: 'I Stayed Silent, But I Never Left The People' |url=https://ewnews.com/mcalpine-i-stayed-silent-but-i-never-left-the-people/ |access-date=2026-04-07 |website=Eye Witness News |language=en-US}}</ref> He stood as a candidate in the 2026 Bahamian general election.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Cherika |date=2026-04-21 |title=Frederick McAlpine returns: Disruptor or contender? CSJ Report-Understand Bahamian News |url=https://csjreport.com/2026/04/21/frederick-mcalpine-returns-disruptor-or-contender/ |access-date=2026-04-26 |website=CSJ Report-Understand Bahamian News |language=en-US}}</ref> He faced Ginger Moxey in the general election.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-26 |title=Frederick McAlpine to Run as Independent for Pineridge in 2026 Election - Bahamas National |url=https://bahamasnational.com/frederick-mcalpine-to-run-as-independent-for-pineridge-in-2026-election/ |access-date=2026-04-07 |language=en-US}}</ref>

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