McAlpine ran as an independent candidate in the
2002 Bahamian general election in
Marco City but was defeated by
Pleasant Bridgewater. After the new government was formed he was disappointed about not being appointed to the
Cabinet. In 2018, he was sacked as chairman of the Hotel Corporation Board after he voted against an increase in value-added tax. He, along with
Vaughn Miller, said they would not quit the FNM over the issue. McAlpine criticised his governments budget. In 2019, he helped distribute relief to hurricane victims in
Freeport. He was a critic of former
Prime Minister Hubert Minnis. He claimed that a trip MP
Adrian Gibson took to
London,
England was unnecessary at the expense of Bahamian taxpayers. He abstained from voting in favour of the government's Immigration Amendment Bill 2019. He said that he would abstain on any
vote of no-confidence put by the Official Opposition. He thought his party was looking dishonest. He called his party a "
Pinocchio government". In August 2019, the Free National Movement's Pineridge Constituency Association called on McAlpine to resign from the party. In July 2021, During the
COVID-19, McAlpine was outspoken about the impact on
Grand Bahama. Issues he has spoken on include the
Grand Bahama Port Authority. In the
2021 Bahamian general election, he stood as an independent candidate but was defeated by
Progressive Liberal Party candidate
Ginger Moxey. He came in second place and outpolled the new FNM candidate. After the election he decried against “
partisan politics”. In 2024, he announced he would again stand as an independent candidate in the constituency. He is standing in the
2026 Bahamian general election. He will face
Ginger Moxey in the general election. == References ==