Dr. David Butler is a Social Scientist and Psephologist. Terms like SOSE (Studies of Society & the Environment) not only refer to social sciences but also studies of the environment. ... Psephology is the predictive or statistical study of elections. ...
His most important work is the Nuffield Election Studies of each United Kingdom General Election since 1945. Since 1974 these studies have been co-written with Dennis Kavanagh. He was an on-screen expert on the BBC's election coverage from the 1950 election to the 1979 election, and was a co-inventor of the swingometer. A general election is an election in which all members of a given political body are up for election. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the largest publicly-funded radio and television broadcasting corporation of the United Kingdom (see British television) and the world. ... The United Kingdom general election in 1950 was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. ... Margaret Thatcher James Callaghan David Steel The UK general election, 1979 was held on May 3, 1979 and is regarded as a pivotal point in 20th century British politics. ... Peter Snow making use of a Swingometer in the BBCs coverage of the 2005 UK General Election The swingometer is a graphic device used to illustrate the shift in election results from the previous election. ...
He is an Emeritus Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford. His wife, Professor Marilyn Butler, is a former rector of Exeter College, Oxford, and was the first woman to head a previously all-male college. Emeritus is a title given to a retired professor, bishop or other professional. ... Nuffield College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... College name Exeter College Named after Walter de Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter Established 1314 Sister College Emmanuel College, Cambridge Rector Ms Frances Cairncross JCR President Emily Pull Undergraduates 299 Graduates 150 Homepage Boatclub Exeter College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ...
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