Dr. David Butler (born 17 October1924) is a Social Scientist and Psephologist. October 17 is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... The social sciences are groups of academic disciplines that study the human aspects of the world. ... 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 or most members of a given political body are up for election. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Dennis Kavanagh is a British political analyst and since 1996 has been Professor of Politics at the University of Liverpool. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion... 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 BBC Election 1979 Titles The United Kingdom general election of 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. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1994. 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 (IPA pronunciation: or ) is an adjective that is used in the title of a retired professor, bishop or other professional. ... College name Nuffield College Named after Lord Nuffield Established 1937 Sister College None Warden Stephen Nickell Undergraduates None Graduates 74 Homepage Nuffield College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. ... The British Academy is the United Kingdoms national academy for the humanities and the social sciences. ... Marilyn Butler is a literary critic and was Rector of Exeter College, Oxford from 1993 to 2004. ... College name Exeter College Collegium Exoniense Named after Walter de Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter Established 1314 Sister College Emmanuel College Rector Ms Frances Cairncross JCR President Octave Oppetit Undergraduates 299 MCR President Maria Sciara Graduates 150 Homepage Boatclub Exeter College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of...