He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) before being awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2011 Queen's New Years Honours list for his services to Political Science. He is a Fellow at Nuffield College at the University of Oxford in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.
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Social scientist from Nuffield College, Oxford, and co-inventor of the Swingometer used on BBC election programmes.
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Title
Year
Status
Character
Election 2015
2015
TV Movie
Himself - Election Analyst (as Sir David Butler)
Sixty Years of Swing
2015
TV Movie documentary
A Celebration of Sir David Butler's 90th Birthday: The Future of the Political Interview
2014
TV Movie
Himself - Psephologist
Election 2010
2010
TV Movie
Himself - General Election Expert (as Dr David Butler)