| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:author gptkb:political_scientist
 gptkb:psephologist
 
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                                | gptkbp:almaMater | gptkb:University_of_Oxford 
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                                | gptkbp:awardReceived | gptkb:Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
 
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                                | gptkbp:birthDate | 1924-10-17 
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                                | gptkbp:children | 2 
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                                | gptkbp:deathDate | 2022-11-08 
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                                | gptkbp:education | gptkb:New_College,_Oxford gptkb:Westminster_School
 
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                                | gptkbp:employer | gptkb:Nuffield_College,_Oxford 
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                                | gptkbp:fieldOfWork | political science psephology
 
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                                | gptkbp:honor | gptkb:Knight_Bachelor 
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                                | gptkbp:knownFor | gptkb:Nuffield_Election_Studies Butler swing
 pioneering the study of elections (psephology)
 
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                                | gptkbp:memberOf | gptkb:British_Academy 
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                                | gptkbp:nationality | British 
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                                | gptkbp:notableWork | gptkb:British_General_Elections_Since_1945 gptkb:Governing_Without_a_Majority
 gptkb:The_British_General_Election_of_1950
 gptkb:The_British_General_Election_of_1951
 gptkb:The_British_General_Election_of_1955
 gptkb:The_British_General_Election_of_1959
 gptkb:The_British_General_Election_of_1964
 gptkb:The_British_General_Election_of_1970
 gptkb:The_British_General_Election_of_1974
 gptkb:The_British_General_Election_of_1979
 gptkb:The_British_General_Election_of_1983
 gptkb:The_British_General_Election_of_1987
 gptkb:The_British_General_Election_of_1992
 gptkb:The_British_General_Election_of_1997
 gptkb:The_British_General_Election_of_2001
 gptkb:The_British_General_Election_of_2005
 gptkb:The_British_General_Election_of_2010
 gptkb:The_British_General_Election_of_2015
 gptkb:The_British_General_Election_of_2017
 gptkb:The_British_General_Election_of_2019
 gptkb:The_Electoral_System_in_Britain
 British Political Facts
 Referendums Around the World
 
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                                | gptkbp:occupation | gptkb:author gptkb:political_scientist
 gptkb:psephologist
 
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                                | gptkbp:placeOfBirth | gptkb:London,_England 
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                                | gptkbp:placeOfDeath | gptkb:Oxford,_England 
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                                | gptkbp:spouse | gptkb:Gwyneth_Vaughan 
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                                | gptkbp:title | Sir 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Christ_Church_college,_Oxford gptkb:Hertford_College,_Oxford
 gptkb:St_Cross_College,_Oxford
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Sir David Butler 
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