Roy Butler (Australian politician)
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Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Barwon | |
Assumed office 23 March 2019 | |
Preceded by | Kevin Humphries |
Personal details | |
Born | 22 March 1977 |
Political party | Independent (2022–present) |
Other political affiliations | Shooters, Fishers and Farmers (2019–2022) |
Residence | Mendooran[1] |
Occupation | Western Region Manager of the NSW Police senior vice president of Sporting Shooters Australia |
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Royal Francis Butler (born 22 March 1977)[2] is an Australian politician who has been a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly since March 2019, representing the electoral district of Barwon as an independent.[3] He is a former member of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party.[4][5]
Prior to entering politics, Butler was a public servant, working as the Western Region Manager of the NSW Police. He is the senior vice president of Sporting Shooters Australia. He has a master's degree in public administration.[6][7]
On 12 December 2022, Butler resigned from the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party over disparaging comments made by the party leader, Robert Borsak, about former party member-turned-independent MP, Helen Dalton.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Candidates - The Legislative Assembly District of Barwon". Elections NSW. New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Member for Barwon". Hansard. 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Mr (Roy) Royal Francis Butler MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ McKinnell, Jamie (23 March 2019). "'Massive decline in quality of life' drives NSW bush backlash: Shooters candidate". ABC News. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "NSW Election 2019: Rise of the Shooters party a problem for Scott Morrison". www.news.com.au. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ Townsend, Samantha. "Meet the new political faces". The Land. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "NSW election: Roy Butler set to clinch Barwon from National Party after 70 years". www.news.com.au. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ Raper, Ashleigh (12 December 2022). "Shooters, Fishers and Farmers MPs resign from party over behaviour of leader Robert Borsak". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 12 December 2022.