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♂ Robert H. Butts
aliasRobert H. Butts
Record
8582 · 6911

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 57%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Nova Scotia 3 2 5
Total 4 3 7
Birth 4 August 1871 → 152 years + 8 months ago
Lived 72 years + 3 months
First mandate 14 June 1911 → 112 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 10 months
Death 29 November 1943 → 80 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 3 months after 21 August 1933
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 3 11 18
Nova Scotia 11 3 20 Z
TOTAL 15 3 8

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 10  
14 documented challengers
⊖ Daniel A. Cameron  m 
⊖ William F. Carroll  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John C. Douglas  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Neil J. Gillis  m 
⊖ Fenwick L. Kelly  m 
⊖ George W. Kyte  m 
⊖ James B. McLachlan  m 
 		 ⊖ Daniel R. Cameron  m 
⊖ Lauchlin D. Currie  m 
⊖ Neil Fergusson  m 
⊖ David J. Hartigan  m 
⊖ Arthur S. Kendall  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John L. MacIsaac  m 
⊖ W. Forman Waye  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 19,601 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Nova Scotia
30 June 1906
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17980(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:09 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
34
LC
 4/4 4,702 47.97% -195 Winner:
LIB
 4,897 49.96% Neil J. Gillis
Eligible: inc. Votes: 24,954 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
35		 Nova Scotia
14 June 1911
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18009(F) — 6 Oct 2022 07:18 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
LC
 2/5 6,246 50.06% +259 Loser:
LIB
 5,987 47.98% Arthur S. Kendall

Service: 5 years 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 55,842 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 9
Provincial
36		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1916
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18033(F) — 6 Oct 2022 07:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LC
 3/9 6,935 49.67% +171 Loser:
LIB
 6,764 48.45% David J. Hartigan
After his election:
15 Nov 1917 46
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 4 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 36,428 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
13		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1917
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21312(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
46
UNIO
 2/6 7,645 41.97% +907 Loser:
LL
 6,738 36.99% George W. Kyte

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 71,257 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 12
Provincial
37		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18052(F) — 6 Oct 2022 07:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
48		 Successor:
FALA
 9,177 51.52% Arthur R. Richardson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 51,478 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
14		 Nova Scotia
6 December 1921
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21575(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
LIB
 10,387 40.36% George W. Kyte
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,706 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Nova Scotia
31 July 1923
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21782(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
51
LC
 2/3 4,215 39.37% -624 Winner:
LIB
 4,839 45.20% Fenwick L. Kelly
Eligible: inc. Votes: 25,215 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
39		 Nova Scotia
1 October 1928
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18102(F) — 6 Oct 2022 14:20 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
57
LC
 1/6 5,568 44.16% +844 Loser:
LIB
 4,724 37.47% Lauchlin D. Currie

Service: 4 years 10 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,762 Votes: 9,402 Participation: 87.36% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
40		 Nova Scotia
22 August 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18122(F) — 6 Oct 2022 15:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
62		 Successor:
LIB
 3,655 39.21% Lauchlin D. Currie
Eligible: 6,252 Votes: 5,200 Participation: 83.17% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
41		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18148(F) — 7 Feb 2022 21:40 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
65
LC
 2/2 2,011 38.89% -1,149 Winner:
LIB
 3,160 61.11% John L. MacIsaac

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Hamilton Butts, M.P.		 29 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Hamilton Butts, député		 29 Jul 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Butts, Robert Hamilton (p. 25)		 29 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert Hamilton Butts		 29 Jul 2023

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