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♂ Thomas H. Butters
aliasThomas H. Butters
Record
8575 · 8889

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Northwest Territories 5 0 5
Birth c. June 1925 → 98 years + 11 months ago
Lived ± 89 years
First mandate 21 December 1970 → 53 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age ± 45 years
Death 2 March 2015 → 9 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 23 years + 4 months after 14 October 1991
Special notes
None
 
Thomas H. Butters (c.1925–2015) 200x225
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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
Northwest Territories 20 9 19 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 1,405 Votes: 844 Participation: 60.07% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
7		 Northwest Territories
21 December 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Majority
ID: 30700(F) — 22 Jan 2023 14:52 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±45
IND
 1/3 500 59.95% +227 Loser:
IND
 273 32.73% Ellen Binder

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,478 Votes: 689 Participation: 46.62% Candidacies: 2
Territorial
8		 Northwest Territories
10 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Majority
ID: 30707(F) — 22 Jan 2023 14:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±49
IND
 1/2 422 62.61% +170 Loser:
IND
 252 37.39% Doug Dittrich

Service: 4 years 6 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,122 Votes: 665 Participation: 59.27% Candidacies: 4
Territorial
9		 Northwest Territories
1 October 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30730(F) — 22 Jan 2023 13:33 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±54
IND
 1/4 296 44.85% +122 Loser:
IND
 174 26.36% Alex Forman

Service: 4 years 1 month 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,527 Votes: 934 Participation: 61.17% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
10		 Northwest Territories
21 November 1983
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30758(F) — 22 Jan 2023 12:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±58
IND
 1/3 596 64.09% +397 Loser:
IND
 199 21.40% Rose Marie Karnes

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Territorial
11		 Northwest Territories
5 October 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30783(F) — 22 Jan 2023 12:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±62
IND
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,340 Votes: 1,044 Participation: 77.91% Candidacies: 6
Territorial
12		 Northwest Territories
15 October 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30806(F) — 22 Jan 2023 05:07 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±66		 Successor:
IND
 335 32.24% Fred Koe

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN OpenNWT: Politicians
Tom Butters		 30 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Tom Butters (politician)		 30 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Dec 2023 20:14 (but data presented dynamically)

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