Royal Francis Butler (born 22 March 1977) is an Australian politician who has been a member of the

New South Wales Legislative Assembly The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the lower of the two houses of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The upper house is the New South Wales Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament Ho ...

since March 2019, representing the

electoral district of Barwon Barwon is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Roy Butler a former the Shooters Fishers and Farmers Party MP, but now an Independent MP. Covering roughly 44% of t ...

as an independent. He is a former member of the

Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party (SFF) is an Australian political party. It primarily advocates for increased funding and services for rural and regional Australia, protecting the right to farm, enhancing commercial and recreational fishi ...

. Prior to entering politics, Butler was a public servant, working as the Western Region Manager of the

NSW Police The New South Wales Police Force (NSW Police Force; previously the New South Wales Police Service and New South Wales Police) is the primary law enforcement agency of the state of New South Wales, Australia. Divided into Police Area Commands (P ...

. He is the senior vice president of Sporting Shooters Australia. He has a master's degree in public administration. On 12 December 2022, Butler resigned from the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party over the behaviour of leader Robert Borsak.

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1977 births Living people Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party politicians 21st-century Australian politicians {{Australia-politician-stub