Mark Butt
Canadian politician
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Mark Butt is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador. He was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as the member for Lewisporte-Twillingate in the 2025 general election.
Mark Butt | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Lewisporte-Twillingate | |
| Assumed office October 14, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Derek Bennett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse |
Susan Butt (m. 2003) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | College of the North Atlantic |
Background
Butt was born in Twillingate. Before entering politics, he served in the Canadian Armed Forces and completed a three year program at the College of the North Atlantic with a certificate in automotive technology.[1]
Election results
| 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Lewisporte-Twillingate | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mark Butt | 2,570 | 49.30 | +11.74 | ||||
| Liberal | Derek Bennett | 2,552 | 48.95 | -13.48 | ||||
| New Democratic | Steven Kent | 76 | 1.46 | |||||
| Independent | Stacy Coish | 15 | 0.29 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 5,213 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +12.61 | ||||||
| [2] | ||||||||
