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Diana Batten

Diana Batten
Batten outside the Alberta Legislature
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Acadia
Assumed office
May 29, 2023
Preceded byTyler Shandro
Personal details
BornSaskatoon, Saskatchewan
Political partyAlberta New Democratic Party
OccupationRegistered nurse, educator, businessperson, research scientist[1]

Diana Batten is a Canadian politician from the Alberta New Democratic Party who was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Acadia in the 2023 Alberta general election, defeating incumbent Tyler Shandro in a judicial recount.[2][3] As of June 21, 2024, she serves as Official Opposition critic for Childcare and for Child and Family Services.[citation needed]

Batten has worked as a research scientist, registered nurse and educator.[4]

Electoral history

2023 Alberta general election: Calgary-Acadia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Diana Batten 10,958 48.58 +13.93
United Conservative Tyler Shandro 10,933 48.47 -5.84
Green Paul Bechthold 293 1.29 +0.25
Independent Larry R. Heather 163 0.72
Wildrose Loyalty Coalition Donna Kathleen Scott 119 0.53
Solidarity Movement Linda McClelland 92 0.41
Total 22,558 99.24
Rejected and declined 173 0.76
Turnout 22,731 64.29
Eligible electors 35,355
New Democratic gain from United Conservative Swing +9.88
Source(s)

References

  1. ^ https://dianabatten.albertandp.ca/
  2. ^ "Alberta election 2023 results: Calgary-Acadia | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  3. ^ "Recount confirms UCP's Tyler Shandro defeated by NDP candidate Diana Batten". Yahoo News. 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  4. ^ "Alberta NDP | Diana Batten | Calgary-Acadia". Diana Batten. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  5. ^ "01 - Calgary-Acadia". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.


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