Diana Batten

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 on a recount.[2][3] As of June 21, 2024, she serves as the Official Opposition critic for Childcare and for Child and Family Services.

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

Batten has worked as a nurse and an educator.[4]

Electoral history
2023 Alberta general election: Calgary-Acadia
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticDiana Batten10,95848.58+13.93
United ConservativeTyler Shandro10,93348.47-5.84
GreenPaul Bechthold2931.29+0.25
IndependentLarry R. Heather1630.72–
Wildrose Loyalty CoalitionDonna Kathleen Scott1190.53–
Solidarity MovementLinda McClelland920.41–
Total 22,55899.24–
Rejected and declined 1730.76
Turnout 22,73164.29
Eligible electors 35,355
New Democratic gain from United Conservative Swing +9.88
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[5]

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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