Diana Batten
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]

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]

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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