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 in a judicial recount. As of June 21, 2024, she serves as Official Opposition critic for Childcare and for Child and Family Services.

Diana Batten MLA
Batten outside the Alberta Legislature
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Acadia
Incumbent
Assumed office May 29, 2023
Preceded by	Tyler Shandro
Personal details
Born	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Party	Alberta New Democratic Party
Occupation	Registered nurse, educator, businessperson, research scientist

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

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) Source: Elections Alberta