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♀ Mary John Batten
aliasMary John Batten
Record
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☆   Ukranian-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 2 0 2
Birth 30 August 1921 → 102 years + 7 months ago
Lived 94 years + 1 month
First mandate 20 June 1956 → 67 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 9 months
Death 9 October 2015 → 8 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 51 years + 5 months after 21 April 1964
Special notes
None
 
Mary John Batten (1921–2015)
© Photo Law Society of Saskatchewan — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
A Saskatchewan Liberal, Batten, upon her election in 1956, was the first woman of Ukranian origin to become an MLA.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Saskatchewan 7 10 0 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Joseph W. Burton  m 
 		 ⊖ Joseph A. Thauberger  m 
 
Eligible: 9,479 Votes: 8,410 Participation: 88.72% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
13		 Saskatchewan
20 June 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31798(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
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 → New to this legislature
Age
34
LIB
 1/3 3,223 38.32% +167 Loser:
CCF
 3,056 36.34% Joseph W. Burton

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,388 Votes: 8,203 Participation: 87.38% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
14		 Saskatchewan
8 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31848(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
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 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
 1/4 3,939 48.02% +1,214 Loser:
CCF
 2,725 33.22% George Thomas

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,348 Votes: 8,500 Participation: 90.93% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 Saskatchewan
22 April 1964
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31899(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
42		 Successor:
LIB
 4,226 49.72% T. Mathieu (Matt) Breker

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Batten, Mary John (1921- )		 23 Mar 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Batten, Mary John 1921 – 2015 (p. 2)		 23 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Mary John Batten		 23 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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