John Batiuk
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John S. Batiuk was a municipal and provincial level politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1971 to 1986. Batiuk sat with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.
Batiuk moved to provincial politics running for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the 1971 Alberta general election
. He defeated incumbent Alex Gordey
to win the redistributed electoral district of Vegreville
and pick it up for the Progressive Conservatives who had formed government for the first time in that election. Despite winning provincial office Batiuk did not give up his municipal seat until his term expired.
Batiuk won a slightly higher popular vote running for a second term in the 1975 Alberta general election
. He was re-elected to his third term in office in the 1979 general election
winning a slightly higher popular vote. The election was still closely contested with the NDP who won also won a close second in 1975.
Batiuk won his fourth and final term in the 1982 general election
. He retired from provincial politics at the dissolution of the legislature in 1986.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
from 1971 to 1986. Batiuk sat with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.
Political career
Batiuk began his political career in 1968 when he ran for a seat on the newly created Municipal District of Lamont No, 82. He represented Division 1 until 1974.Batiuk moved to provincial politics running for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the 1971 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1971
The Alberta general election of 1971 was the seventeenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 30, 1971 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He defeated incumbent Alex Gordey
Alex Gordey
Alexander "Alex" William Gordey was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1959 to 1971 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.-Political career:...
to win the redistributed electoral district of Vegreville
Vegreville (provincial electoral district)
Vegreville was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1993.-1957 liquor plebiscite:...
and pick it up for the Progressive Conservatives who had formed government for the first time in that election. Despite winning provincial office Batiuk did not give up his municipal seat until his term expired.
Batiuk won a slightly higher popular vote running for a second term in the 1975 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1975
The Alberta general election of 1975 was the eighteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 25, 1975 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He was re-elected to his third term in office in the 1979 general election
Alberta general election, 1979
The Alberta general election of 1979 was the nineteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 14, 1979 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
winning a slightly higher popular vote. The election was still closely contested with the NDP who won also won a close second in 1975.
Batiuk won his fourth and final term in the 1982 general election
Alberta general election, 1982
The Alberta general election of 1982 was the twentieth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on November 2, 1982 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He retired from provincial politics at the dissolution of the legislature in 1986.