Jane Batty (born 1946 in

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) is a former member of

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, last representing Ward 6. She was first elected in the

2001 Edmonton municipal election The 2001 Edmonton municipal election was held on October 15, 2001 to elect a mayor and twelve councilors to sit on Edmonton City Council, nine trustees to sit on the public school board, seven trustees to sit on the separate school board, and seve ...

. She served on council to 2013. Prior to her first term on council, Batty served as both a management consultant and vice-president at Denny Andrew's Ford in Edmonton. Before finally achieving political success Batty endured several failed campaigns for election to council; in 1998 she ran in Ward 5 and in 1992 she failed to edge past Michael Phair and

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in Ward 4. Batty announced on June 3, 2013, that she would retire at the end of her term, in October 2013.

External links

Jane Batty profile Edmonton City Council

Edmonton Public Library biography of Jane Batty

References

1946 births Living people Women municipal councillors in Canada Edmonton city councillors Women in Alberta politics {{Alberta-politician-stub