- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE1356
Battersby, Elaine
- Occupation Political candidate, Teacher
Summary
Elaine Battersby was a member of the Christian Democrat Party who ran as a candidate for Newcastle in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 2003.
Details
Elaine Battersby taught ceramics and jewellery for many years in the Newcastle area. Her campaign was based on a wish to see Christian ideals in government, and the family unit as the centre of all policies.
She is married.
Published resources
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Resource
- Trove: Battersby, Elaine, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-702075
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Site Exhibition
- Putting Skirts on the Sacred Benches: Women Candidates for the New South Wales Parliament, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2006, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/pssb/home.html