Photo: Gar Lunney · Public domainBlood 148’s MP is John Barlow (Conservative Party of Canada), for Foothills
Across Alberta, 33 of the 37 MPs sit with the Conservative Party of Canada. The Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s riding map carries non-commercial terms, so Blood 148 isn’t placed in a riding here. Blood 148 is a reserve: its council is the First Nation’s own, and no open list of it is used here.
Three governments, and who does what
Blood 148 is a First Nations reserve: its band council, Ottawa and Alberta share the work.
The First Nation’s own band council.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
assembly.ab.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Blood 148, from the most recent elections.
- 1Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 2House of CommonsFoothills
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Blood 148 votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result. The last general elections came on 29 May 2023 for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta: riding not placed
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.
Find your MLA on the legislature’s site
assembly.ab.ca ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
John Barlow represents Foothills in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Foothills · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2014
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada33
- Liberal Party of Canada3
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
The current Parliament is John Barlow’s 5th, counting from a first win in 2014. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Foothills puts the Conservative Party of Canada first at 68%; John Barlow held it for the party in 2025.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
Glen Motz kept Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
Results in Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner, the riding Blood 148 belonged to on the 2013 map used in 2019 and 2021; since 2025 it votes in Foothills.
Glen Motz already held it after the 2019 election, won with 79%. Glen Motz (Conservative Party of Canada) took Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner in 2021 with 65% of the vote, 24,832 votes ahead of Jocelyn Stenger (New Democratic Party). Turnout in Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner was 61% in 2021, against 63% nationally. Only 13 of Canada’s 338 ridings were won by a wider margin.
All 6 candidates in Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Motz | Conservative Party of Canada | 31,648 | 65.4% |
| Jocelyn Stenger | New Democratic Party | 6,816 | 14.1% |
| Brodie Heidinger | People's Party of Canada | 4,484 | 9.3% |
| Hannah Wilson | Liberal Party of Canada | 3,515 | 7.3% |
| Geoff Shoesmith | Maverick Party | 1,226 | 2.5% |
| Diandra Bruised Head | Green Party of Canada | 725 | 1.5% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Having a say in how Blood 148 is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
elections.ab.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Not on this page. Who controls the council by party (the open lists give none, and most Canadian councils sit without parties), budgets and band councils.
- Election results. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
- Which riding. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
Questions about how Blood 148 is run
Who is the MP for Blood 148?
For Blood 148, it’s John Barlow (Conservative Party of Canada), who holds Foothills.
Which party won Blood 148 in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Glen Motz (Conservative Party of Canada), in Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner; Foothills has elected John Barlow since.
Who is the MLA for Blood 148?
Blood 148’s riding isn’t placed on this page; the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s members page lists every MLA by riding.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).