Photo: Tiado · CC BY-SA 3.0Glen Motz took Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner in 2021 by 24,832 votes, more than the margin in 96% of ridings
Cardston County sends one MP to Ottawa from Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Glen Motz (Conservative Party of Canada). Because the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s boundaries come with non-commercial terms, this page doesn’t say which riding Cardston County is in. Cardston County is a municipal district by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. Who leads Cardston County’s council isn’t on an open record: there’s no open list of councils in Alberta.
What stands out in how Cardston County is governed
Split between ridings
88% of Cardston County residents live in Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner; the other 12% vote in Foothills or beyond. Member of Parliament ↓
Low spending per resident
In 2024, 92% of Alberta’s municipalities spent more per resident than Cardston County council. Council money ↓
A safe federal seat
In 2021, 51.3 points separated first and second (New Democratic Party) in Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner, more than in 96% of the 338 ridings. How Cardston County has voted ↓
Low federal turnout
In 2021, Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner voted in smaller numbers than 68% of the ridings. The 2021 turnout ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Cardston County, a municipal district in Alberta, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
assembly.ab.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
The census places Cardston County in Division No. 3, a division that governs nothing; no county council sits above the town’s.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Cardston County, from the most recent elections.
- 1Cardston County councilMunicipal district
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsMedicine Hat—Cardston—Warner · 88%
- 4House of CommonsFoothills · 12%
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 Cardston County votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Cardston County council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The 2025 results are left out because elections.ca’s terms forbid commercial reproduction; the open catalogue’s latest is 2021. The council elected on 20 October 2025 serves until 15 October 2029, when Cardston County council is chosen again. The Local Authorities Election Act sets the day: the third Monday in October every four years. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of Alberta on 29 May 2023.
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
Cardston County has 2 MPs
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2016 · 88%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Foothills · Conservative Party of Canada · 12%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada33
- Liberal Party of Canada3
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
In Alberta, 33 of 37 ridings are held by the Conservative Party of Canada, the party Glen Motz sits with.
The MP’s record
Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 66%; Glen Motz held it for them in 2025. Glen Motz has sat in the Commons since 2016, now for the 4th Parliament.
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
Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner returned Glen Motz (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025. It held 83% of Cardston County’s residents.
Glen Motz was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 79%. The 2021 count in Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner put Glen Motz (Conservative Party of Canada) first at 65%, with Jocelyn Stenger (New Democratic Party) 24,832 votes back.
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
Cardston County council spends less per resident than most
The 2024 financial return: spending by service and revenue by source, per resident, compared only with Alberta’s municipalities.
Spending per resident by service, 2024
What pays for it
Shares of revenue, town and province.
At 64%, property taxes count for more of the revenue than the 44% seen across the province. Long-term debt at Cardston County council stood at $1.8M, or $356 a resident, below the $745 median. Spending by Cardston County council came to $2,275 a resident in 2024, under the $3,457 median of Alberta’s municipalities. Full-time staff number 23, about 4.7 to every thousand residents. At 56% of spending ($1,272 a resident), roads and transit leads the budget.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $6.3M | $1,272 | 56% |
| General government | $2.1M | $420 | 18% |
| Planning and development | $1.2M | $240 | 11% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $892K | $181 | 8% |
| Recreation and culture | $459K | $93 | 4% |
| Police, fire and protection | $301K | $61 | 3% |
| Social services and child care | $38K | $8 | 0% |
Money: municipal financial and statistical data 2024, Alberta Municipal Affairs. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Alberta. Residents: Statistics Canada, 2025 estimate.
Having a say in how Cardston County 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
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- Not on this page. Party control (most Canadian councils sit without parties, and the open lists record none) and band councils.
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- Election results. Ridings changed in 2023: the 2019 and 2021 results are on the old map, and the 2021 vote on today’s map is Elections Canada’s own estimate from polling divisions.
- Council money. Alberta’s 2024 municipal financial returns, per resident with Statistics Canada’s 2025 population estimate.
Questions about how Cardston County is run
Who is the MP for Cardston County?
Cardston County has more than one: Glen Motz (Conservative Party of Canada) for Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner, and John Barlow for Foothills.
Which party won Cardston County in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada: Glen Motz won Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MLA for Cardston County?
Find the riding for Cardston County on the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s site, which names the MLA for each.
Who heads the council in Cardston County?
Ask the municipality itself: Cardston County, a municipal district, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
How much does Cardston County council spend?
In 2024, Cardston County council spent $11.2M in all, for some 4,938 residents, of which $6.3M went on roads and transit, the biggest line.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Money: municipal financial and statistical data 2024, Alberta Municipal Affairs. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Alberta. Residents: Statistics Canada, 2025 estimate. · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · 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).