Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domainIn 2021, Glen Motz carried Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner by 24,832 votes, a margin wider than 96% of Canada’s ridings
No provincial riding is named for Cardston: the only boundary file for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta forbids commercial reuse. The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Cardston is Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner, and Glen Motz (Conservative Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons. In the census’s list of municipalities, Cardston is a town. No open list of councils exists in Alberta, so no mayor of Cardston is named here.
What stands out in how Cardston is governed
A safe federal seat
The 2021 winner in Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner finished 51.3 points ahead of the runner-up (New Democratic Party), a wider lead than in 96% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Cardston 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, a town 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.
No county or regional government sits above Cardston’s council; Division No. 3 is only a census division, a unit for statistics.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Cardston, from the most recent elections.
- 1Cardston councilTown
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsMedicine Hat—Cardston—Warner
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 votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Cardston 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. Voters last chose Cardston council on 20 October 2025 and will again on 15 October 2029. It is the third Monday in October every four years, as the Local Authorities Election Act provides. 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
Glen Motz represents Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner in Ottawa
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
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada33
- Liberal Party of Canada3
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The Conservative Party of Canada holds 33 of 37 seats from Alberta, including Glen Motz’s.
The MP’s record
Glen Motz has sat in the Commons since 2016, now for the 4th Parliament. Mapped onto today’s Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner, the 2021 vote gives the Conservative Party of Canada 66%; in 2025 Glen Motz kept the seat in the same hands.
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
In 2021, Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner re-elected Glen Motz of the Conservative Party of Canada
Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
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). Glen Motz was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 79%.
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 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.
Long-term debt at Cardston council stood at $2.1M, or $547 a resident, below the $745 median. At 23%, property taxes count for less of the revenue than the 44% seen across the province. Full-time staff number 25, about 6.5 to every thousand residents. Recreation and culture takes the biggest share, 24%, or $738 per resident. At $3,082 for every resident in 2024, Cardston council sits below the $3,457 median of Alberta’s municipalities. The council runs its own power or gas utility, which accounts for 20% of spending.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recreation and culture | $2.8M | $738 | 24% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $2.5M | $649 | 21% |
| Electricity and gas | $2.4M | $626 | 20% |
| Roads and transit | $1.9M | $488 | 16% |
| General government | $953K | $247 | 8% |
| Police, fire and protection | $524K | $136 | 4% |
| Planning and development | $440K | $114 | 4% |
| Social services and child care | $328K | $85 | 3% |
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 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
- Who holds each seat. Wikidata, edited by volunteers, is the source for each MP, and it can trail a change of seat by a little.
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- Not on this page. Band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- Council money. Alberta’s 2024 municipal financial returns, per resident with Statistics Canada’s 2025 population estimate.
- Election results. The 2019 and 2021 figures are Elections Canada’s official counts on the ridings drawn in 2013; the “today’s boundaries” figures are its transposition of the 2021 vote onto the 2023 ridings, an estimate built from polling divisions.
Questions about how Cardston is run
Who is the MP for Cardston?
For Cardston, it’s Glen Motz (Conservative Party of Canada), who holds Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner.
Which party won Cardston in the 2021 federal election?
Glen Motz (Conservative Party of Canada) took Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MLA for Cardston?
Find the riding for Cardston on the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s site, which names the MLA for each.
Who heads the council in Cardston?
Cardston, a town, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
How much does Cardston council spend?
Cardston council spent $11.9M in 2024 for about 3,863 residents; its largest service line was recreation and culture, at $2.8M.
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).