Photo: Festbock · CC BY-SA 3.0Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner gave Glen Motz a 24,832-vote lead in 2021, bigger than in 96% of ridings
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s riding map carries non-commercial terms, so Medicine Hat isn’t placed in a riding here. Glen Motz (Conservative Party of Canada) is the MP for Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Medicine Hat. Statistics Canada lists Medicine Hat as a city. No open list of councils exists in Alberta, so no mayor of Medicine Hat is named here.
What stands out in how Medicine Hat is governed
High spending per resident
Medicine Hat council spent more per resident in 2024 than 74% of Alberta’s municipalities. 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 Medicine Hat 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
Medicine Hat, a city 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 Medicine Hat’s council; Division No. 1 is only a census division, a unit for statistics.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Medicine Hat, from the most recent elections.
- 1Medicine Hat councilCity
- 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 Medicine Hat votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine Hat council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Voters last chose the Legislative Assembly of Alberta on 29 May 2023 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Medicine Hat council was elected on 20 October 2025, and the next vote is on 15 October 2029. The Local Authorities Election Act sets the day: the third Monday in October every four years. Counts from April 2025 can’t appear here, since Elections Canada allows only non-commercial reuse of them.
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.
Glen Motz’s party, the Conservative Party of Canada, has 33 of the 37 seats from Alberta.
The MP’s record
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. First elected in 2016, Glen Motz is serving the 4th term of a Commons career.
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
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
Glen Motz already held it after the 2019 election, won with 79%. In 2021, Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner went to Glen Motz (Conservative Party of Canada) on 65%; Jocelyn Stenger (New Democratic Party) finished 24,832 votes behind.
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
Medicine Hat council spends more 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.
Spending by Medicine Hat council reached $4,578 a resident in 2024, well over the $3,457 median of Alberta’s municipalities. 1,082 full-time positions are funded, 15.7 per thousand residents. At 21% of spending ($959 a resident), electricity and gas leads the budget. Taxes on property make up 18% of what comes in, less than the province-wide 44%. Medicine Hat council’s borrowing is on the heavy side: $363.1M long term, $5,284 a resident where the median is $745.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity and gas | $65.9M | $959 | 21% |
| General government | $63.4M | $923 | 20% |
| Police, fire and protection | $46.6M | $678 | 15% |
| Roads and transit | $44.2M | $643 | 14% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $41.4M | $603 | 13% |
| Recreation and culture | $38.4M | $559 | 12% |
| Social services and child care | $7.7M | $113 | 2% |
| Planning and development | $6.9M | $100 | 2% |
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 Medicine Hat 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. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- 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.
- 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. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
Questions about how Medicine Hat is run
Who is the MP for Medicine Hat?
Glen Motz (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner, the riding Medicine Hat is in.
Which party won Medicine Hat in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Glen Motz (Conservative Party of Canada), who represents Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner still.
Who is the MLA for Medicine Hat?
Use the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s own list: every MLA is there by riding, though Medicine Hat isn’t placed in one here.
Who heads the council in Medicine Hat?
The head of Medicine Hat’s council isn’t named here; as a city, it publishes its council itself.
How much does Medicine Hat council spend?
Medicine Hat council spent $314.5M in 2024 for about 68,714 residents; its largest service line was electricity and gas, at $65.9M.
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).