Photo: Hero122 · CC BY-SA 3.0Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner gave Glen Motz a 24,832-vote lead in 2021, bigger than in 96% of ridings
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 Stirling. Stirling’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta can’t be shown, because the province’s boundary file is licensed for non-commercial use only. In the census’s list of municipalities, Stirling is a village. No open list of councils exists in Alberta, so no mayor of Stirling is named here.
What stands out in how Stirling is governed
Low spending per resident
Most of Alberta’s municipalities spent more per resident in 2024 than Stirling council: 87% of them. 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 Stirling 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
Stirling, a village 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.
Stirling has no upper-tier council: Division No. 2, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Stirling, from the most recent elections.
- 1Stirling councilVillage
- 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 Stirling votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Stirling council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The last general elections came on 29 May 2023 for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. Elected on 20 October 2025, Stirling council is up again on 15 October 2029. The Local Authorities Election Act sets the day: the third Monday in October every four years. Elections Canada’s open records end with the 2021 election; its 2025 results are under terms that rule out commercial use.
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 sits with the Conservative Party of Canada, which holds 33 of the 37 seats from Alberta.
The MP’s record
First elected in 2016, Glen Motz is serving the 4th term of a Commons career. 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
Glen Motz kept Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
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%. 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
Stirling 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.
Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 21% of revenue, against 44% across the province’s returns. Stirling council carried $530K of long-term debt, $393 per resident against a typical $745. Spending by Stirling council came to $2,432 a resident in 2024, under the $3,457 median of Alberta’s municipalities. 8 full-time positions are funded, 5.9 per thousand residents. At 37% of spending ($894 a resident), roads and transit leads the budget.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $1.2M | $894 | 37% |
| General government | $624K | $462 | 19% |
| Recreation and culture | $569K | $421 | 17% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $459K | $340 | 14% |
| Police, fire and protection | $284K | $210 | 9% |
| Social services and child care | $77K | $57 | 2% |
| Planning and development | $64K | $47 | 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 Stirling 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. Band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- 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.
- Council money. Alberta’s 2024 municipal financial returns, per resident with Statistics Canada’s 2025 population estimate.
Questions about how Stirling is run
Who is the MP for Stirling?
Glen Motz (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner, the riding Stirling is in.
Which party won Stirling 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 Stirling?
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta lists each MLA with the riding they hold; this page can’t place Stirling in one.
Who heads the council in Stirling?
Stirling is a village; its own website or the province’s municipal directory names the head of council.
How much does Stirling council spend?
The 2024 return of Stirling council shows $3.3M of spending for roughly 1,350 residents, $1.2M of it on roads and transit.
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).