Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner (formerly Medicine Hat) is a federal electoral district in southern Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1908.
Following the 2012 federal electoral redistribution, the riding was renamed Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner.
In 2016, 34.9% of the population of the Medicine Hat constituency were of German ethnic origin, one of the highest percentages in all of Canada.
In the 42nd Canadian Parliament, the seat was represented by Jim Hillyer of the Conservative Party of Canada until his death on 23 March 2016. In the second by-election in the history of the Medicine Hat constituency held on 24 October 2016, Glen Motz of the Conservatives was elected. Motz has been the riding's representative to Ottawa since then.
Geography The constituency covers the City of Medicine Hat and surrounding areas in the southeast corner and southern U.S. border region of Alberta, including Cypress County, the County of Forty Mile No. 8, Warner No. 5 and the Town of Warner, and Cardston County and the Town of Cardston.
Demographics + Panethnic groups in Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner (2011−2021)Panethnic group202120162011 European 86,105 86,505 85,035 Indigenous 9,420 9,220 8,670 Southeast Asian 1,905 1,130 600 South Asian 1,375 710 470 East Asian 1,170 935 865 African 1,050 985 780 Latin American 610 740 490 Middle Eastern 340 255 135 Other/multiracial 310 330 175 Total responses 102,265 100,825 97,225 Total population 108,391 106,896 102,847
According to the 2011 Canadian census
Languages: 86.4% English, 7.4% German, 1.2% French, ~1.1% Blackfoot (Blackfoot/Kainai counted as "Other language" on the Census; this number derived from "other language" speakers on Blackfoot/Kainai First Nations) Religions: 72.0% Christian (21.4% Catholic, 9.6% United Church, 6.1% Lutheran, 3.6% Anglican, 2.2% Pentecostal, 1.5% Baptist, 27.6% Other Christian), 1.2% Traditional Indigenous Spirituality, 25.6% None. Median income: $29,534 (2010) Average income: $39,940 (2010)
History Soon after the province of Alberta was established in 1905, this electoral district was created in 1907. It conformed to parts of the new provincial boundaries – combining the old Alberta riding (covering a southern portion of the old Alberta provisional district) with part of the old Assiniboia West riding.Mardon, Who's Who in Federal Politics, p. 80-81
During the 2012 electoral redistribution, "Medicine Hat" was largely succeeded by "Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner", losing territory to Bow River and Battle River—Crowfoot, and gaining territory from Lethbridge and Macleod.
Members of Parliament
Election results
Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner, 2013–present
2021 federal election redistributed results Party Vote % Conservative 31,629 65.80 New Democratic 6,678 13.89 People's 4,478 9.32 Liberal 3,397 7.07 Green 663 1.38 Others 1,226 2.55
2011 federal election redistributed results Party Vote % Conservative 25,659 68.70 New Democratic 5,578 14.94 Liberal 4,165 11.15 Green 1,658 4.44 Others 287 0.77
Medicine Hat, 1907–2013
2000 federal election redistributed results Party Vote % Canadian Alliance 30,749 74.39 Liberal 4,273 10.34 Progressive Conservative 4,186 10.13 New Democratic 2,128 5.15 Independent 1 0.00
Note: Change based on redistributed results.
1993 federal election redistributed results Party Vote % Reform 22,014 54.79 Liberal 8,409 20.93 Progressive Conservative 6,746 16.79 New Democratic 1,776 4.42 Others 1,232 3.07
Student vote 2025
2021
2019
See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
Expenditures – 2000 Expenditures – 1997
Notes
External links
Elections Canada Website of the Parliament of Canada