Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner

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 first 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 group	2021		2016		2011
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
EuropeanTemplate:Efn	86,105		86,505		85,035
Indigenous	9,420		9,220		8,670
Southeast AsianTemplate:Efn	1,905		1,130		600
South Asian	1,375		710		470
East AsianTemplate:Efn	1,170		935		865
African	1,050		985		780
Latin American	610		740		490
Middle EasternTemplate:Efn	340		255		135
Other/multiracialTemplate:Efn	310		330		175
Total responses	102,265		100,825		97,225
Total population	108,391		106,896		102,847
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

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 admitted to Confederation in 1905, this electoral district was created – in 1907 – from Alberta (Provisional District) and Assiniboia West ridings.

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.

Election results

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Graph of election results in Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner (Since 1907, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner, 2013–present

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Graph of election results in Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner (Since 2013, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2021 federal election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
Template:Canadian party colour |	Conservative	31,629	65.80
Template:Canadian party colour |	New Democratic	6,678	13.89
Template:Canadian party colour |	People's	4,478	9.32
Template:Canadian party colour |	Liberal	3,397	7.07
Template:Canadian party colour |	Green	663	1.38
Template:Canadian party colour |	Others	1,226	2.55

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2011 federal election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
Template:Canadian party colour |	Conservative	25,659	68.70
Template:Canadian party colour |	New Democratic	5,578	14.94
Template:Canadian party colour |	Liberal	4,165	11.15
Template:Canadian party colour |	Green	1,658	4.44
Template:Canadian party colour |	Others	287	0.77

Medicine Hat, 1907–2013

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Graph of election results in Medicine Hat (1907-2013, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

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2000 federal election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
Template:Canadian party colour |	Canadian Alliance	30,749	74.39
Template:Canadian party colour |	Liberal	4,273	10.34
Template:Canadian party colour |	Progressive Conservative	4,186	10.13
Template:Canadian party colour |	New Democratic	2,128	5.15
Template:Canadian party colour |	Independent	1	0.00

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Note: Change based on redistributed results.

1993 federal election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
Template:Canadian party colour |	Reform	22,014	54.79
Template:Canadian party colour |	Liberal	8,409	20.93
Template:Canadian party colour |	Progressive Conservative	6,746	16.79
Template:Canadian party colour |	New Democratic	1,776	4.42
Template:Canadian party colour |	Others	1,232	3.07

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Student vote

2025

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2021

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See also

• List of Canadian electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

References

• Template:SCref
• Riding history for Medicine Hat (1908–2015) from the Library of Parliament
• Expenditures – 2008
• Expenditures – 2004
• Expenditures – 2000
• Expenditures – 1997

External links

• Elections Canada
• Website of the Parliament of Canada