Glen Motz MP (born 1958) is a Canadian politician who was re-elected for his second term to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election on October 21, 2019.[1] Motz was first elected in a by-election on October 24, 2016[2] after the death of MP Jim Hillyer.[3] He represents the electoral district of Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.[4]
Glen Motz | |
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| Member of Parliament for Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner | |
| Assumed office October 24, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Hillyer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958 (age 65–66) Hanna, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada |
| Alma mater | Hillcrest Christian College |
Personal life
Prior to his election, Motz served for 35 years with the Medicine Hat Police Service and retired as Inspector in 2015.[5]
Motz attended Hillcrest Christian College circa 1976 in Medicine Hat,[citation needed] which has since merged with the Mountain View Bible College to form the Rocky Mountain College, Calgary, an affiliate of the Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada.[6] He earned a Bachelor of Religious Education Degree from the Medicine Hat College in 1980. In that same year, Motz was called to his policing career in Medicine Hat.[citation needed]
Political career
In 2017, Glen Motz was promoted to Deputy Shadow Minister for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. After the 2019 election, he was named the Associate Shadow Minister for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.[7] Motz was re-elected again in 2021.
Electoral record
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Glen Motz | 31,648 | 65.4 | -13.8 | $40,692.38 | |||
| New Democratic | Jocelyn Stenger | 6,816 | 14.1 | +5.4 | $0.00 | |||
| People's | Brodie Heidinger | 4,484 | 9.3 | +6.8 | $4,416.09 | |||
| Liberal | Hannah Wilson | 3,515 | 7.3 | +0.7 | $4,098.06 | |||
| Maverick | Geoff Shoesmith | 1,226 | 2.5 | N/A | $15,720.70 | |||
| Green | Diandra Bruised Head | 725 | 1.5 | -0.8 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 48,414 | 99.4 | – | $124,312.24 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 274 | 0.6 | ||||||
| Turnout | 48,688 | 61.4 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 79,218 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -9.6 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Glen Motz | 42,045 | 79.2 | +10.4 | $23,502.89 | |||
| New Democratic | Elizabeth Thomson | 4,639 | 8.7 | +7.67 | $0.00 | |||
| Liberal | Harris Kirshenbaum | 3,528 | 6.6 | –19.02 | $11,654.42 | |||
| People's | Andrew Nelson | 1,350 | 2.5 | – | $1,717.79 | |||
| Green | Shannon Hawthorne | 1,203 | 2.3 | – | $0.00 | |||
| Independent | Dave Phillips | 337 | 0.6 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,102 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 254 | – | ||||||
| Turnout | 53,356 | 68.1 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 78,384 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.91 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, October 24, 2016: Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner Due to the death of Jim Hillyer | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Glen Motz | 23,932 | 69.85 | +1.05 | ||||
| Liberal | Stan Sakamoto | 8,778 | 25.62 | +7.68 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Rod Taylor | 702 | 2.05 | |||||
| New Democratic | Beverly Ann Waege | 353 | 1.03 | -8.64 | ||||
| Libertarian | Sheldon Johnston | 284 | 0.83 | |||||
| Rhinoceros | Kayne Cooper | 211 | 0.62 | |||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 34,260 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | - | |||||||
| Turnout | 44.54 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | 76,911 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -3.32 | ||||||
| Sources: Elections Canada[11] | ||||||||