Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner (formerly Medicine Hat) is a federal electoral district in southern

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, 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

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, the seat was represented by Jim Hillyer of the

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until his death on 23 March 2016. In the first

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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

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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

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, and Cardston County and the Town of Cardston.

Demographics

:''According to the Canada 2011 Census'' Ethnic groups: 87.5% White, 8.9% Indigenous
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

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ridings. During the 2012 electoral redistribution, "Medicine Hat" was largely succeeded by "Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner", losing territory to

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and Battle River—Crowfoot, and gaining territory from Lethbridge and Macleod.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner, 2015–present

Medicine Hat, 1908–2015

''Note: Change based on redistributed results. Conservative vote is compared to the total of Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance vote in 2000.'' ''Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997.'' ''Note: Change based on redistributed results.''

1908-1988

References

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Expenditures – 2008

Expenditures – 2004

Expenditures – 2000

Expenditures – 1997

Notes

External links

Elections Canada
* Website of th
Parliament of Canada
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