Glen Motz

Glen Motz MP (born 1958) is a Canadian politician who has served in the House of Commons of Canada as Member of Parliament for Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner since 2016. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.^[1]

Glen Motz MP
Member of Parliament for Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner
Incumbent
Assumed office October 24, 2016
Preceded by	Jim Hillyer
Personal details
Born	1958 (age 66–67) 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.^[2]

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.^[3] 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.^[4] Motz was re-elected again in 2021.

Electoral record

v t e 2025 Canadian federal election: Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Glen Motz	41,518	76.7
	Liberal	Tom Rooke	9,554	17.7
	New Democratic	Jocelyn Johnson	2,588	4.8
	Green	Andy Shadrack	440	0.8
Total valid votes/expense limit
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner
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[7]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election: Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner
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[8][9]

v t e Canadian federal by-election, October 24, 2016: Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner Due to the death of Jim Hillyer
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[10]