Glen Motz

Glen Motz MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner
Incumbent
Assumed office October 24, 2016
Preceded by	Jim Hillyer
Personal details
Born	1958 (age 60–61) Hanna, Alberta, Canada
Political party	Conservative
Residence	Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Alma mater	Hillcrest Christian College

Glen Motz MP (born 1958) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on October 24, 2016. He represents the electoral district of Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Prior to his election, Motz served for 35 years with the Medicine Hat Police Service and retired as Inspector in 2015.

Motz attended Hillcrest Christian College circa 1976 in Medicine Hat AB, 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. 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.

In 2017, Glen Motz was promoted to Deputy Shadow Minister for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.

Electoral record

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