2016 Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner federal by-election

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2016 Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner federal by-election
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Riding of Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner
Registered76,911
Turnout44.54% (Decrease 21.57%)
  First party Second party
 
LPC
Candidate Glen Motz Stan Sakamoto
Party Conservative Liberal
Popular vote 23,932 8,778
Percentage 69.85% 25.62%
Swing Increase 1.05% Increase 7.68%
MP before election

Jim Hillyer
Conservative

Elected MP

Glen Motz
Conservative

A by-election was held in the federal riding of Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner in Alberta, Canada, on 24 October 2016 following the death of Conservative MP Jim Hillyer.[1] The safe seat was held by the Conservative candidate Glen Motz on a reduced majority.[2]

The by-election was the first to be held in the 42nd Canadian Parliament.

Background

Constituency

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.

Representation

The riding has been held by centre-right parties since

heart attack.[3]

Campaign

The

Speaker
's warrant regarding the vacancy was received on March 24, 2016.

Candidates

Retired

Medicine Hat Police inspector Glen Motz[1] defeated businessman Brian Benoit, former Cardston-Taber-Warner and Calgary-Glenmore MLA Paul Hinman, lawyer Michael W. Jones, and party worker Joe Schow for the Conservative nomination, which was held in late June.[4] Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes, former Medicine Hat MLA Blake Pedersen, and Dan Hein, Hillyer's closest competitor for the nomination in 2015, all declined to run for the Conservative nomination despite speculation to the contrary.[5]

Well-known Medicine Hat businessman Stan Sakamoto was the Liberal candidate.[1]

The Libertarian Party of Canada nominated Sheldon Johnston as its candidate.[6] The Libertarians and the Rhinoceros Party nominated candidates for the first time in Medicine Hat.

Results

Canadian federal by-election, October 24, 2016: Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner
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[7]

2015 result

2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Jim Hillyer 34,849 68.80 +0.10 $54,953.54
Liberal Glen Allan 9,085 17.94 +6.78 $15,408.61
New Democratic Erin Weir 4,897 9.67 -5.27 $9,291.81
Green Brent Smith 1,319 2.60 -1.84 $741.29
Independent John Clayton Turner 500 0.99 $4,050.57
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,650 100.00   $237,057.33
Total rejected ballots 118 0.23 –
Turnout 50,768 66.11 –
Eligible voters 76,789
Conservative hold Swing -3.34
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Byelection date set for Alberta following death of Conservative MP". Toronto Star. September 18, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  2. ^ "Justin Trudeau sets byelection for Ottawa-Vanier for April 3". Global News. February 19, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  3. ^ Levitz, Stephanie (March 23, 2016). "Alberta Conservative MP Jim Hillyer dead at age 41". Toronto Star. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  4. ^ Gallant, Collin (May 20, 2016). "Tories will choose Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner byelection candidate in late June". Prairie Post. Archived from the original on August 4, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  5. ^ Kuhl, Nick (April 13, 2016). "Interest strong to become Hat-Cardston-Warner MP". Lethbridge Herald. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  6. ^ Cournoyer, Dave (August 17, 2016). "40 days until the Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner by-election needs to be called". Daveberta.ca. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  7. ^ "List of candidates Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner (Alberta)".
  8. ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner (Validated results)". Elections Canada. October 22, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  9. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
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