Glen Hart
Glen Hart | |
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| Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for Last Mountain-Touchwood | |
| In office September 16, 1999 – September 29, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Dale Flavel |
| Succeeded by | Travis Keisig |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Glen Philip Hart July 31, 1946 Cupar, Saskatchewan |
| Political party | Saskatchewan Party |
| Residence | Cupar, Saskatchewan |
| Profession | Management |
Glen Philip Hart (born July 31, 1946) is a Canadian provincial politician.[1] He was a Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan and represented the constituency of Last Mountain-Touchwood from 1999 to 2020.
Political history
[edit]Hart was first elected in the 1999 general election, the first for the fledgling Saskatchewan Party, then under the leadership of former Reform Party Member of Parliament Elwin Hermanson. Hart and the Saskatchewan Party ultimately spent two terms in Opposition, and during those terms Hart served as critic for higher education, highways, the environment, and labour. The Saskatchewan Party won the 2007 general election under the leadership of Brad Wall; Hart was re-elected in 2007, and again in the 2011 and 2016 elections.[2] While the Saskatchewan Party formed government, Hart was a backbencher who served on several caucus committees.
In January 2019, Hart announced that he would not be running for re-election in the 2020 provincial election.[2]
In the lead-up to the 2024 general election, Hart joined fellow former Saskatchewan Party MLA Mark Docherty and former party staffer Ian Hanna in endorsing Carla Beck and the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party instead of the Saskatchewan Party.[3] Hart stated that his former party "were putting the interest of the Sask. Party ahead of the interest of the people of the province", citing in particular its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the healthcare system.[4] The trio of former Saskatchewan Party members all argued that the party had moved further to the right in recent years, which encouraged them to look more closely at Beck's NDP.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Hart was born in Cupar, Saskatchewan, and received a degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Saskatchewan. He worked in government at both the federal and provincial levels prior to entering electoral politics.[5] He was long involved in local minor hockey. Hart and his wife Marlene have three children.[6]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2016 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain-Touchwood | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Saskatchewan | Glen Hart | 4,274 | 62.18 | |||||
| New Democratic | Mary Ann Harrison | 1,572 | 22.87 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Rick Swenson | 689 | 10.02 | |||||
| Liberal | David Buchocik | 212 | 3.08 | |||||
| Green | Justin Stranack | 104 | 1.51 | |||||
| Western Independence | Frank Serfas | 23 | 0.34 | |||||
| Total | 6,874 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division; Elections Saskatchewan[7] | ||||||||
| 2011 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain-Touchwood | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Saskatchewan | Glen Hart | 4,778 | 67.49 | |||||
| New Democratic | Don Jeworski | 2,049 | 28.94 | |||||
| Green | Greg Chatterson | 223 | 3.15 | |||||
| Western Independence | Frank Serfas | 30 | 0.42 | |||||
| Total | 7,080 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division | ||||||||
| 2007 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain-Touchwood | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Saskatchewan | Glen Hart | 4,736 | 60.39 | |||||
| New Democratic | Jordon Hillier | 2,419 | 30.85 | |||||
| Liberal | Deon Kalaman | 507 | 6.47 | |||||
| Green | Wybo Ottenbreit-Born | 180 | 2.29 | |||||
| Total | 7,842 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division | ||||||||
| 2003 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain-Touchwood | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Saskatchewan | Glen Hart | 3,722 | 48.42 | |||||
| New Democratic | Jordon Hillier | 3,055 | 39.75 | |||||
| Liberal | Gregory Burton | 704 | 9.16 | |||||
| Western Independence | Merv Werk | 205 | 2.67 | |||||
| Total | 7,686 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division | ||||||||
| 1999 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain-Touchwood | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Saskatchewan | Glen Hart | 3,816 | 47.18 | |||||
| New Democratic | Dale Flavel | 2,909 | 35.97 | |||||
| Liberal | Kenneth Kluz | 1,363 | 16.85 | |||||
| Total | 8,088 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Hart, Glen Philip, B.S.A. (Last Mountain-Touchwood)". Canadian Parliamentary Guide 2005. Archived from the original on 2015-03-29.
- ^ a b "Sask. Party MLA Glen Hart will not seek re-election". Regina Leader-Post. 2019-01-30. Archived from the original on 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ^ a b Simes, Jeremy (2024-10-17). "Sask. NDP Leader Beck endorsed by former Sask. Party MLAs". CBC News. The Canadian Press. Archived from the original on 2024-11-13. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ Massie, Gillian (2024-10-17). "Three former Sask. Party members back the NDP ahead of provincial election". CKOM. Archived from the original on 2024-11-13. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Glen Hart". Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 2009-02-14.
- ^ "Biography". Glen Hart, MLA – Last Mountain-Touchwood. 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- ^ "2016 General Election Results". Elections Saskatchewan. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.