# Glen Hart

Glen Philip Hart (born July 31, 1946) is a Canadian provincial politician. 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

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. 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.
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. 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. 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.

## Personal life

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. He was long involved in local minor hockey. Hart and his wife Marlene have three children.

## Electoral record

2016 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain-Touchwood :
| 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 | Total | Total | 6,874 | 100.0 |
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division; Elections Saskatchewan |||||||
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 | Total | Total | 7,080 | 100.0 |
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division |||||||
2007 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain-Touchwood :
| 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 | Total | 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 | Total | Total | 7,686 | 100.0 |
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division |||||||
1999 Saskatchewan general election: Last Mountain-Touchwood :
| 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 | Total | Total | 8,088 | 100.0 |
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division |||||||