# Glenn van Dijken

Glenn Jerry van Dijken (born September 6, 1962) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock in the 30th Alberta Legislature. He was re-elected in 2023.
He currently serves on the Economy and Affordability Cabinet Policy Committee and is currently Parliamentary Secretary for Agrifood Development. Mr. Dijken also currently serves as Chair of the Standing Committee on Alberta's Economic Future, Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Legislative Offices and member on the Special Standing Committee on Members' Services. He has previously served as chair of the Standing Committee on Alberta's Economic Future and has previously been on the Standing Committee on Legislative Offices, Standing Committee on Privileges and Election, Standing Orders and Printing, Select Special Auditor General Committee, Select Special Ethics and Accountability Committee as well as the Select Special Ombudsman and Public Interest Commissioner Search Committee among others.
Before being elected, van Dijken was focused on his family grain farm in Dapp, Alberta. For this, he and his wife, Barb, were named Outstanding Young Farmers of Alberta in 2001.
As MLA, Dijken has often spoken of the need for Alberta to have more say when it comes to its relationship with the federal government. When describing the recently introduced Sovereignty Act, Dijken describes how “We are partners in confederation, and ensuring that there are no conflicts in jurisdictions will help the governments focus on what they are responsible for so it be a true partnership".
On April 7, 2021, Dijken was one of 16 other MLAs who sent a letter opposing additional covid restrictions which put limits on restaurants, stores and gyms.
Dijken also sponsored Bill 206 titled the Prohibiting Ownership of Agricultural Lands (Pension Plans and Trust Corporations) Act. Dijken took issue when stakeholders came to him concerned about large firms buying up parcels of land only to sell it a few years later. Many saw this as contributing to people moving out of small towns and instead moving to bigger cities.

## Electoral history
### 2023 general election

vte2023 Alberta general election: Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Conservative | Glenn van Dijken | 15,631 | 74.32 | +5.81 |
| | New Democratic | Landen Tischer | 5,401 | 25.68 | +6.19 |
| Total | Total | Total | 21,032 | 99.21 | – |
| Rejected and declined | Rejected and declined | Rejected and declined | 167 | 0.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,199 | 60.08 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 35,286 |
| | United Conservative hold | United Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -0.19 |
| Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta |||||||

### 2019 general election

vte2019 Alberta general election: Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | United Conservative | Glenn van Dijken | 16,822 | 68.51% | -0.66% | $41,428 |
| | New Democratic | Therese Taschuk | 4,786 | 19.49% | -11.19% | $63,567 |
| | Alberta Party | Wayne Rufiange | 2,232 | 9.09% | – | $3,538 |
| | Alberta Independence | Buster Malcolm | 442 | 1.80% | – | $968 |
| | Independent | Brad Giroux | 273 | 1.11% | – | $3,038 |
| Total | Total | Total | 24,555 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 72 | 53 | 16 |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 34,049 | 72.53% | – |
| | United Conservative notional hold | United Conservative notional hold | Swing | Swing | N/A |
| Source(s) Source: Elections AlbertaChange is based on re-distributed results from the 2015 Alberta general election. Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000. |||||||

### 2015 general election

vte2015 Alberta general election: Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Wildrose | Glenn van Dijken | 7,206 | 39.35% | -3.31% |
| | New Democratic | Tristan Turner | 6,232 | 34.03% | 28.13% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Maureen Kubinec | 4,876 | 26.62% | -18.10% |
| Total | Total | Total | 18,314 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 59 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 28,176 | 65.21% | – |
| | Wildrose gain from Progressive Conservative | Wildrose gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | 1.63% |
| Source(s) Source: "Elections Alberta 2015 General Election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||