The electoral district was created in the 1993 boundary redistribution from the old electoral district of
Cypress-Redcliff. The 2010 boundary redistribution saw only minor changes made in the middle of the riding to align with changes to the
Medicine Hat city limits.
Boundary history Representation history The electoral district was created in the boundary redistribution of 1993 from the old Cypress-Redcliff riding. The biggest change was the inclusion of parts of
Medicine Hat that resulted in the name change. The first election in the district held in 1993 was won by Progressive Conservative candidate
Lorne Taylor who won with a comfortable margin defeating three other candidates. He won his second term with a stronger majority in 1997. Premier
Ralph Klein promoted him to the cabinet and held a few portfolio's after that election. He won a third term in 2001 before retiring in 2004. The second member for the district was Leonard Mitzel who was elected to his first term in the 2004 election. He was re-elected in 2008 with a landslide. In the 2012 Alberta general election
Wildrose candidate Drew Barnes defeated Progressive Conservative incumbent Leonard Mitzel. Barnes captured 53.6 per cent of the vote. Barnes was subsequently reelected in 2015 capturing 54.5 per cent of the vote. In 2017 the Barnes became a member of the
United Conservative Party when the Wildrose Party merged with the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta. Barnes was subsequently reelected in 2019, capturing 67.1 per cent of the popular vote. On May 13, 2021, Barnes and
Central Peace-Notley MLA
Todd Loewen were expelled from the United Conservative caucus to sit as an independents. ==Legislative election results==