Brampton North (federal electoral district)
 Ontario electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Brampton North in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2016)[1] | 118,180 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 72,312 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 33.11 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 3,569.3 | ||
| Census division(s) | Peel | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Brampton | ||
Brampton North (French: Brampton-Nord) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It encompass portions of Ontario formerly included in the electoral districts of Brampton—Springdale, Bramalea—Gore—Malton and Brampton West.[3]
Brampton North was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election held in October 2015.[4]
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brampton North Riding created from Bramalea—Gore—Malton, Brampton—Springdale, and Brampton West |
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| 42nd | 2015–present | Ruby Sahota | Liberal | |
Election results
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Brampton North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Ruby Sahota | 23,297 | 48.37 | +20.21 | $136,386.70 | |||
| Conservative | Parm Gill | 15,888 | 32.99 | -15.88 | $194,312.26 | |||
| New Democratic | Martin Singh | 7,946 | 16.50 | -2.34 | $78,854.84 | |||
| Green | Pauline Thornham | 915 | 1.90 | -1.78 | $146.44 | |||
| Communist | Harinderpal Hundal | 120 | 0.25 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 48,166 | 100.00 | $206,076.29 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 318 | 0.66 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 48,484 | 66.13 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 73,321 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Swing | +18.05 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 19,454 | 48.87 | |
| Liberal | 11,208 | 28.15 | |
| New Democratic | 7,498 | 18.83 | |
| Green | 1,466 | 3.68 | |
| Others | 184 | 0.46 | |
References
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2017
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2017
- ^ Final Report – Ontario
- ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Brampton North, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections