Brampton South (federal electoral district)
 Ontario electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011)[1] | 107,364 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 70,449 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 49 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 2,191.1 | ||
| Census division(s) | Peel | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Brampton | ||
Brampton South (Template:Lang-fr) is a federal electoral district in the Peel Region of Ontario.
Brampton South 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, scheduled for October 2015.[3] It was created out of the electoral district of Brampton West.[4]
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brampton South Riding created from Brampton West |
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| 42nd | 2015–present | Sonia Sidhu | Liberal | |
Election results
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Sonia Sidhu | 23,681 | 52.09 | +16.70 | – | |||
| Conservative | Kyle Seeback | 15,929 | 35.04 | -10.37 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Amarjit Sangha | 4,843 | 10.65 | -5.77 | – | |||
| Green | Shaun Hatton | 1,011 | 2.22 | -0.04 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 45,464 | 100.00 | $203,710.69 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 270 | 0.59 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 45,734 | 63.42 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 72,111 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.53 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 16,145 | 45.40 | |
| Liberal | 12,584 | 35.39 | |
| New Democratic | 5,838 | 16.42 | |
| Green | 805 | 2.26 | |
| Others | 186 | 0.52 | |
References
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
- ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- ^ Final Report – Ontario
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Brampton South, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
- ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections