Brampton East
Brampton East (French: Brampton-Est) is a federal electoral district in Ontario. It encompasses a portion of Ontario previously included in the electoral districts of Bramalea—Gore—Malton and Brampton—Springdale.[3]
Ontario electoral district | |||
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Brampton East in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts | |||
Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
Liberal | ||
District created | 2013 | ||
First contested | 2015 | ||
Last contested | 2019 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2016)[1] | 122,000 | ||
Electors (2015) | 65,818 | ||
Area (km²)[2] | 84.90 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 1,437 | ||
Census division(s) | Peel | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Brampton |
Brampton East 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.
Brampton East is the only federal electoral district with a South Asian majority (60% of the population identified as South Asian in 2011, rising to 65.8% South Asian in the 2016 census).[4][5] Brampton East also has the highest percentages of Sikhs (33.7%) and the highest percentages of Hindus (19.5%) of any riding in Canada. Brampton East also has the lowest median age in Ontario at 32.6.[6]
Demographics
- According to the Canada 2011 Census[7]
Ethnic groups: 60.3% South Asian, 12.5% Black, 12.1% White, 2.2% Southeast Asian, 2.0% Filipino, 1.6% Latino, 1.5% Arab, 1.4% Chinese, 1.4% West Asian, 5.0% Other
Languages: 38.6% English, 33.2% Punjabi, 3.9% Tamil, 3.4% Gujarati, 2.7% Hindi, 2.4% Urdu, 2.2% Italian, 1.4% Spanish, 1.1% Tagalog, 11.1% Other
Religions: 33.8% Sikh, 32.8% Christian, 19.5% Hindu, 7.7% Muslim, 1.3% Buddhist, 0.3% Other, 4.6% None
Median income: $25,261 (2010)
Average income: $34,081 (2010)
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Brampton East Riding created from Bramalea—Gore—Malton and Brampton—Springdale |
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42nd | 2015–2018 | Raj Grewal | Liberal | |
2018–2019 | Independent | |||
43rd | 2019–present | Maninder Sidhu | Liberal |
Election results
2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Maninder Sidhu | 24,050 | 47.4 | $92,279.91 | ||||
New Democratic | Saranjit Singh | 13,368 | 26.3 | $94,035.50 | ||||
Conservative | Ramona Singh | 12,125 | 23.9 | none listed | ||||
Green | Teresa Burgess-Ogilvie | 666 | 1.3 | $885.60 | ||||
People's | Gaurav Walia | 244 | 0.5 | $42.92 | ||||
Independent | Manpreet Othi | 211 | 0.4 | $9,387.07 | ||||
Canada's Fourth Front | Partap Dua | 89 | 0.2 | none listed | ||||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,753 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 510 | |||||||
Turnout | 51,263 | 66.4 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 77,195 | |||||||
Source: Elections Canada[8][9] |
2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Raj Grewal | 23,652 | 52.32 | +21.67 | $149,172.33 | |||
Conservative | Naval Bajaj | 10,642 | 23.54 | -5.94 | $189,039.82 | |||
New Democratic | Harbaljit Singh Kahlon | 10,400 | 23.01 | -14.64 | – | |||
Green | Kyle Lacroix | 512 | 1.13 | -0.57 | $144.64 | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 45,206 | 100.00 | $201,381.89 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 304 | 0.67 | – | |||||
Turnout | 45,510 | 67.20 | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 67,721 | |||||||
Liberal notional gain from New Democratic | Swing | +18.15 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[10][11] |
2011 federal election redistributed results[12] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
New Democratic | 10,775 | 37.7 | |
Liberal | 8,774 | 30.7 | |
Conservative | 8,439 | 29.5 | |
Green | 487 | 1.2 | |
Others | 147 | 0.5 |
References
- Statistics Canada: 2017
- Statistics Canada: 2017
- Final Report – Ontario
- Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2017-02-08). "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Brampton East [Federal electoral district], Ontario and Ontario [Province]". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- "Federal Election 2015: Brampton East riding results". Global News. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2013-05-08). "2011 National Household Survey Profile - Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Brampton East, 30 September 2015
- Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections