Brampton North (provincial electoral district)

Brampton North is a provincial electoral district in Ontario. It was originally created prior to the 1987 election from part of Brampton. It existed for the 1987, 1990, and 1995 elections. It was abolished in 1999 into Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale, Brampton Centre, Brampton West—Mississauga. For the 2018 election, it was re-created from Bramalea—Gore—Malton, Brampton—Springdale, and Brampton West.[1]

Brampton North
Ontario electoral district
Location in Brampton
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 
 
Kevin Yarde
New Democratic
District created2015
First contested2018
Demographics
Population (2016)118,180
Area (km²)33.11
Pop. density (per km²)3,569.3
Census division(s)Peel
Census subdivision(s)Brampton

Boundaries

In 1987, the boundaries consisted of the City of Brampton north of the following line (from east to west): from the city limits going east along Highway 7 to Queen Street East, then west to Kennedy Road, then north along Kennedy Road to Vodden Street, then west to Main Street, then north along Main Street and Highway 10 to Highway 7 and then west to the city limits.[2]

Members of Provincial Parliament

Brampton North
Assembly Years Member Party
34th  1987–1990     Carman McClelland Liberal
35th  1990–1995
36th  1995–1999     Joe Spina Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved into Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale,
Brampton Centre, and Brampton West—Mississauga
Riding re-created from Bramalea—Gore—Malton,
Brampton—Springdale, and Brampton West
42nd  2018–Present     Kevin Yarde New Democratic

Election results

2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticKevin Yarde14,87737.55
Progressive ConservativeRipudaman Dhillon14,38036.29
LiberalHarinder Malhi8,41021.22
GreenPauline Thornham1,3663.45
LibertarianGregory Argue5911.49
Total valid votes 39,624100.0  
Eligible voters 77,609
New Democratic pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[3]

References

  1. "Ontario provincial elections to move to spring as Liberals promise to tackle largely unregulated third-party ads". National Post. June 4, 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
  2. "Representation Act, 1986, SO 1986, c 30". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. January 6, 1986. p. 360.
  3. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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