Bramalea—Gore—Malton (provincial electoral district)
Former provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada
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Bramalea—Gore—Malton was a provincial electoral district in Southern Ontario, Canada. It was created for the 2007 provincial election. All of the district was carved from Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale.
Coordinates:43°43′13″N 79°41′14″W
Location of the constituency office in Brampton (as of 3 September 2010[update])
Location of the constituency office in Brampton (as of 3 September 2010[update])
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created2004
District abolished2018
 Ontario electoral district | |
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Bramalea—Gore—Malton in relation to other Greater Toronto Area electoral districts | |
| Coordinates: | 43°43′13″N 79°41′14″W Location of the constituency office in Brampton (as of 3 September 2010[update]) |
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| District created | 2004 |
| District abolished | 2018 |
| First contested | 2007 |
| Last contested | 2014 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2006) | 152,698 |
| Electors (2007) | 92,728 |
| Area (km²) | 151 |
| Census division | Peel |
| Census subdivision(s) | Mississauga, Brampton |
The riding includes the part of Mississauga north of the 401 and east of Dixie Road and the part of Brampton east of a line following Dixie Road to Bovaird Drive to Torbram Road.
In 2018, the district was dissolved into Brampton East, Mississauga—Malton, Brampton Centre, and Brampton North.
The riding has the unusual distinction of only ever having been held by members of Canada's Sikh minority.
Members of Provincial Parliament
| Bramalea—Gore—Malton | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| Riding created from Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale | ||||
| 39th | 2007–2011 | Kuldip Kular | Liberal | |
| 40th | 2011–2014 | Jagmeet Singh | New Democratic | |
| 41st | 2014–2017 | |||
| 2017–2018 | Vacant | Vacant | ||
| Riding dissolved into Brampton East, Mississauga—Malton, Brampton Centre, and Brampton North |
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Election results
| 2014 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Jagmeet Singh | 23,519 | 44.32 | +6.16 | ||||
| Liberal | Kuldip Kular | 17,873 | 33.68 | +0.75 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Harjit Jaswal | 9,403 | 17.72 | –4.99 | ||||
| Green | Pauline Thornham | 2,277 | 4.29 | +1.79 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 53,072 | 98.60 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 753 | 1.40 | +0.67 | |||||
| Turnout | 53,825 | 45.03 | +4.32 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 119,534 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +2.71 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[1][2] | ||||||||
| 2011 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Jagmeet Singh | 16,626 | 38.16 | +25.82 | ||||
| Liberal | Kuldip Kular | 14,349 | 32.93 | –14.07 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sanjeev Maingi | 9,896 | 22.71 | –6.65 | ||||
| Green | Pauline Thornham | 1,091 | 2.50 | –7.63 | ||||
| Libertarian | Joy Lee | 738 | 1.69 | – | ||||
| Independent | Archie McLachlan | 491 | 1.13 | – | ||||
| Family Coalition | Linda O'Marra | 381 | 0.87 | –0.28 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 43,572 | 99.27 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 321 | 0.73 | –0.34 | |||||
| Turnout | 43,893 | 40.71 | –2.95 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 107,820 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +19.95 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[3][4] | ||||||||
| 2007 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Kuldip Kular | 19,106 | 47.00 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Pam Hundal | 11,934 | 29.36 | |||||
| New Democratic | Glenn Crowe | 5,016 | 12.34 | |||||
| Green | Bruce Haines | 4,120 | 10.14 | |||||
| Family Coalition | Gary Nail | 471 | 1.16 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 40,647 | 98.93 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 439 | 1.07 | ||||||
| Turnout | 41,086 | 43.65 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 94,116 | |||||||
| Liberal notional hold | Swing | – | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[5][6] | ||||||||
2007 electoral reform referendum
| 2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Side | Votes | % | |
| First Past the Post | 23,086 | 59.9 | |
| Mixed member proportional | 15,452 | 40.1 | |
| Total valid votes | 38,538 | 100.0 | |