Brampton North (federal electoral district)
Former federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada
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Brampton North (French: Brampton-Nord) was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It encompassed portions of Ontario formerly included in the electoral districts of Brampton—Springdale, Bramalea—Gore—Malton and Brampton West.[3]
 Ontario electoral district | |
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Brampton North in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts | |
| Federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 2013 |
| District abolished | 2023 |
| First contested | 2015 |
| Last contested | 2021 |
| District webpage | profile, map |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2016)[1] | 118,180 |
| Electors (2015) | 72,312 |
| Area (km²)[2] | 33.11 |
| Census division | Peel |
| Census subdivision | Brampton |
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]
Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding was replaced by Brampton North—Caledon.
Demographics
According to the 2021 Canadian census[5]
Languages: 45.8% English, 22.4% Punjabi, 3.0% Urdu, 2.7% Gujarati, 2.4% Hindi, 1.8% Spanish, 1.7% Tamil, 1.4% Tagalog, 1.4% Italian, 1.1% Portuguese
Religions: 38.4% Christian (19.1% Catholic, 2.3% Pentecostal, 1.9% Anglican, 1.2% United Church, 1.0% Christian Orthodox, 12.9% Other), 25.6% Sikh, 14.7% Hindu, 8.8% Muslim, 1.1% Buddhist, 11.0% None
Median income: $36,800 (2020)
Average income: $46,080 (2020)
| Panethnic group | 2021[6] | 2016[7] | 2011[8] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||||||||
| South Asian | 61,210 | 49.29% | 48,935 | 41.48% | 41,215 | 37.11% | ||||||||
| European[a] | 29,030 | 23.37% | 36,685 | 31.1% | 42,130 | 37.93% | ||||||||
| African | 15,580 | 12.54% | 14,650 | 12.42% | 11,820 | 10.64% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asian[b] | 5,120 | 4.12% | 4,605 | 3.9% | 4,195 | 3.78% | ||||||||
| Latin American | 2,490 | 2% | 3,075 | 2.61% | 2,425 | 2.18% | ||||||||
| Middle Eastern[c] | 1,840 | 1.48% | 1,585 | 1.34% | 1,375 | 1.24% | ||||||||
| East Asian[d] | 1,630 | 1.31% | 2,235 | 1.89% | 2,315 | 2.08% | ||||||||
| Indigenous | 815 | 0.66% | 1,010 | 0.86% | 745 | 0.67% | ||||||||
| Other/multiracial[e] | 6,480 | 5.22% | 5,175 | 4.39% | 4,845 | 4.36% | ||||||||
| Total responses | 124,195 | 99.24% | 117,965 | 99.82% | 111,065 | 99.21% | ||||||||
| Total population | 125,141 | 100% | 118,180 | 100% | 111,951 | 100% | ||||||||
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. | ||||||||||||||
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 | 2015–2019 | Ruby Sahota | Liberal | |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | |||
| 44th | 2021–2025 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Brampton—Chinguacousy Park and Brampton North—Caledon |
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Election results
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Brampton North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Ruby Sahota | 23,412 | 54.26 | +2.84 | $91,166.88 | |||
| Conservative | Medha Joshi | 13,289 | 30.80 | +3.13 | $56,386.00 | |||
| New Democratic | Teresa Yeh | 6,448 | 14.94 | -1.96 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 43,149 | 98.92 | -0.11 | $119,393.54 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 471 | 1.08 | +0.11 | |||||
| Turnout | 43,620 | 57.89 | -7.30 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 75,344 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -0.15 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Brampton North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Ruby Sahota | 25,970 | 51.42 | +3.05 | $76,162.12 | |||
| Conservative | Arpan Khanna | 13,973 | 27.67 | -5.32 | $100,060.30 | |||
| New Democratic | Melissa Edwards | 8,382 | 16.90 | +0.40 | $17,829.85 | |||
| Green | Norbert D'Costa | 1,516 | 3.00 | +1.10 | $0.00 | |||
| People's | Keith Frazer | 510 | 1.01 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 50,502 | 99.03 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 496 | 0.97 | ||||||
| Turnout | 50,998 | 65.19 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 78,229 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +4.11 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[10][11] | ||||||||
| 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[12][13] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[14] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
See also
Notes
- Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.