Brampton Centre (federal electoral district)

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Brampton Centre (French: Brampton-Centre) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that is represented in the House of Commons of Canada. This riding was created in 1996 from parts of Brampton riding and in 2013, Elections Canada redistributed 3 ridings in the city of Brampton to bring back Brampton Centre. This was primarily due to large population increases in the Greater Toronto Area, and Peel Region in particular.[3]

Brampton Centre
Ontario electoral district
Brampton Centre in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Shafqat Ali
Liberal
District created1996
First contested1997
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]102,270
Electors (2015)64,148
Area (km²)[2]43.70
Pop. density (per km²)2,340.3
Census division(s)Peel
Census subdivision(s)Brampton

Geography edit

The riding was recreated for the federal election held 19 October 2015. The newly carved out Brampton Centre riding was reconstituted by taking portions of Brampton—Springdale, Bramalea—Gore—Malton and a small portion of Mississauga—Brampton South.

The new boundaries start from Hurontario Street and Bovaird Drive West; South on Main Street to the intersection of Vodden Street; East on Vodden Street East to Kennedy Road; Kennedy Road south to Steeles Avenue East; West on Steeles Avenue to Hurontario Street; South on Hurontario Street to Highway 407; East on Highway 407 to Torbram Road; North on Torbram Road to Williams Parkway; West on Williams Parkway to Highway 410; North on Highway 410 to Bovaird Drive East; West on Bovaird Drive East to Main Street.[4]

Members of Parliament edit

The riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Brampton Centre
Riding created from Brampton
36th  1997–2000     Sarkis Assadourian Liberal
37th  2000–2004
Riding dissolved into Brampton—Springdale
and Brampton West
Riding re-created from Bramalea—Gore—Malton,
Brampton—Springdale and Mississauga—Brampton South
42nd  2015–2019     Ramesh Sangha Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
 2021–2021     Independent
44th  2021–present     Shafqat Ali Liberal

Election results edit

2015–present edit

Graph of election results in Brampton Centre (since 2011 (redistributed), minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)


2021 Canadian federal election: Brampton Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Shafqat Ali 16,189 47.66 +0.45 $93,043.67
Conservative Jagdeep Singh 11,038 32.46 +5.56 $36,728.21
New Democratic Jim McDowell 5,932 17.46 -2.21 $18,285.43
Independent Ronni Shino 824 2.43 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 33,971 98.58 -0.23 $104,033.21
Total rejected ballots 488 1.42 +0.23
Turnout 34,459 54.05 -5.22
Eligible voters 63,751
Liberal hold Swing -2.56
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2021 federal election redistributed results[7]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 16,818 48.32
  Conservative 10,935 31.42
  New Democratic 5,493 15.78
  People's 1,253 3.60
  Others 305 0.88
2019 Canadian federal election: Brampton Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Ramesh Sangha 18,771 47.21 -1.43 $84,508.26
Conservative Pawanjit Gosal 10,696 26.90 -6.77 $102,185.61
New Democratic Jordan Boswell 7,819 19.67 +4.45 $47,671.91
Green Pauline Thornham 1,685 4.24 +2.11 $1,108.69
People's Baljit Bawa 681 1.71 $40,458.58
Marxist–Leninist David Gershuny 106 0.27 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 39,758 98.81
Total rejected ballots 480 1.19
Turnout 40,238 59.27
Eligible voters 67,890
Liberal hold Swing +2.67
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2015 Canadian federal election: Brampton Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Ramesh Sangha 19,277 48.64 +23.29 $120,004.74
Conservative Bal Gosal 13,345 33.67 -12.73 $183,194.43
New Democratic Rosemary Keenan 5,993 15.12 -8.08 $33,702.51
Green Saul Marquand T. Bottcher 844 2.13 -2.32 $144.64
Marxist–Leninist Frank Chilelli 173 0.44
Total valid votes/expense limit 39,632 100.00   $199,305.79
Total rejected ballots 264 0.66
Turnout 39,896 61.72
Eligible voters 64,640
Liberal notional gain from Conservative Swing +18.01
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]
2011 federal election redistributed results[12]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 16,148 46.41
  Liberal 8,822 25.35
  New Democratic 8,074 23.20
  Green 1,548 4.45
  Others 205 0.59

1997–2000 edit

Graph of election results in Brampton Centre (1996-2003, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2000 Canadian federal election: Brampton Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sarkis Assadourian 18,365 50.64 +1.79
Progressive Conservative Beryl Ford 9,229 25.45 +10.70
Alliance Prabhat Kapur 6,247 17.23 –11.16
New Democratic Sue Slean 1,795 4.95 –2.72
Green Andrew K. Roy 628 1.73
Total valid votes 36,264 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing –4.46
1997 Canadian federal election: Brampton Centre
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Sarkis Assadourian 18,615 48.85
Reform Don Crawford 10,817 28.39
Progressive Conservative Sam Hundal 5,621 14.75
New Democratic Paul Ferreira 2,923 7.67
Marxist–Leninist André Vachon 127 0.33
Total valid votes 38,103 100.0  

Demographics edit

According to the 2021 Canadian census[13]
  • Languages : 54.0% English, 9.6% Punjabi, 3.4% Urdu, 3.2% Spanish, 2.6% Tagalog, 2.5% Hindi, 1.6% Portuguese, 1.9% Gujarati, 1.0% Italian, 1.2% Tamil
  • Religions: 49.7% Christian (24.3% Catholic, 2.7% Pentecostal, 2.5% Anglican, 2.0% United Church, 1.2% Christian Orthodox, 1.0% Baptist, 16.0% Other), 12.5% Hindu, 10.3% Sikh, 9.5% Muslim, 1.3% Buddhist, 16.1% None
  • Median income: $37,200 (2020)
  • Average income: $43,680 (2020)
Panethnic groups in Brampton Centre (2011−2021)
Panethnic group 2021[14] 2016[15] 2011[16]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
South Asian 33,555 32.32% 26,630 26.17% 26,905 26.13%
European[a] 32,475 31.28% 39,705 39.02% 46,510 45.16%
African 15,845 15.26% 15,570 15.3% 12,450 12.09%
Southeast Asian[b] 7,120 6.86% 6,575 6.46% 5,535 5.37%
Latin American 4,675 4.5% 3,925 3.86% 3,395 3.3%
Middle Eastern[c] 2,455 2.36% 1,985 1.95% 1,370 1.33%
East Asian[d] 1,315 1.27% 1,890 1.86% 2,145 2.08%
Indigenous 1,075 1.04% 1,165 1.14% 1,130 1.1%
Other/multiracial[e] 5,325 5.13% 4,305 4.23% 3,545 3.44%
Total responses 103,835 99.31% 101,755 99.5% 102,980 99.86%
Total population 104,557 100% 102,270 100% 103,122 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References edit

  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2017
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2017
  3. ^ "Brampton Centre – Commission's Report - Redistribution Federal Electoral Districts".
  4. ^ "Brampton Centre".
  5. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  7. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  8. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  9. ^ "Official Voting Results". Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  10. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Brampton Centre, 30 September 2015
  11. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
  13. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Brampton Centre [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  14. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  15. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  16. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved December 25, 2023.

External links edit

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