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]
 Ontario electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Brampton Centre in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 1996 | ||
| First contested | 1997 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| District webpage | profile, 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
editThe 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
editThe riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brampton Centre Riding created from Brampton |
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| 36th | 1997–2000 | Sarkis Assadourian | Liberal | |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Brampton—Springdale and Brampton West |
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| Riding re-created from Bramalea—Gore—Malton, Brampton—Springdale and Mississauga—Brampton South |
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| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Ramesh Sangha | Liberal | |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | |||
| 2021–2021 | Independent | |||
| 44th | 2021–present | Shafqat Ali | Liberal | |
Election results
edit2015–present
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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
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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 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
editNotes
edit- ^ 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.
References
edit- ^ Statistics Canada: 2017
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2017
- ^ "Brampton Centre – Commission's Report - Redistribution Federal Electoral Districts".
- ^ "Brampton Centre".
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
- ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Brampton Centre, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
- ^ 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.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved December 25, 2023.