Brampton South

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Brampton South
Ontario electoral district
Brampton South 2015.svg
Brampton South in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Sonia Sidhu
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]121,188
Electors (2019)78,487
Area (km²)[2]46.73
Pop. density (per km²)2,593.4
Census divisionsPeel
Census subdivisionsBrampton

Brampton South (French: Brampton-Sud) is a federal electoral district in the Peel Region of Ontario.

Brampton South 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, scheduled for October 2015.[3] It was created out of the electoral district of Brampton West.[4]

Members of Parliament[edit]

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Brampton South
Riding created from Brampton West
42nd  2015–2019     Sonia Sidhu Liberal
43rd  2019–present

Election results[edit]

2019 Canadian federal election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Sonia Sidhu 24,085 49.47 -2.62
Conservative Ramandeep Brar 13,828 28.40 -6.64
New Democratic Mandeep Kaur 7,985 16.40 +5.75
Green Karen Fraser 1,926 3.95 +1.73
People's Rajwinder Ghuman 354 0.72
Christian Heritage Wavey Mercer 285 0.58
Canada's Fourth Front Mitesh Joshi 152 0.31
Marxist–Leninist Dagmar Sullivan 68 0.13
Total valid votes/Expense limit 48,863 100.0
Total rejected ballots 583
Turnout 49,266 62.76
Eligible voters 78,487
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Sonia Sidhu 23,681 52.09 +16.70 $101,341.55
Conservative Kyle Seeback 15,929 35.04 -10.37 $105,913.36
New Democratic Amarjit Sangha 4,843 10.65 -5.77 $37,089.45
Green Shaun Hatton 1,011 2.22 -0.04 $144.64
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,464 100.00   $205,155.00
Total rejected ballots 270 0.59
Turnout 45,734 63.42
Eligible voters 72,111
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +13.53
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2011 federal election redistributed results[9]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 16,145 45.40
  Liberal 12,584 35.39
  New Democratic 5,838 16.42
  Green 805 2.26
  Others 186 0.52

References[edit]

  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2017
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2017
  3. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. ^ Final Report – Ontario
  5. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  6. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  7. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Brampton South, 30 September 2015
  8. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

Coordinates: 43°39′22″N 79°45′25″W / 43.656°N 79.757°W / 43.656; -79.757