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Brampton North (federal electoral district)

Coordinates: 43°44′N 79°46′W / 43.74°N 79.77°W / 43.74; -79.77
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Brampton North
Ontario electoral district
Brampton North in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Ruby Sahota
Liberal
District created2013
District abolished2023
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]118,180
Electors (2015)72,312
Area (km²)[2]33.11
Pop. density (per km²)3,569.3
Census division(s)Peel
Census subdivision(s)Brampton

Brampton North (French: Brampton-Nord) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It encompass portions of Ontario formerly included in the electoral districts of Brampton—Springdale, Bramalea—Gore—Malton and Brampton West.[3]

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 will be replaced by Brampton North—Caledon.

Demographics

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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 groups in Brampton North (2011−2021)
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

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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
42nd  2015–2019     Ruby Sahota Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present
Riding dissolved into Brampton—Chinguacousy Park
and Brampton North—Caledon

Election results

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


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

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Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2017
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2017
  3. ^ Final Report – Ontario
  4. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  5. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Brampton North [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  6. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  7. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  8. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  9. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  10. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  11. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  12. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Brampton North, 30 September 2015
  13. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections


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