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Brantford—Brant (provincial electoral district)

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Coordinates: 43°07′N 80°15′W / 43.12°N 80.25°W / 43.12; -80.25
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For the federal electoral district, see Brantford—Brant.
Brantford—Brant
Ontario electoral district
Brant in relation to other southwestern Ontario electoral districts
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 		 
Will Bouma
Progressive Conservative
District created1999
First contested1999
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2016)130,300
Electors (2018)102,861
Area (km²)844
Pop. density (per km²)154.4
Census division(s)Brant County, Haldimand County
Census subdivision(s)Brantford, Paris, Brantford Township, South Dumfries, Six Nations 40, New Credit 40A

Brantford—Brant (formerly just Brant) is a provincial electoral district in southwestern, Ontario, Canada. The district elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It was created in 1999 from all of Brantford and part of Brant—Haldimand. When the riding was created, it included the city of Brantford, the town of Paris plus the townships of Brantford and South Dumfries.

The riding existed from 1867 to 1926 as Brant North. It was then merged with Brant South to create Brant County until 1934. The riding was known as Brant—Oxford—Norfolk from 1975 to 1987 and Brant-Haldimand from 1987 to 1999.

In 2007, the boundaries were altered to include all of Brant County, plus that part of the Indian Reserves of Six Nations 40 and New Credit 40A located in Haldimand County. For the 2018 election, the riding was renamed Brantford-Brant.

Boundaries

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In 1987 the new riding of Brant-Haldimand was created to include Brant County (except the city of Brantford), the township of North Dumfries (excluding the part that extended east of Cambridge), and the municipalities of Haldimand, and Dunnville. In 1996, the riding was abolished into Cambridge, Brant, Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant and Erie—Lincoln.

Members of Provincial Parliament

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Brant
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding established as Brant North (see also Brant South)
1st  1867–1871     Hugh Finlayson Liberal
2nd  1871–1875
3rd  1875–1879
4th  1879–1883 James Young
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890 William Bruce Wood
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898
9th  1898–1902 Daniel Burt
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908     John Henry Fisher Conservative
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914     John Wesley Westbrook Conservative
14th  1914–1919     Thomas Scott Davidson Liberal
15th  1919–1923     Harry Nixon United Farmers
16th  1923–1926
Brant North and Brant South merged to create Brant County
17th  1926–1929     Harry Nixon Liberal–Progressive
18th  1929–1934     Progressive
Riding renamed to — Brant
19th  1934–1937     Harry Nixon Liberal–Progressive
20th  1937–1943     Liberal
21st  1943–1945
22nd  1945–1948
23rd  1948–1951
24th  1951–1955
25th  1955–1959
26th  1959–1961
 1962–1963 Robert Nixon
27th  1963–1967
28th  1967–1971
29th  1971–1975
Riding renamed to Brant-Oxford-Norfolk
30th  1975–1977     Robert Nixon Liberal
31st  1977–1981
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987
New riding created - Brant—Haldimand
34th  1987–1990     Robert Nixon Liberal
35th  1990–1991
 1991–1995 Ronald Eddy
36th  1995–1999     Peter Preston Progressive Conservative
Riding created from Brantford and Brant—Haldimand
37th  1999–2003     Dave Levac Liberal
38th  2003–2007
39th  2007–2011
40th  2011–2014
41st  2014–2018
Riding renamed to Brantford—Brant
42nd  2018–2022     Will Bouma Progressive Conservative
43rd  2022–present

Election results

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Brant North (1867–1923)

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1867 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Hugh Finlayson 706 53.16
Conservative W. Turnbull 622 46.84
Total valid votes 1,328 72.69
Eligible voters 1,827
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[1]
1871 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hugh Finlayson 740 60.26 +7.10
Conservative Mr. la Pierre 488 39.74 −7.10
Turnout 1,228 60.73 −11.96
Eligible voters 2,022
Liberal hold Swing +7.10
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hugh Finlayson 747 54.17 −6.09
Conservative J.S. Crawford 632 45.83 +6.09
Turnout 1,379 62.54 +1.81
Eligible voters 2,205
Liberal hold Swing −6.09
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
1879 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Young 990 60.37 +6.20
Conservative Mr. Baird 650 39.63 −6.20
Total valid votes 1,640 66.80 +4.26
Eligible voters 2,455
Liberal hold Swing +6.20
Source: Elections Ontario[4]

Brant (1999–2014)

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1999 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Dave Levac 21,166 46.98
Progressive Conservative Alayne Sokoloski 20,210 44.86
New Democratic David Sharpe 2,889 6.41
Independent Graham Mcrae 495 1.10
Natural Law Eleanor T. Hyodo 294 0.65
Total valid votes 45,054 100.00
2003 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dave Levac 24,236 54.55 +7.57
Progressive Conservative Alayne Sokoloski 13,618 30.65 -14.21
New Democratic David Noonan 5,262 11.84 +5.43
Green Mike Clancy 1,014 2.28
Independent John Turmel 295 0.66
Total valid votes 44,425 100.00
2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dave Levac 23,485 49.18 -5.37
Progressive Conservative Dan McCreary 13,787 28.88 -1.77
New Democratic Brian van Tilborg 6,536 13.67 +1.83
Green Ted Shelegy 3,272 6.85 +4.57
Family Coalition Rob Ferguson 403 0.84
Independent John Turmel 289 0.57 -0.09
Total valid votes 47,772 100.00
2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dave Levac 16,867 37.08 -12.10
Progressive Conservative Michael St. Amant 15,761 34.65 +5.77
New Democratic Brian Van Tilborg 11,006 24.20 +10.53
Green Ken Burns 957 2.10 -2.47
Independent Martin Sitko 244 0.54  
Family Coalition Daniel Hockley 237 0.52 -0.32
Libertarian Rob Ferguson 190 0.42  
Freedom Dustin Jenner 136 0.30  
Independent John Turmel 86 0.19 -0.38
Total valid votes 45,484 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 195 0.43
Turnout 45,679 48.23
Eligible voters 94,717
Liberal hold Swing -8.94
Source: Elections Ontario[5]
2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dave Levac 19,396 37.63 +0.55
Progressive Conservative Phil Gillies 15,447 29.97 -4.68
New Democratic Alex Felsky 13,992 27.15 +2.95
Green Ken Burns 2,095 4.06 +1.96
Libertarian Rob Ferguson 374 0.73 +0.31
Freedom Brittni Mitchell 180 0.35 +0.05
Pauper John Turmel 60 0.12 -0.07
Total valid votes 51,544 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +2.62
Source: Elections Ontario[6]

Brantford—Brant (2018–present)

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2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Will Bouma 24,437 42.00 +12.07
New Democratic Alex Felsky 23,802 40.91 +13.76
Liberal Ruby Toor 5,553 9.54 -28.08
Green Ken Burns 2,741 4.71 +0.65
Ontario Party Dave Wrobel 534 0.92
None of the Above Nicholas Archer 424 0.73
Libertarian Rob Ferguson 379 0.65 -0.08
Canadians' Choice Leslie Bory 258 0.44
Pauper John Turmel 60 0.10 -0.02
Total valid votes 58,188 100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing -
Source: Elections Ontario[7]


2022 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Will Bouma 20,738 44.17 +2.17 $67,092
New Democratic Harvey Bischof 13,283 28.29 −12.62 $113,139
Liberal Ruby Toor 6,083 12.96 +3.41 $33,966
Green Karleigh Csordas 3,174 6.76 +2.05 $20,258
New Blue Tad Brudzinski 2,089 4.45   $1,726
Ontario Party Allan Wilson 640 1.36 +0.45 $362
Canadians' Choice Leslie Bory 490 1.04 +0.60 $0
Libertarian Rob Ferguson 299 0.64 −0.01 $0
Independent John Turmel 157 0.33   $0
Total valid votes/expense limit 46,953 99.51 +0.56 $157,086
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 234 0.49 -0.56
Turnout 47,187 42.05 -15.12
Eligible voters 111,276
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +7.39
Source(s)
  • "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
  • "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.

2007 electoral reform referendum

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2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 30,237 65.1
Mixed member proportional 16,194 34.9
Total valid votes 46,431 100.0

References

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  1. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  5. ^ Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Brant" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2014.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ Elections Ontario. "Official return from the records, 009 Brant" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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