Brampton South

Brampton South
Ontario electoral district
Brampton South in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Sonia Sidhu
Liberal
District created 2013
First contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1] 121,188
Electors (2015) 70,449
Area (km²)[2] 46.73
Pop. density (per km²) 2,593.4
Census divisions Peel
Census subdivisions Brampton

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

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Brampton South
Riding created from Brampton West
42nd  2015–Present     Sonia Sidhu Liberal

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalSonia Sidhu23,68152.09+16.70$101,341.55
ConservativeKyle Seeback15,92935.04-10.37$105,913.36
New DemocraticAmarjit Sangha4,84310.65-5.77$37,089.45
GreenShaun Hatton1,0112.22-0.04$144.64
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,464100.00 $205,155.00
Total rejected ballots 2700.59
Turnout 45,73463.42
Eligible voters 72,111
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +13.53
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2011 federal election redistributed results[7]
Party Vote %
  Conservative16,14545.40
  Liberal12,58435.39
  New Democratic5,83816.42
  Green8052.26
  Others1860.52

References

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

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

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