Bramalea—Gore—Malton (federal electoral district)

Bramalea—Gore—Malton (formerly known as Brampton—Malton and Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale) was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada. In 2015, it was dissolved into the ridings of Brampton East, Mississauga—Malton, Brampton Centre and Brampton North.

Bramalea—Gore—Malton
Ontario electoral district
Bramalea—Gore—Malton in relation to neighbouring electoral districts
Coordinates:43°43′24″N 79°41′34″W
Location of the constituency office in Brampton (as of 3 September 2010)
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1987
District abolished2013
First contested1988
Last contested2011
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]192,020
Electors (2011)100,002
Area (km²)[2]143.04
Census division(s)Peel
Census subdivision(s)Mississauga, Brampton
Map of Bramalea-Gore-Malton

The district was created as "Brampton—Malton" in 1987 from Brampton—Georgetown and Mississauga North. The name was changed to "Bramalea—Gore—Malton" in 1990, and to "Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale" in 1998

In 2003, Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale was abolished when it was redistributed between a new "Bramalea—Gore—Malton", Brampton—Springdale and Mississauga—Brampton South ridings.

In 2001, it had a population of 119,886 and an area of 151 km2.

It includes the neighbourhoods of Colerane, Ebenezer, Woodhill, Bramalea and Gorewood Acres in the City of Brampton and the neighbourhoods of Malton, Marvin Heights and Ridgewood in the City of Mississauga.

41.9% of people in Bramalea—Gore—Malton are of East Indian ethnic origin, the highest such percentage in Canada.[3] Slightly more than a quarter of the population (25.1%) are immigrants from Southern Asia, which is also the highest such figure for any riding.[4][5]

Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Brampton—Malton
Riding created from Brampton—Georgetown and Mississauga North
34th  1988–1993     Harry Chadwick Progressive Conservative
Bramalea—Gore—Malton
35th  1993–1997     Gurbax Singh Malhi Liberal
36th  1997–2000
Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale
37th  2000–2004     Gurbax Singh Malhi Liberal
Bramalea—Gore—Malton
38th  2004–2006     Gurbax Singh Malhi Liberal
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Bal Gosal Conservative
Riding dissolved into Brampton East,
Mississauga—Malton, Brampton Centre and Brampton North

Federal election results

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBal Gosal19,90734.44-2.68
New DemocraticJagmeet Singh Dhaliwal19,36833.51+24.49
LiberalGurbax Singh Malhi16,40229.40-15.65
GreenJohn Moulton1,7483.02-2.14
Marxist–LeninistFrank Chilelli3710.64+0.02
Total valid votes 57,796100.00
Total rejected ballots 4540.80+0.18
Turnout 58,25054.75+5.01
Eligible voters 106,395
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalGurbax Singh Malhi22,27245.05-5.7$85,496
ConservativeStella Ambler18,35337.12+4.6$91,704
New DemocraticJash Puniya5,94512.02-0.8$21,613
GreenMark Pajot2,5515.16+1.8$869
Marxist–LeninistFrank Chilelli3090.62+0.1
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,430 100.00 $97,671
Total rejected ballots 3070.62
Turnout 49,73749.74
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGurbax Singh Malhi25,34950.7+1.2
ConservativeJohn Sprovieri16,31032.6+2.0
New DemocraticCesar Martello6,40012.8-2.1
GreenErnst Braendli1,7213.4-1.1
Marxist–LeninistFrank Chilelli2330.5-0.1
Total valid votes 50,013100.0
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGurbax Singh Malhi20,39449.5-7.5
ConservativeRaminder Gill12,59430.6-3.9
New DemocraticFernando Miranda6,11315.010.0
GreenSharleen McDowall1,8324.5
Marxist–LeninistFrank Chilelli2370.6-0.1
Total valid votes 41,170100.0

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGurbax Malhi21,91757.1+10.7
AllianceGurdish Mangat7,21418.8-2.5
Progressive ConservativeDanny Varaich6,01915.7-10.4
New DemocraticVishnu Roche1,8644.9-0.7
IndependentGurinder Malhi7832.0
CommunistJim R. Bridgewood3500.9
Marxist–LeninistDavid Greig2690.70.0
Total valid votes 38,416 100.0

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGurbax Malhi18,93346.4+3.5
Progressive ConservativeBeryl Ford10,65526.1+7.1
ReformDarlene Florence8,68521.3-8.2
New DemocraticAbdul Majeed2,2815.6+0.5
Marxist–LeninistPhilip Fernandez2790.7+0.5
Total valid votes 40,833100.0
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGurbax Malhi16,53042.9+8.5
ReformDarlene Florence11,37629.5
Progressive ConservativeHarry Chadwick7,33819.0-22.5
New DemocraticPaul Ledgister1,9775.1-17.3
NationalJack Ardis4801.2
Natural LawBill Davies2790.7
IndependentJohn E. Maxwell2610.7
GreenBill Emms2150.6
Marxist–LeninistIqbai Sumbal890.2-0.1
Total valid votes 38,545100.0

Brampton—Malton

1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeHarry Chadwick16,42741.5
LiberalGurjit Grewal13,61234.4
New DemocraticPaul Ledgister8,88722.5
LibertarianKarl von Harten3500.9
CommunistJim R. Bridgewood1580.4
IndependentIqbai Sumbal1120.3
Total valid votes 39,546100.0

See also

References

  • "Bramalea—Gore—Malton (federal electoral district) (Code 35006) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
  • Federal riding history:
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes

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