Brampton—Georgetown
Brampton–Georgetown (also known as Brampton–Halton Hills) was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988.
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1976 |
| District abolished | 1987 |
| First contested | 1979 |
| Last contested | 1984 |
The riding was represented from 1979 to 1988 by the Honourable John McDermid of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.
It was created as "Brampton–Halton Hills" riding in 1976 from parts of Halton, Mississauga and Peel—Dufferin—Simcoe ridings. It was renamed "Brampton–Georgetown" in 1977. It consisted of city of Brampton, and the northern part of the Town of Halton Hills.
The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed between Brampton and Halton—Peel ridings.
Members of Parliament
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Halton, Mississauga and Peel—Dufferin—Simcoe | ||||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | John McDermid | Progressive Conservative | |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | |||
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Brampton and Halton—Peel | ||||
Election results
| 1979 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John McDermid | 31,042 | ||||||
| Liberal | Ross Milne | 22,270 | ||||||
| New Democratic | David Moulton | 11,584 | ||||||
| Libertarian | Joe Yundt | 243 | ||||||
| Communist | James Bridgewood | 77 | ||||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Marsha Fine | 45 | ||||||
| 1980 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John McDermid | 25,243 | ||||||
| Liberal | Ross Milne | 24,876 | ||||||
| New Democratic | David Moulton | 11,978 | ||||||
| Libertarian | Joe Yundt | 201 | ||||||
| Communist | Jim Bridgewood | 64 | ||||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Marsha Fine | 40 | ||||||
| 1984 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John McDermid | 47,743 | ||||||
| Liberal | Ross Milne | 23,325 | ||||||
| New Democratic | John Deamer | 13,356 | ||||||
| Green | Steven Kaasgaard | 458 | ||||||
| Communist | Jim Bridgewood | 153 | ||||||
See also
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