Brampton South

Brampton South (French: Brampton-Sud) is a federal electoral district in the Peel Region of Ontario.

For the provincial riding, see Brampton South (provincial electoral district).
Brampton South
Ontario electoral district
Brampton South in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Sonia Sidhu
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]121,188
Electors (2021)76,003
Area (km²)[2]46.73
Pop. density (per km²)2,593.4
Census division(s)Peel
Census subdivision(s)Brampton

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]

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canada Census[5]

Ethnic groups: 49.2% South Asian, 24.4% White, 11.2% Black, 3.5% Filipino, 1.6% Latin American, 1.6% Southeast Asian, 1.5% Chinese, 1.2% Arab

Languages: 44.4% English, 18.8% Punjabi, 3.7% Urdu, 3.2% Gujarati, 3.0% Hindi, 2.1% Portuguese, 1.6% Tagalog, 1.6% Tamil, 1.4% Spanish

Religions: 37.4% Christian (18.5% Catholic, 2.4% Pentecostal, 1.9% Anglican, 1.4% United Church, 13.2% Other), 21.9% Sikh, 17.1% Hindu, 9.1% Muslim, 1.3% Buddhist, 12.6% None

Median income: $35,600 (2020)

Average income: $45,920 (2020)

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Brampton South
Riding created from Brampton West
42nd  2015–2019     Sonia Sidhu Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results
Graph of election results in Brampton South (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalSonia Sidhu21,12050.98+1.51$97,785.16
ConservativeRamandeep Brar12,59630.40+2.00$75,417.63
New DemocraticTejinder Singh5,89414.23-2.17$13,391.87
People'sNicholas Craniotis1,8204.393.67$2,380.47
Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,439––$109,088.26
Total rejected ballots 5031.20
Turnout 41,93355.17-7.59
Eligible voters 76,003
Source: Elections Canada[6]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalSonia Sidhu24,08549.47-2.62$92,936.55
ConservativeRamandeep Brar13,82828.40-6.64$98,182.77
New DemocraticMandeep Kaur7,98516.40+5.75$53,224.68
GreenKaren Fraser1,9263.95+1.73none listed
People'sRajwinder Ghuman3540.72none listed
Christian HeritageWavey Mercer2850.58none listed
Canada's Fourth FrontMitesh Joshi1520.31$8,217.30
Marxist–LeninistDagmar Sullivan680.13$20.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 48,863100.0
Total rejected ballots 583
Turnout 49,26662.76
Eligible voters 78,487
Liberal hold Swing +2.01
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2015 Canadian federal election
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[9][10]
2011 federal election redistributed results[11]
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. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Brampton South [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  6. "September 20, 2021 General Election - Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  7. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  8. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  9. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Brampton South, 30 September 2015
  10. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  11. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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