Brantford—Brant (provincial electoral district)

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.

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

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. The riding also existed from 1926 to 1975; It was known as Brant County until 1934.

The riding was known as Brant—Oxford—Norfolk from 1975 to 1987 and Brant-Haldimand from 1987 to 1999.

Boundaries

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

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

2022 Ontario general election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeWill Bouma20,73844.17+2.17
New DemocraticHarvey Bischof13,28328.29-12.62
LiberalRuby Toor6,08312.96+3.42
GreenKarleigh Csordas3,1746.76+2.05
New BlueTad Brudzinski2,0894.45
Ontario PartyAllan Wilson6401.36+0.44
Canadians' ChoiceLeslie Bory4901.04+0.60
LibertarianRob Ferguson2990.64-0.01
IndependentJohn Turmel1570.33+0.23
Total valid votes 46,953
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
Turnout 41.84
Eligible voters 112,209
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +7.40
Source: Elections Ontario[1]
2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeWill Bouma24,43742.00+12.07
New DemocraticAlex Felsky23,80240.91+13.76
LiberalRuby Toor5,5539.54-28.08
GreenKen Burns2,7414.71+0.65
Ontario PartyDave Wrobel5340.92
None of the AboveNicholas Archer4240.73
LibertarianRob Ferguson3790.65-0.08
Canadians' ChoiceLeslie Bory2580.44
PauperJohn Turmel600.10-0.02
Total valid votes 58,188100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing -
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDave Levac19,39637.63+0.55
Progressive ConservativePhil Gillies15,44729.97-4.68
New DemocraticAlex Felsky13,99227.15+2.95
GreenKen Burns2,0954.06+1.96
LibertarianRob Ferguson3740.73+0.31
FreedomBrittni Mitchell1800.35+0.05
PauperJohn Turmel600.12-0.07
Total valid votes 51,544100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +2.62
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDave Levac16,86737.08-12.10
Progressive ConservativeMichael St. Amant15,76134.65+5.77
New DemocraticBrian Van Tilborg11,00624.20+10.53
GreenKen Burns9572.10-2.47
IndependentMartin Sitko2440.54 
Family CoalitionDaniel Hockley2370.52-0.32
LibertarianRob Ferguson1900.42 
FreedomDustin Jenner1360.30 
IndependentJohn Turmel860.19-0.38
Total valid votes 45,484 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1950.43
Turnout 45,67948.23
Eligible voters 94,717
Liberal hold Swing -8.94
Source: Elections Ontario[4]
2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDave Levac23,48549.18-5.37
Progressive ConservativeDan McCreary13,78728.88-1.77
New DemocraticBrian van Tilborg6,53613.67+1.83
GreenTed Shelegy3,2726.85+4.57
Family CoalitionRob Ferguson4030.84
IndependentJohn Turmel2890.57-0.09
Total valid votes 47,772 100.00
2003 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDave Levac24,23654.55+7.57
Progressive ConservativeAlayne Sokoloski13,61830.65-14.21
New DemocraticDavid Noonan5,26211.84+5.43
GreenMike Clancy1,0142.28
IndependentJohn Turmel2950.66
Total valid votes 44,425 100.00
1999 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalDave Levac21,16646.98
Progressive ConservativeAlayne Sokoloski20,21044.86
New DemocraticDavid Sharpe2,8896.41
IndependentGraham Mcrae4951.10
Natural LawEleanor T. Hyodo2940.65
Total valid votes 45,054 100.00

2007 electoral reform referendum

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

  1. "Candidates in: Brantford—Brant (013)". Elections Ontario. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  3. Elections Ontario. "Official return from the records, 009 Brant" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  4. Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Brant" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2014.

Sources

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