Brampton East

Brampton East (French: Brampton-Est) is a federal electoral district in Ontario. It encompasses a portion of Ontario previously included in the electoral districts of Bramalea—Gore—Malton and Brampton—Springdale.[3]

For the provincial electoral district, see Brampton East (provincial electoral district).
Brampton East
Ontario electoral district
Brampton East in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Maninder Sidhu
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]131,677
Electors (2015)65,818
Area (km²)[2]84.90
Pop. density (per km²)1,551
Census division(s)Peel
Census subdivision(s)Brampton

Brampton East 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.

Brampton East has the highest proportion of South Asians in Canada (70.1% of the population identified as South Asian in 2021).[4] Brampton East also has the second-highest percentage of Sikhs (40.4%, behind only Surrey-Newton) and the highest percentage of Hindus (23.8%) of any riding in Canada. Brampton East has the lowest median age in Ontario at 32.6.[5]

Demographics

Religion in Brampton East (2021)[6]

  Sikh (40.4%)
  Hindu (23.8%)
  Christian (22.3%)
  Muslim (7.4%)
  Buddhist (0.8%)
  Other (0.4%)
  Irreligious (4.9%)
According to the Canada 2021 Census[7]

Ethnic groups: 70.1% South Asian, 10.2% Black, 6.6% White, 1.9% West Asian, 1.5% Filipino, 1.2% Latin American, 1.2% Southeast Asian, 1.1% Arab

Languages: 35.0% Punjabi, 31.4% English, 5.4% Gujarati, 3.6% Tamil, 3.0% Hindi, 2.1% Urdu, 1.0% Assyrian, 1.0% Italian

Religions: 40.4% Sikh, 23.8% Hindu, 22.3% Christian (10.4% Catholic, 1.9% Pentecostal, 10.0% Other), 7.4% Muslim, 4.9% None

Median income: $33,600 (2020)

Average income: $44,160 (2020)

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Brampton East
Riding created from Bramalea—Gore—Malton
and Brampton—Springdale
42nd  2015–2018     Raj Grewal Liberal
 2018–2019     Independent
43rd  2019–2021     Maninder Sidhu Liberal
44th  2021–present

Election results
Graph of election results in Brampton East (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalManinder Sidhu22,12053.5+6.1
ConservativeNaval Bajaj11,64728.2+4.3
New DemocraticGail Bannister-Clarke6,51115.7-10.6
People'sManjeet Singh1,0732.6+2.1
Total valid votes 41,351
Total rejected ballots 436
Turnout 40,78754.6
Eligible voters 76,588
Liberal hold Swing
Source: Elections Canada[8]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalManinder Sidhu24,05047.4-4.92$92,279.91
New DemocraticSaranjit Singh13,36826.3+3.29$94,035.50
ConservativeRamona Singh12,12523.9+0.36none listed
GreenTeresa Burgess-Ogilvie6661.3+0.17$885.60
People'sGaurav Walia2440.5$42.92
IndependentManpreet Othi2110.4$9,387.07
Canada's Fourth FrontPartap Dua890.2none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,753100.0
Total rejected ballots 510
Turnout 51,26366.4
Eligible voters 77,195
Liberal hold Swing -4.11
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRaj Grewal23,65252.32+21.67$149,172.33
ConservativeNaval Bajaj10,64223.54-5.94$189,039.82
New DemocraticHarbaljit Singh Kahlon10,40023.01-14.64–
GreenKyle Lacroix5121.13-0.57$144.64
Total valid votes/expense limit 45,206 100.00 $201,381.89
Total rejected ballots 3040.67–
Turnout 45,510 67.20–
Eligible voters 67,721
Liberal notional gain from New Democratic Swing +18.15
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
2011 federal election redistributed results[13]
Party Vote  %
  New Democratic10,77537.7
  Liberal8,77430.7
  Conservative8,43929.5
  Green4871.2
  Others1470.5

References
  1. Statistics Canada: 2017
  2. Statistics Canada: 2017
  3. Final Report – Ontario
  4. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (December 15, 2022). "2021 National Household Survey Profile - Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  5. "Federal Election 2015: Brampton East riding results". Global News. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  6. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Brampton East, Ontario Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  7. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (December 15, 2022). "2021 National Household Survey Profile - Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  8. "September 20, 2021 General Election: Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  9. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  10. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  11. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Brampton East, 30 September 2015
  12. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  13. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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