Brampton North

Brampton North (French: Brampton-Nord) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It encompass portions of Ontario formerly included in the electoral districts of Brampton—Springdale, Bramalea—Gore—Malton and Brampton West.[3]

For the future provincial riding, see Brampton North (provincial electoral district).
Brampton North
Ontario electoral district
Brampton North in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Ruby Sahota
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]118,180
Electors (2015)72,312
Area (km²)[2]33.11
Pop. density (per km²)3,569.3
Census division(s)Peel
Census subdivision(s)Brampton

Brampton North 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 held in October 2015.[4]

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canada Census[5]

Ethnic groups: 49.3% South Asian, 23.1% White, 12.5% Black, 3.0% Filipino, 2.0% Latin American, 1.2% Southeast Asian, 1.2% Chinese

Languages: 45.8% English, 22.4% Punjabi, 3.0% Urdu, 2.7% Gujarati, 2.4% Hindi, 1.8% Spanish, 1.7% Tamil, 1.4% Tagalog, 1.4% Italian, 1.1% Portuguese

Religions: 38.4% Christian (19.1% Catholic, 2.3% Pentecostal, 1.9% Anglican, 1.2% United Church, 1.0% Christian Orthodox, 12.9% Other), 25.6% Sikh, 14.7% Hindu, 8.8% Muslim, 1.1% Buddhist, 11.0% None

Median income: $36,800 (2020)

Average income: $46,080 (2020)

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Brampton North
Riding created from Bramalea—Gore—Malton,
Brampton—Springdale, and Brampton West
42nd  2015–2019     Ruby Sahota Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results
Graph of election results in Brampton North (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRuby Sahota23,41254.26+2.84
ConservativeMedha Joshi13,28930.80+3.13
New DemocraticTeresa Yeh6,44814.94-1.96
Total valid votes 43,14998.92-0.11
Total rejected ballots 4711.08+0.11
Turnout 43,62057.89-7.30
Eligible voters 75,344
Liberal hold Swing -0.15
Source: Elections Canada[6]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRuby Sahota25,97051.42+3.05$76,162.12
ConservativeArpan Khanna13,97327.67-5.32$100,060.30
New DemocraticMelissa Edwards8,38216.90+0.40$17,829.85
GreenNorbert D'Costa1,5163.00+1.10$0.00
People'sKeith Frazer5101.01–none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,50299.03
Total rejected ballots 4960.97
Turnout 50,998 65.19
Eligible voters 78,229
Liberal hold Swing +4.11
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRuby Sahota23,29748.37+20.21$136,386.70
ConservativeParm Gill15,88832.99-15.88$194,312.26
New DemocraticMartin Singh7,94616.50-2.34$78,854.84
GreenPauline Thornham9151.90-1.78$146.44
CommunistHarinderpal Hundal1200.25––
Total valid votes/expense limit 48,166100.00 $206,076.29
Total rejected ballots 3180.66–
Turnout 48,48466.13–
Eligible voters 73,321
Liberal notional gain from Conservative Swing +18.05
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2011 federal election redistributed results[11]
Party Vote  %
  Conservative19,45448.87
  Liberal11,20828.15
  New Democratic7,49818.83
  Green1,4663.68
  Others1840.46

References
  1. Statistics Canada: 2017
  2. Statistics Canada: 2017
  3. Final Report – Ontario
  4. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  5. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Brampton North [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  6. "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  7. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  8. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  9. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Brampton North, 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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