Brampton South (federal electoral district)

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

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

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According to the 2021 Canadian census[5]

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)

Panethnic groups in Brampton South (2011−2021)
Panethnic group 2021[6] 2016[7] 2011[8]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
South Asian 63,475 49.16% 49,950 41.51% 38,125 35.95%
European[a] 31,825 24.65% 39,030 32.44% 41,965 39.57%
African 14,500 11.23% 13,775 11.45% 12,440 11.73%
Southeast Asian[b] 6,620 5.13% 6,040 5.02% 5,590 5.27%
Middle Eastern[c] 2,485 1.92% 1,985 1.65% 785 0.74%
East Asian[d] 2,105 1.63% 2,135 1.77% 1,565 1.48%
Latin American 2,100 1.63% 2,110 1.75% 1,835 1.73%
Indigenous 720 0.56% 1,185 0.98% 985 0.93%
Other/multiracial[e] 5,295 4.1% 4,110 3.42% 2,760 2.6%
Total responses 129,130 97.27% 120,320 99.28% 106,050 98.78%
Total population 132,752 100% 121,188 100% 107,364 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Members of Parliament

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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

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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
Liberal Sonia Sidhu 21,120 50.98 +1.51 $97,785.16
Conservative Ramandeep Brar 12,596 30.40 +2.00 $75,417.63
New Democratic Tejinder Singh 5,894 14.23 -2.17 $13,391.87
People's Nicholas Craniotis 1,820 4.39 3.67 $2,380.47
Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,439 $109,088.26
Total rejected ballots 503 1.20
Turnout 41,933 55.17 -7.59
Eligible voters 76,003
Source: Elections Canada[9]
2021 federal election redistributed results[10]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 19,044 53.88
  Conservative 10,413 29.46
  New Democratic 4,784 13.53
  People's 1,016 2.87
  Others 91 0.26
2019 Canadian federal election: Brampton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Sonia Sidhu 24,085 49.47 -2.62 $92,936.55
Conservative Ramandeep Brar 13,828 28.40 -6.64 $98,182.77
New Democratic Mandeep Kaur 7,985 16.40 +5.75 $53,224.68
Green Karen Fraser 1,926 3.95 +1.73 none listed
People's Rajwinder Ghuman 354 0.72 none listed
Christian Heritage Wavey Mercer 285 0.58 none listed
Canada's Fourth Front Mitesh Joshi 152 0.31 $8,217.30
Marxist–Leninist Dagmar Sullivan 68 0.13 $20.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 48,863 100.0
Total rejected ballots 583
Turnout 49,266 62.76
Eligible voters 78,487
Liberal hold Swing +2.01
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
2015 Canadian federal election: Brampton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Sonia Sidhu 23,681 52.09 +16.70 $101,341.55
Conservative Kyle Seeback 15,929 35.04 -10.37 $105,913.36
New Democratic Amarjit Sangha 4,843 10.65 -5.77 $37,089.45
Green Shaun Hatton 1,011 2.22 -0.04 $144.64
Total valid votes/expense limit 45,464 100.00   $205,155.00
Total rejected ballots 270 0.59
Turnout 45,734 63.42
Eligible voters 72,111
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +13.53
Source: Elections Canada[13][14]
2011 federal election redistributed results[15]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 16,145 45.40
  Liberal 12,584 35.39
  New Democratic 5,838 16.42
  Green 805 2.26
  Others 186 0.52

Notes

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  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References

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  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. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  7. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  8. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  9. ^ "September 20, 2021 General Election - Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  10. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  11. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  12. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  13. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Brampton South, 30 September 2015
  14. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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