Brampton Centre

Brampton Centre
Ontario electoral district
	Brampton Centre in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Shafqat Ali; Liberal
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District created	1996
First contested	1997
Last contested	2021
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)	102,270
Electors (2015)	64,148
Area (km²)	43.70
Pop. density (per km²)	2,340.3
Census division(s)	Peel
Census subdivision(s)	Brampton

Brampton Centre (French: Brampton-Centre) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that is represented in the House of Commons of Canada. This riding was created in 1996 from parts of Brampton riding and in 2013, Elections Canada redistributed 3 ridings in the city of Brampton to bring back Brampton Centre. This was primarily due to large population increases in the Greater Toronto Area, and Peel Region in particular.^[3]

Geography[]

The riding was recreated for the federal election held 19 October 2015. The newly carved out Brampton Centre riding was reconstituted by taking portions of Brampton—Springdale, Bramalea—Gore—Malton and a small portion of Mississauga—Brampton South.

The new boundaries start from Hurontario Street and Bovaird Drive West; South on Main Street to the intersection of Vodden Street; East on Vodden Street East to Kennedy Road; Kennedy Road south to Steeles Avenue East; West on Steeles Avenue to Hurontario Street; South on Hurontario Street to Highway 407; East on Highway 407 to Torbram Road; North on Torbram Road to Williams Parkway; West on Williams Parkway to Highway 410; North on Highway 410 to Bovaird Drive East; West on Bovaird Drive East to Main Street.^[4]

Members of Parliament[]

The riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Brampton Centre Riding created from Brampton
36th	1997–2000	Sarkis Assadourian	Liberal
37th	2000–2004	Sarkis Assadourian	Liberal
Riding dissolved into Brampton—Springdale and Brampton West
Riding re-created from Bramalea—Gore—Malton, Brampton—Springdale and Mississauga—Brampton South
42nd	2015–2019	Ramesh Sangha	Liberal
43rd	2019–2021		Liberal
43rd	2021–2021		Independent
44th	2021–present	Shafqat Ali	Liberal

Election results[]

2015–present[]

Graph of election results in Brampton Centre (since 2011 (redistributed), minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2021 Canadian federal election
Preliminary results — Not yet official
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Shafqat Ali	16,184	47.69	+0.48
	Conservative	Jagdeep Singh	11,038	32.53	+5.63
	New Democratic	Jim McDowell	5,900	17.39	-2.28
	Independent	Ronni Shino	812	2.39
Total valid votes			33,934
Total rejected ballots
Turnout				53.23	-6.04
Eligible voters			63,751
	Liberal hold		Swing		-2.57
Source: Elections Canada^[5]

v 2019 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Ramesh Sangha	18,771	47.21	-1.43	$84,508.26
	Conservative	Pawanjit Gosal	10,696	26.90	-6.77	$102,185.61
	New Democratic	Jordan Boswell	7,819	19.67	+4.45	$47,671.91
	Green	Pauline Thornham	1,685	4.24	+2.11	$1,108.69
	People's	Baljit Bawa	681	1.71		$40,458.58
	Marxist–Leninist	David Gershuny	106	0.27		$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			39,758	99.81
Total rejected ballots			480	1.19
Turnout			40,238	59.27
Eligible voters			67,890
	Liberal hold		Swing		+2.67
Source: Elections Canada^[6]^[7]

v t 2015 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Ramesh Sangha	19,277	48.64	+23.29	$120,004.74
	Conservative	Bal Gosal	13,345	33.67	-12.73	$183,194.43
	New Democratic	Rosemary Keenan	5,993	15.12	-8.08	$33,702.51
	Green	Saul Marquand T. Bottcher	844	2.13	-2.32	$144.64
	Marxist–Leninist	Frank Chilelli	173	0.44	–	–
Total valid votes/expense limit			39,632	100.00		$199,305.79
Total rejected ballots			264	0.66	–
Turnout			39,896	61.72	–
Eligible voters			64,640
	Liberal notional gain from Conservative		Swing		+18.01
Source: Elections Canada^[8]^[9]

2011 federal election redistributed results^[10]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	16,148	46.41
	Liberal	8,822	25.35
	New Democratic	8,074	23.20
	Green	1,548	4.45
	Others	205	0.59

1997–2000[]

Graph of election results in Brampton Centre (1996-2003, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

v t 2000 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sarkis Assadourian	18,365	50.64	+1.79
	Progressive Conservative	Beryl Ford	9,229	25.45	+10.70
	Alliance	Prabhat Kapur	6,247	17.23	–11.16
	New Democratic	Sue Slean	1,795	4.95	–2.72
	Green	Andrew K. Roy	628	1.73
Total valid votes			36,264	100.0
	Liberal hold		Swing		–4.46

v t 1997 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Sarkis Assadourian	18,615	48.85
	Reform	Don Crawford	10,817	28.39
	Progressive Conservative	Sam Hundal	5,621	14.75
	New Democratic	Paul Ferreira	2,923	7.67
	Marxist–Leninist	André Vachon	127	0.33
Total valid votes			38,103	100.0

Demographics[]

According to the Canada 2016 Census

Ethnic groups (2016): 38.8% White/European, 38.6% Asian, 5.7% Black/African 5.7% Latin American, 1.9% Aboriginal

Most common mother tongue languages (2016) : 62.0% English, 7.0% Punjabi, 3.9% Urdu, 3.6% Spanish, 2.7% Tagalog, 1.9% Hindi, 1.9% Portuguese, 1.9% Gujarati, 1.3% Italian, 1.2% Tamil, 1.1% French, 0.9% Arabic, 0.9% Vietnamese, 0.9% Polish, 0.6% Farsi, 0.5% Cantonese, 0.5% Bengali, 0.5% German, 0.5% Akan, 0.4% Mandarin^[11]

References[]

^ Statistics Canada: 2017
^ Statistics Canada: 2017
^ "Brampton Centre – Commission's Report - Redistribution Federal Electoral Districts".
^ "Brampton Centre".
^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
^ "Official Voting Results". Retrieved September 22, 2021.
^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Brampton Centre, 30 September 2015
^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
^ "Mother Tongue (269), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age (15A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2013 Representation Order), 2016 Census - 100% Data". August 2, 2017.

External links[]

Federal riding history from the Library of Parliament
http://www.elections.ca/res/cir/maps2/mapprov.asp?map=35008&lang=e

Coordinates: 43°42′18″N 79°43′48″W / 43.705°N 79.730°W / 43.705; -79.730

[1] Statistics Canada: 2017

[2] Statistics Canada: 2017

[3] "Brampton Centre – Commission's Report - Redistribution Federal Electoral Districts".

[4] "Brampton Centre".

[5] "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.

[6] "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.

[7] "Official Voting Results". Retrieved September 22, 2021.

[8] Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Brampton Centre, 30 September 2015

[9] Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

[10] Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

[11] "Mother Tongue (269), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age (15A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2013 Representation Order), 2016 Census - 100% Data". August 2, 2017.

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v t Brampton
Buildings and structures	A. Grenville and William Davis Courthouse Bramalea City Centre Brampton Civic Hospital Brampton Library Brampton Soccer Centre CAA Centre Korean War Memorial Wall Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives Peel County Courthouse Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness (formerly Peel Memorial Hospital) Rose Theatre Shoppers World Brampton Trinity Common Mall
Neighborhoods	Bramalea Castlemore Chinguacousy Township Churchville Claireville Coleraine Ebenezer Mount Pleasant Snelgrove Springdale Toronto Gore Township Tullamore
Organizations	Brampton Arts Council Brampton Board of Trade Festival of Literary Diversity Visual Arts Brampton
Education	Peel District School Board Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board Conseil scolaire Viamonde Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud Sheridan College, Davis Campus Algoma University at Brampton
Politics	Brampton City Council Brampton City Hall 10 Peel Centre Drive
Media	CFNY-FM CHLO CIRF Brampton Guardian Defunct The Bramptonian The Brampton Times
Events	Brampton Fall Fair
Geography	Chinguacousy Park Claireville Conservation Area Heart Lake Loafers Lake Camp Naivelt Professor's Lake
Transportation	Brampton-Caledon Airport Brampton Transit Züm

v t Historical federal ridings in Ontario
Until 2015	Ajax—Pickering Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale Barrie Bramalea—Gore—Malton Brampton—Springdale Brant Carleton—Mississippi Mills Chatham-Kent—Essex Halton Kitchener—Waterloo Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington Leeds—Grenville Mississauga—Brampton South Mississauga—Erindale Mississauga South Nepean—Carleton Niagara West—Glanbrook Northumberland—Quinte West Oak Ridges—Markham Ottawa—Orléans Peterborough Pickering—Scarborough East Prince Edward—Hastings St. Paul's Scarborough—Rouge River Trinity—Spadina Vaughan Welland Whitby—Oshawa York West
Until 2006	Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge Grey—Bruce—Owen Sound Middlesex—Kent—Lambton
Until 2004	Algoma—Manitoulin Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale Brampton Centre Brampton West—Mississauga Bruce—Grey Carleton—Lanark Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey Durham Erie—Lincoln Guelph—Wellington Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant Haliburton—Victoria—Brock Hamilton East Hamilton West Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington Kenora—Rainy River Lambton—Kent—Middlesex Markham Mississauga Centre Mississauga East Mississauga West Niagara Centre Nipissing Northumberland Oak Ridges Perth—Middlesex Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge Scarborough East Stoney Creek Stormont—Dundas—Charlotenburgh Thunder Bay—Atikokan Timiskaming—Cochrane Toronto Centre—Rosedale Vaughan—King—Aurora Waterloo—Wellington Whitby—Ajax Windsor—St. Clair York North
Until 2000	Bramalea—Gore—Malton Broadview—Greenwood Carleton—Gloucester Kent—Essex London—Adelaide Stormont—Dundas Victoria—Haliburton Wentworth—Burlington
Until 1997	Algoma Beaches—Woodbine Brampton Cochrane—Superior Don Valley North Elgin—Norfolk Erie Essex—Kent Essex—Windsor Haldimand—Norfolk Halton—Peel Hamilton—Wentworth Kent Kitchener Lambton—Middlesex Lincoln London East London—Middlesex Markham—Whitchurch-Stouffville Nepean Oakville—Milton Ontario Ottawa West Perth—Wellington—Waterloo Rosedale Scarborough West Simcoe Centre Thunder Bay—Nipigon Timiskaming—French River Timmins—Chapleau Waterloo Welland—St. Catharines—Thorold Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Simcoe York—Simcoe
Until 1993	Brampton—Malton Elgin Markham Renfrew Timiskaming Windsor—Lake St. Clair
Until 1988	Beaches Brampton—Georgetown Durham—Northumberland Grey—Simcoe Guelph Halton Lanark—Renfrew—Carleton Mississauga North Nepean—Carleton Ottawa—Carleton Perth Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke Simcoe South Spadina Trinity Welland Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe Windsor—Walkerville York East York—Peel York—Scarborough
Until 1984	Cochrane Hastings—Frontenac Sarnia
Until 1979	Broadview Bruce Don Valley Eglinton Etobicoke Fort William Frontenac—Lennox and Addington Greenwood Grenville—Carleton Halton—Wentworth Hastings High Park—Humber Valley Huron—Middlesex Kent—Essex Lambton—Kent Leeds Middlesex—London—Lambton Mississauga Norfolk—Haldimand Northumberland—Durham Oshawa—Whitby Parkdale Peel—Dufferin—Simcoe Perth—Wilmot Port Arthur Renfrew North—Nipissing East Sarnia—Lambton Thunder Bay Timmins Toronto—Lakeshore Waterloo—Cambridge Wellington Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Waterloo York—Simcoe York South
Until 1974	Huron Middlesex Ottawa East Peel South Waterloo
Until 1972	Essex Glengarry—Prescott High Park Lakeshore Lanark and Renfrew Perth Renfrew North Sarnia Wellington—Grey
Until 1968	Algoma East Algoma West Brant—Haldimand Brantford Carleton Danforth Dufferin—Simcoe Durham Essex East Essex South Essex West Grenville—Dundas Grey—Bruce Grey North Hamilton South Hastings—Frontenac Hastings South Kent Kingston Lambton West Lanark London Middlesex East Middlesex West Norfolk Northumberland Peel Prince Edward—Lennox Renfrew South Russell Simcoe East Stormont Victoria Waterloo North Waterloo South Wellington—Huron Wellington South Wentworth York—Humber
Until 1953	Brant—Wentworth Frontenac—Addington Glengarry Haldimand Hastings—Peterborough Huron North Huron—Perth Kingston City Peterborough West Prescott Wellington North
Until 1949	Brant Brantford City Muskoka—Ontario Parry Sound
Until 1935	Bruce North Bruce South Elgin West Grey Southeast Huron South Lambton East Norfolk—Elgin City of Ottawa Oxford North Oxford South Perth North Perth South Port Arthur—Thunder Bay Timiskaming North Timiskaming South Toronto East Toronto East Centre Toronto—High Park Toronto Northeast Toronto Northwest Toronto—Scarborough Toronto South Toronto West Centre
Until 1925	Brantford Dufferin Dundas Elgin East Essex North Fort William and Rainy River Frontenac Glengarry and Stormont Grenville Hastings East Hastings West Kingston Lennox and Addington Muskoka Norfolk North Oxford Ontario North Ontario South Peterborough East Port Arthur and Kenora Prince Edward Simcoe South South Oxford Timiskaming Toronto Centre Toronto North Toronto West York East
Until 1917	Brockville Glengarry Grey East Grey South Huron East Huron West Kent East Kent West Lanark North Lanark South Middlesex North Northumberland East Northumberland West Stormont Thunder Bay and Rainy River York Centre
Until 1904	Addington Algoma Bothwell Brant South Bruce East Bruce West Cardwell Centre Toronto Cornwall and Stormont Durham East Durham West East York Grenville South Haldimand and Monck Hamilton Hastings North Kent Leeds North and Grenville North Leeds South Lennox Lincoln and Niagara Middlesex South Muskoka and Parry Sound Norfolk North Norfolk South Ontario West Victoria North Victoria South Wellington Centre Wentworth North and Brant Wentworth South West Toronto York West
Until 1896	Brant North Haldimand Monck Wentworth North
Until 1882	Bruce South Cornwall Essex Huron Centre Huron North Lambton Lincoln Muskoka Niagara Stormont