Brampton East (federal electoral district)

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 (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]

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

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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 2021 Canadian census[7]

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)

Panethnic groups in Brampton East (2011−2021)
Panethnic group 2021[8] 2016[9] 2011[10]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
South Asian 91,975 70.13% 80,035 65.88% 59,885 60.29%
African 13,345 10.18% 13,775 11.34% 12,415 12.5%
European[a] 8,620 6.57% 11,210 9.23% 12,140 12.22%
Middle Eastern[b] 3,900 2.97% 3,625 2.98% 2,835 2.85%
Southeast Asian[c] 3,635 2.77% 3,620 2.98% 4,165 4.19%
Latin American 1,610 1.23% 2,220 1.83% 1,545 1.56%
East Asian[d] 1,010 0.77% 1,290 1.06% 1,630 1.64%
Indigenous 45 0.03% 225 0.19% 160 0.16%
Other/multiracial[e] 6,990 5.33% 5,495 4.52% 4,560 4.59%
Total responses 131,140 99.59% 121,485 99.58% 99,335 99.62%
Total population 131,677 100% 122,000 100% 99,712 100%
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 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

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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: Brampton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Maninder Sidhu 22,120 53.5 +6.1 $97,152.25
Conservative Naval Bajaj 11,647 28.2 +4.3 $107,663.35
New Democratic Gail Bannister-Clarke 6,511 15.7 -10.6 $55,251.17
People's Manjeet Singh 1,073 2.6 +2.1 $4,670.78
Total valid votes/expense limit 41,351 – – $109,233.57
Total rejected ballots 436
Turnout 40,787 54.6
Eligible voters 76,588
Liberal hold Swing
Source: Elections Canada[11]
2021 federal election redistributed results[12]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 20,193 53.19
  Conservative 10,841 28.56
  New Democratic 5,928 15.62
  People's 1,000 2.63
2019 Canadian federal election: Brampton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Maninder Sidhu 24,050 47.4 -4.92 $92,279.91
New Democratic Saranjit Singh 13,368 26.3 +3.29 $94,035.50
Conservative Ramona Singh 12,125 23.9 +0.36 none listed
Green Teresa Burgess-Ogilvie 666 1.3 +0.17 $885.60
People's Gaurav Walia 244 0.5 $42.92
Independent Manpreet Othi 211 0.4 $9,387.07
Canada's Fourth Front Partap Dua 89 0.2 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,753 100.0
Total rejected ballots 510
Turnout 51,263 66.4
Eligible voters 77,195
Liberal hold Swing -4.11
Source: Elections Canada[13][14]
2015 Canadian federal election: Brampton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Raj Grewal 23,652 52.32 +21.67 $149,172.33
Conservative Naval Bajaj 10,642 23.54 -5.94 $189,039.82
New Democratic Harbaljit Singh Kahlon 10,400 23.01 -14.64 –
Green Kyle Lacroix 512 1.13 -0.57 $144.64
Total valid votes/expense limit 45,206 100.00   $201,381.89
Total rejected ballots 304 0.67 –
Turnout 45,510 67.20 –
Eligible voters 67,721
Liberal notional gain from New Democratic Swing +18.15
Source: Elections Canada[15][16]
2011 federal election redistributed results[17]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 10,775 37.7
  Liberal 8,774 30.7
  Conservative 8,439 29.5
  Green 487 1.2
  Others 147 0.5

See also

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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 "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" 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. ^ 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. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  9. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  10. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  11. ^ "September 20, 2021 General Election: Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  12. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  13. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  14. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  15. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Brampton East, 30 September 2015
  16. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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