Brampton South (federal electoral district) explained

Province:Ontario
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:35011
Fed-Created:2013
Fed-Election-First:2015
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:Sonia Sidhu
Fed-Rep-Party:Liberal
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Area-Ref:[2]
Demo-Census-Date:2016
Demo-Pop:121188
Demo-Electors:76003
Demo-Electors-Date:2021
Demo-Area:46.73
Demo-Cd:Peel
Demo-Csd:Brampton

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

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. It was created out of the electoral district of Brampton West.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census[3]

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 group! colspan="2"
2021[4] 2016[5] 2011[6]
South Asian63,47549,95038,125
European31,82539,03041,965
African14,50013,77512,440
Southeast Asian6,6206,0405,590
Middle Eastern2,4851,985785
East Asian2,1052,1351,565
Latin American2,1002,1101,835
Indigenous7201,185985
Other/multiracial5,2954,1102,760
Total responses129,130120,320106,050
Total population132,752121,188107,364

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

2021 federal election redistributed results[7]
PartyVote%
 19,044 53.88
 10,413 29.46
 4,784 13.53
 1,016 2.87
 Others 91 0.26
2011 federal election redistributed results[8]
PartyVote%
 16,145 45.40
 12,584 35.39
 5,838 16.42
 805 2.26
 Others 186 0.52

References

43.656°N -79.757°W

Notes and References

  1. [#2016fed|Statistics Canada]
  2. [#2016fed|Statistics Canada]
  3. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-02-09 . Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Brampton South [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario ]. 2023-03-07 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  4. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-10-26 . Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population . 2023-12-25 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  5. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2021-10-27 . Census Profile, 2016 Census . 2023-12-25 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  6. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2015-11-27 . NHS Profile . 2023-12-25 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  7. Web site: Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders. 9 April 2024. Elections Canada.
  8. http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=1957 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections