Brampton North (provincial electoral district)
Brampton North is a provincial electoral district in Ontario. It was originally created prior to the 1987 election from part of Brampton. It existed for the 1987, 1990, and 1995 elections. It was abolished in 1999 into Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale, Brampton Centre, Brampton West—Mississauga. For the 2018 election, it was re-created from Bramalea—Gore—Malton, Brampton—Springdale, and Brampton West.[1]
Brampton North in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts | |||
Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario | ||
MPP |
New Democratic | ||
District created | 2015 | ||
First contested | 2018 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2016) | 118,180 | ||
Area (km²) | 33.11 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 3,569.3 | ||
Census divisions | Peel | ||
Census subdivisions | Brampton |
Boundaries
In 1987, the boundaries consisted of the City of Brampton north of the following line (from east to west): from the city limits going east along Highway 7 to Queen Street East, then west to Kennedy Road, then north along Kennedy Road to Vodden Street, then west to Main Street, then north along Main Street and Highway 10 to Highway 7 and then west to the city limits.[2]
Members of Provincial Parliament
Brampton North | ||||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
34th | 1987–1990 | Carman McClelland | Liberal | |
35th | 1990–1995 | |||
36th | 1995–1999 | Joe Spina | Progressive Conservative | |
Riding dissolved into Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale, Brampton Centre, and Brampton West—Mississauga |
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Riding re-created from Bramalea—Gore—Malton, Brampton—Springdale, and Brampton West |
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42nd | 2018–Present | Kevin Yarde | New Democratic |
Election results
2018 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
New Democratic | Kevin Yarde | 14,877 | 37.55 | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Ripudaman Dhillon | 14,380 | 36.29 | |||||
Liberal | Harinder Malhi | 8,410 | 21.22 | |||||
Green | Pauline Thornham | 1,366 | 3.45 | |||||
Libertarian | Gregory Argue | 591 | 1.49 | |||||
Total valid votes | 39,624 | 100.0 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 77,609 | |||||||
New Democratic pickup new district. | ||||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[3] |
References
- "Ontario provincial elections to move to spring as Liberals promise to tackle largely unregulated third-party ads". National Post. June 4, 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
- "Representation Act, 1986, SO 1986, c 30". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. January 6, 1986. p. 360.
- "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 16 January 2019.