Brampton—Springdale

Brampton—Springdale
Ontario electoral district
Brampton—Springdale in relation to other Ontario electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Parm Gill
Conservative
District created 2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2011
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2001) 131,797
Electors (2011) 84,239
Area (km²) 59
Pop. density (per km²) 2,233.8
Census divisions Peel
Census subdivisions Brampton

Brampton—Springdale is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.

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History

It was created in 2003 from Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale and from Brampton Centre. It had a population of 116,775 in 2001 and an area of 59 km2. It consists of the neighbourhoods of Snelgrove, the Villages of Heart Lake, Springdale (Brampton), Sandringham (Brampton), Madoc (Brampton)] and Bramalea Woods. Its Member of Parliament is Parm Gill of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Member of Parliament

The riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale and Brampton Centre prior to 2003
38th 2004–2006     Ruby Dhalla Liberal
39th 2006–2008
40th 2008–2011
41st 2011–present     Parm Gill Conservative

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Parm Gill 24,618 48.26 +8.94
     Liberal Ruby Dhalla 14,221 27.88 -13.15
     New Democrat Manjit Grewal 10,022 19.65 +8.08
     Green Mark Hoffberg 1,926 3.78 -3.98
     Communist Liz Rowley 219 0.43 +0.14
Total valid votes 51,006 100.00
Total rejected ballots 364 0.71 -0.21
Turnout 51,370 58.94 +4.70
Eligible voters 87,158
2008 federal election : Brampton—Springdale edit
Party Candidate Votes % +/- Expenditures
     Liberal (x)Ruby Dhalla 18,577 41.03 -6.3 $80,011
     Conservative Parm Gill 17,804 39.32 +5.5 $86,444
     New Democratic Party Mani Singh 5,238 11.57 -6.1 $21,152
     Green Dave Finlay 3,516 7.76 +3.9 $746
     Communist Dimitrios Kabitsis 135 0.29 +0.1 $407
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,270 100.0 $87,594
Total rejected ballots 419 0.92
Turnout 45,689 54.24 -7.0
Electors on the lists 84,239
2006 federal election : Brampton—Springdale edit
Party Candidate Votes % +/- Expenditures
     Liberal (x)Ruby Dhalla 22,294 47.3 -0.4 $74,424
     Conservative Sam Hundal 14,492 30.8 +3.3 $67,020
     New Democratic Party Anna Mather 8,345 17.7 -2.2 $13,867
     Green Ian Raymond Chiocchio 1,853 3.9 -0.8 $1,280
     Communist U.J.W. Rallage 110 0.2 - $1,108
Total valid votes 47,094 100.0
Total rejected ballots 220 0.5
Turnout 47,314 61.2 +6.3
Electors on the lists 77,368

Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

2004 federal election : Brampton—Springdale edit
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
     Liberal Ruby Dhalla 19,385 47.7 $61,377
     Conservative Sam Hundal 11,182 27.5 $72,905
     New Democratic Party Kathy Pounder 8,038 19.8 $12,009
     Green Nick Hudson 1,927 4.7 $944
     Communist Gurdev Singh Mattu 86 0.2 $599
Total valid votes 40,618 100.0
Total rejected ballots 294 0.7
Turnout 40,912 54.9
Electors on the lists 74,591

Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Conservative Party percentages are contrasted with the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative percentages from 2000. Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

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