Brampton West (federal electoral district)
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Brampton West (Template:Langx) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Its population was 170,422 in 2006- making it the most populous riding in Canada.<ref name="EDsize">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The district includes the western part of the city of Brampton excluding the neighbourhood of Madoc.
The electoral district was created in 2003: 72.8% of the population of the riding came from Brampton West—Mississauga, and 27.2% from Brampton Centre. As a result of the 2012 electoral redistribution, this riding lost just over half of its territory, mostly to Brampton South, with portions going to Brampton North.
The Toronto Real Estate Board labels this section as "W24" in their studies.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
People of Jamaican ethnic origin make up 13.0% of the riding's population, the highest such percentage in Canada.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Demographics
According to the 2021 Canadian census<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Languages: 41.8% English, 20.3% Punjabi, 4.4% Urdu, 3.8% Hindi, 3.4% Gujarati, 2.4% Tamil, 1.6% Tagalog, 1.5% Portuguese, 1.1% Spanish
Religions: 34.2% Christian (16.3% Catholic, 3.2% Pentecostal, 14.7% Other), 24.4% Sikh, 20.4% Hindu, 10.6% Muslim, 1.1% Buddhist, 8.8% None
Median income: $37,600 (2020)
Average income: $46,640 (2020)
Member of Parliament
The riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
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Election results
2025
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2021
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| Party | Vote | % | ||
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Liberal | 17,524 | 56.29 | |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Conservative | 8,632 | 27.73 | |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | New Democratic | 3,973 | 12.76 | |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | People's | 770 | 2.47 | |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Others | 230 | 0.74 | |
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2019
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2015
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| 2011 federal election redistributed results<ref>Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections</ref> | |||
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| Party | Vote | % | |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Conservative | 11,977 | 42.02 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Liberal | 10,285 | 36.08 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | New Democratic | 5,594 | 19.62 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Green | 449 | 1.58 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Others | 201 | 0.71 |
2011
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2008
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The 2008 federal election in this riding featured candidates from the four main national parties. The Greens' Patti Chemelyk is an administrator in the health care industry; Jagtar Shergill of the NDP was a registered insurance broker who had run for the party in 2006 and for Brampton City Council the same year;<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Conservative Kyle Seeback is a commercial litigation lawyer and former national-level swimmer;<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and winner Andrew Kania, a Liberal, practiced family law.
Seeback was nominated by the Conservatives in April 2008.<ref name="tbg-cliffhanger">Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead link</ref>
Liberal incumbent Colleen Beaumier announced her retirement from the politics. This left the riding without an incumbent, and the Brampton West Federal Liberal Riding Association without a candidate to run. The hopefuls for the Liberal nomination were Dipika Damerla, Raj Jhajj, and Andrew Kania.<ref name="ridingassociation">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Jhajj was the riding president, but stepped down from the position, to be considered.<ref name="willrunforLiberals">Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead link</ref> Kania had previously sought the party's nomination in Brampton—Springdale, but then-Prime Minister Paul Martin placed Dr. Ruby Dhalla as the candidate.<ref name="willrunforLiberals" /> On September 12, the riding association gathered at the Marriott Courtyard Convention Centre, where Kania's selection was announced.<ref name="ridingassociation" /><ref name="willrunforLiberals" />
Kania won by a small margin, with the election being one of the last to be called, with Kania not taking the lead until midnight;<ref name="tbg-cliffhanger" /> the election was so tight, The Toronto Star declared Seeback the winner in a published article, latter retracted. The Conservatives won nationally, with the Liberals losing around 20 seats. Kania commented, "I am very thankful to the people of Brampton West for trusting me to represent them in circumstances where the Liberal Party lost about 20 seats. Nobody will work harder, or care more. They will not be disappointed and much good will come from this win."<ref name="tbg-cliffhanger" /> Seeback commented that, "I said it was going to be under a thousand votes; I didn't expect it to be this close, though."<ref name="tbg-cliffhanger" />
On October 23, 2008, Elections Canada announced that a judicial recount had been granted in Brampton West, under an Ontario Superior Court judge. It is the fifth recount ordered, post-election.<ref name="canoe-2008">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead link</ref>
2006
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2004
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See also
References
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- Riding history from the Library of Parliament
- 2011 Results from Elections Canada
- Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
Notes
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