Brampton East (federal electoral district)

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.

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). 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.

Demographics

Religion in Brampton East (2021)

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

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		2016		2011
Panethnic group	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	8,620	6.57%	11,210	9.23%	12,140	12.22%
Middle Eastern	3,900	2.97%	3,625	2.98%	2,835	2.85%
Southeast Asian	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	1,010	0.77%	1,290	1.06%	1,630	1.64%
Indigenous	45	0.03%	225	0.19%	160	0.16%
Other/multiracial	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

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Brampton East Riding created from Bramalea—Gore—Malton and Brampton—Springdale
42nd	2015–2018	Raj Grewal	Liberal
42nd	2018–2019	Raj Grewal	Independent
43rd	2019–2021	Maninder Sidhu	Liberal
44th	2021–present	Maninder Sidhu	Liberal

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)

v t e 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

2021 federal election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
	Liberal	20,193	53.19
	Conservative	10,841	28.56
	New Democratic	5,928	15.62
	People's	1,000	2.63

v t e 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

v t e 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

2011 federal election redistributed results
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

Notes

Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References

Statistics Canada: 2017
Statistics Canada: 2017
Final Report – Ontario
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.
"Federal Election 2015: Brampton East riding results". Global News. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
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.
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.
Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
"September 20, 2021 General Election: Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
"Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
"List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
"Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Brampton East, 30 September 2015
Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

v t e Federal ridings in Brampton, Mississauga, and Oakville
Liberal	Brampton Centre Brampton East Brampton North Brampton South Brampton West Mississauga Centre Mississauga East—Cooksville Mississauga—Erin Mills Mississauga—Lakeshore Mississauga—Malton Mississauga—Streetsville Oakville Oakville North—Burlington

Federal ridings in Ontario

Central
Ontario

Eastern
Ontario

S Durham
& York

SW Durham	Ajax Oshawa Pickering—Uxbridge Whitby
S York	Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill King—Vaughan Markham—Stouffville Markham—Thornhill Markham—Unionville Richmond Hill Thornhill Vaughan—Woodbridge

City of Toronto
(Suburbs & Downtown)

Scarborough	Scarborough—Agincourt Scarborough Centre Scarborough-Guildwood Scarborough North Scarborough—Rouge Park Scarborough Southwest
Beaches—East York Davenport Don Valley East Don Valley North Don Valley West Eglinton—Lawrence Humber River—Black Creek Parkdale—High Park Spadina—Fort York Toronto Centre Toronto—Danforth Toronto—St. Paul's University—Rosedale Willowdale York Centre York South—Weston
Etobicoke	Etobicoke Centre Etobicoke—Lakeshore Etobicoke North

Cities of
Brampton &
Mississauga

Brampton	Brampton Centre Brampton East Brampton North Brampton South Brampton West
Mississauga	Mississauga Centre Mississauga East—Cooksville Mississauga—Erin Mills Mississauga—Lakeshore Mississauga—Malton Mississauga—Streetsville

Southern
Halton,
Hamilton
and Niagara

Southwestern Halton	Burlington Milton Oakville Oakville North—Burlington
City of Hamilton	Flamborough—Glanbrook Hamilton Centre Hamilton East—Stoney Creek Hamilton Mountain Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas
Niagara	Niagara Centre Niagara Falls Niagara West St. Catharines

See also: Former federal ridings in Ontario
Provincial ridings in Ontario

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References