Brampton—Springdale

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Brampton—Springdale
Ontario electoral district


Brampton—Springdale in relation to other Ontario electoral districts

Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP       Ruby Dhalla
Liberal
District created 2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2006
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2001) 131,797
Electors (2001) 77,368
Area (km²) 59
Pop. density (per km²) 2,233.8
Census divisions Peel
Census subdivisions Brampton
Map of Brampton-Springdale
Map of Brampton-Springdale
For the provincial electoral district, see Brampton—Springdale (provincial electoral district)

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

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[edit] 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 sq. km. It consists of the neighbourhoods of Snelgrove, The Villages of Heart Lake, Springdale (Brampton), Sandringham (Brampton), Madoc (Brampton)] and Bramalea Woods. The riding is a fairly safe one for the Liberals. The current Member of Parliament is Ruby Dhalla of the Liberal Party of Canada.

[edit] 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-






[edit] Federal election results

2006 federal election : Brampton—Springdale edit
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
     Liberal (x)Ruby Dhalla 22,294 47.34 $74,457.88
     Conservative Sam Hundal 14,492 30.77 $75,642.52
     New Democratic Party Anna Mather 8,345 17.72 $15,155.71
     Green Ian Raymond Chiocchio 1,853 3.93 $1,280.05
     Communist Upali Jinadasa
Wannaku Rallage
110 0.23 $1,107.96
Total valid votes 47,094 100.00
Total rejected ballots 220
Turnout 47,314 61.15
Electors on the lists 77,368


2004 federal election : Brampton—Springdale edit
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
     Liberal Ruby Dhalla 19,385 47.73 $61,377.32
     Conservative Sam Hundal 11,182 27.53 $72,905.33
     New Democratic Party Kathy Pounder 8,038 19.79 $12,008.61
     Green Nick Hudson 1,927 4.74 $944.44
     Communist Gurdev Singh Mattu 86 0.21 $599.30
Total valid votes 40,618 100.00
Total rejected ballots 294
Turnout 40,912 54.85
Electors on the lists 74,591

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