Brampton—Springdale
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| Federal electoral district | ||
| Legislature | House of Commons | |
| MP | Ruby Dhalla Liberal |
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| 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 | |
- 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 | |
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| 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 | ||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
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| 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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