Bramalea—Gore—Malton (provincial electoral district)

Bramalea—Gore—Malton was a provincial electoral district in Southern Ontario, Canada. It was created for the 2007 provincial election. All of the district was carved from Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale.

Bramalea—Gore—Malton
Ontario electoral district
Bramalea—Gore—Malton in relation to other Greater Toronto Area electoral districts
Coordinates:43°43′13″N 79°41′14″W
Location of the constituency office in Brampton (as of 3 September 2010)
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created2004
District abolished2018
First contested2007
Last contested2014
Demographics
Population (2006)152,698
Electors (2007)92,728
Area (km²)151
Census division(s)Peel
Census subdivision(s)Mississauga, Brampton

The riding includes the part of Mississauga north of the 401 and east of Dixie Road and the part of Brampton east of a line following Dixie Road to Bovaird Drive to Torbram Road.

In 2018, the district was dissolved into Brampton East, Mississauga—Malton, Brampton Centre, and Brampton North.

The riding has the unusual distinction of only ever having been held by members of Canada's Sikh visible minority.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Bramalea—Gore—Malton
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale
39th  2007–2011     Kuldip Kular Liberal
40th  2011–2014     Jagmeet Singh New Democratic
41st  2014–2017
Riding dissolved into Brampton East, Mississauga—Malton,
Brampton Centre, and Brampton North

Election results

2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticJagmeet Singh23,51944.32+6.68
LiberalKuldip Kular17,87333.68+0.75
Progressive ConservativeHarjit Jaswal9,40317.72-4.99
GreenPauline Thornham2,2774.29+1.79
Total valid votes 53,072100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing +2.96
Source: Elections Ontario[1]
2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticJagmeet Singh16,62637.64+25.82
LiberalKuldip Kular14,34932.93-14.07
Progressive ConservativeSanjeev Maingi9,89622.71-6.65
GreenPauline Thornham1,0912.50-7.63
LibertarianJoy Lee7381.69
IndependentArchie McLachlan4911.13
Family CoalitionLinda O'Marra3810.87-0.29
Total valid votes 43,572100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 3210.73
Turnout 43,89340.68
Eligible voters 107,820
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +19.95
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalKuldip Kular19,10647.00+4.30
Progressive ConservativePam Hundal11,93429.36-7.38
New DemocraticGlenn Crowe5,01612.34-0.43
GreenBruce Haines4,12010.14
Family CoalitionGary Nail4711.16
Total valid votes 40,647 100.00
  Liberal hold Swing +5.84

^ Change is from redistributed results

2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 23,086 59.9
Mixed member proportional 15,452 40.1
Total valid votes 38,538 100.0

Sources

  1. Elections Ontario (2014). "Official return from the records, 006 Bramalea-Gore-Malton" (PDF). Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  2. Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Bramalea—Gore—Malton" (PDF). Retrieved 3 June 2014.
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