Brampton—Georgetown

Brampton–Georgetown (also known as Brampton–Halton Hills) was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988.

Brampton—Georgetown
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1976
District abolished1987
First contested1979
Last contested1984

The riding was represented from 1979 to 1988 by the Honourable John McDermid of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.

It was created as "Brampton–Halton Hills" riding in 1976 from parts of Halton, Mississauga and Peel—Dufferin—Simcoe ridings. It was renamed "Brampton–Georgetown" in 1977. It consisted of city of Brampton, and the northern part of the Town of Halton Hills.

The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed between Brampton and Halton—Peel ridings.

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Halton, Mississauga and Peel—Dufferin—Simcoe
31st  1979–1980     John McDermid Progressive Conservative
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
Riding dissolved into Brampton and Halton—Peel

Election results

1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJohn McDermid31,042
LiberalRoss Milne22,270
New DemocraticDavid Moulton11,584
LibertarianJoe Yundt243
CommunistJames Bridgewood77
Marxist–LeninistMarsha Fine45
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJohn McDermid25,243
LiberalRoss Milne24,876
New DemocraticDavid Moulton11,978
LibertarianJoe Yundt201
CommunistJim Bridgewood64
Marxist–LeninistMarsha Fine40
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJohn McDermid47,743
LiberalRoss Milne23,325
New DemocraticJohn Deamer13,356
GreenSteven Kaasgaard458
CommunistJim Bridgewood153

See also

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