# Brampton Centre (federal electoral district)

Brampton Centre (French: Brampton-Centre) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that is represented in the House of Commons of Canada. This riding was created in 1996 from parts of Brampton riding and in 2013, Elections Canada redistributed 3 ridings in the city of Brampton to bring back Brampton Centre. This was primarily due to large population increases in the Greater Toronto Area, and Peel Region in particular.

## Geography

The riding was recreated for the federal election held 19 October 2015. The newly carved out Brampton Centre riding was reconstituted by taking portions of Brampton—Springdale, Bramalea—Gore—Malton and a small portion of Mississauga—Brampton South.
The new boundaries start from Hurontario Street and Bovaird Drive West; South on Main Street to the intersection of Vodden Street; East on Vodden Street East to Kennedy Road; Kennedy Road south to Steeles Avenue East; West on Steeles Avenue to Hurontario Street; South on Hurontario Street to Highway 407; East on Highway 407 to Torbram Road; North on Torbram Road to Williams Parkway; West on Williams Parkway to Highway 410; North on Highway 410 to Bovaird Drive East; West on Bovaird Drive East to Main Street.

## Members of Parliament

The riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Brampton Centre Riding created from Brampton |||||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Sarkis Assadourian | Liberal |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Sarkis Assadourian | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Brampton—Springdale and Brampton West |||||
| Riding re-created from Bramalea—Gore—Malton, Brampton—Springdale and Mississauga—Brampton South |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Ramesh Sangha | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Ramesh Sangha | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2021–2021 | Ramesh Sangha | Independent |
| 44th | 2021–present | Shafqat Ali | Liberal |

## Election results
### 2015–present

vte2021 Canadian federal election: Brampton Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Shafqat Ali | 16,189 | 47.66 | +0.45 | $93,043.67 |
| | Conservative | Jagdeep Singh | 11,038 | 32.46 | +5.56 | $36,728.21 |
| | New Democratic | Jim McDowell | 5,932 | 17.46 | -2.21 | $18,285.43 |
| | Independent | Ronni Shino | 824 | 2.43 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 33,971 | 98.58 | -0.23 | $104,033.21 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 488 | 1.42 | +0.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,459 | 54.05 | -5.22 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 63,751 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -2.56 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 16,818 | 48.32 |
| Conservative | 10,935 | 31.42 |
| New Democratic | 5,493 | 15.78 |
| People's | 1,253 | 3.60 |
| Others | 305 | 0.88 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election: Brampton Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Ramesh Sangha | 18,771 | 47.21 | -1.43 | $84,508.26 |
| | Conservative | Pawanjit Gosal | 10,696 | 26.90 | -6.77 | $102,185.61 |
| | New Democratic | Jordan Boswell | 7,819 | 19.67 | +4.45 | $47,671.91 |
| | Green | Pauline Thornham | 1,685 | 4.24 | +2.11 | $1,108.69 |
| | People's | Baljit Bawa | 681 | 1.71 | | $40,458.58 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | David Gershuny | 106 | 0.27 | | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 39,758 | 98.81 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 480 | 1.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,238 | 59.27 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 67,890 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +2.67 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election: Brampton Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Ramesh Sangha | 19,277 | 48.64 | +23.29 | $120,004.74 |
| | Conservative | Bal Gosal | 13,345 | 33.67 | -12.73 | $183,194.43 |
| | New Democratic | Rosemary Keenan | 5,993 | 15.12 | -8.08 | $33,702.51 |
| | Green | Saul Marquand T. Bottcher | 844 | 2.13 | -2.32 | $144.64 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Frank Chilelli | 173 | 0.44 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 39,632 | 100.00 | | $199,305.79 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 264 | 0.66 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,896 | 61.72 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 64,640 |
| | Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +18.01 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 16,148 | 46.41 |
| Liberal | 8,822 | 25.35 |
| New Democratic | 8,074 | 23.20 |
| Green | 1,548 | 4.45 |
| Others | 205 | 0.59 |

### 1997–2000

vte2000 Canadian federal election: Brampton Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Sarkis Assadourian | 18,365 | 50.64 | +1.79 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Beryl Ford | 9,229 | 25.45 | +10.70 |
| | Alliance | Prabhat Kapur | 6,247 | 17.23 | –11.16 |
| | New Democratic | Sue Slean | 1,795 | 4.95 | –2.72 |
| | Green | Andrew K. Roy | 628 | 1.73 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,264 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | –4.46 |
vte1997 Canadian federal election: Brampton Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Sarkis Assadourian | 18,615 | 48.85 |
| | Reform | Don Crawford | 10,817 | 28.39 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Sam Hundal | 5,621 | 14.75 |
| | New Democratic | Paul Ferreira | 2,923 | 7.67 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | André Vachon | 127 | 0.33 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,103 | 100.0 |

## Demographics

    According to the 2021 Canadian census
* Languages : 54.0% English, 9.6% Punjabi, 3.4% Urdu, 3.2% Spanish, 2.6% Tagalog, 2.5% Hindi, 1.6% Portuguese, 1.9% Gujarati, 1.0% Italian, 1.2% Tamil
* Religions: 49.7% Christian (24.3% Catholic, 2.7% Pentecostal, 2.5% Anglican, 2.0% United Church, 1.2% Christian Orthodox, 1.0% Baptist, 16.0% Other), 12.5% Hindu, 10.3% Sikh, 9.5% Muslim, 1.3% Buddhist, 16.1% None
* Median income: $37,200 (2020)
* Average income: $43,680 (2020)
Panethnic groups in Brampton Centre (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| South Asian | 33,555 | 32.32% | 26,630 | 26.17% | 26,905 | 26.13% |
| European | 32,475 | 31.28% | 39,705 | 39.02% | 46,510 | 45.16% |
| African | 15,845 | 15.26% | 15,570 | 15.3% | 12,450 | 12.09% |
| Southeast Asian | 7,120 | 6.86% | 6,575 | 6.46% | 5,535 | 5.37% |
| Latin American | 4,675 | 4.5% | 3,925 | 3.86% | 3,395 | 3.3% |
| Middle Eastern | 2,455 | 2.36% | 1,985 | 1.95% | 1,370 | 1.33% |
| East Asian | 1,315 | 1.27% | 1,890 | 1.86% | 2,145 | 2.08% |
| Indigenous | 1,075 | 1.04% | 1,165 | 1.14% | 1,130 | 1.1% |
| Other/multiracial | 5,325 | 5.13% | 4,305 | 4.23% | 3,545 | 3.44% |
| Total responses | 103,835 | 99.31% | 101,755 | 99.5% | 102,980 | 99.86% |
| Total population | 104,557 | 100% | 102,270 | 100% | 103,122 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||