# Bramalea—Gore—Malton (federal electoral district)

Bramalea—Gore—Malton (formerly known as Brampton—Malton and Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale) was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada. In 2015, it was dissolved into the ridings of Brampton East, Mississauga—Malton, Brampton Centre and Brampton North.
The district was created as "Brampton—Malton" in 1987 from Brampton—Georgetown and Mississauga North. The name was changed to "Bramalea—Gore—Malton" in 1990, and to "Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale" in 1998
In 2003, Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale was abolished when it was redistributed between a new "Bramalea—Gore—Malton", Brampton—Springdale and Mississauga—Brampton South ridings.
In 2001, it had a population of 119,886 and an area of 151 km$^2$.
It includes the neighbourhoods of Colerane, Ebenezer, Woodhill, Bramalea and Gorewood Acres in the City of Brampton and the neighbourhoods of Malton, Marvin Heights and Ridgewood in the City of Mississauga.
41.9% of people in Bramalea—Gore—Malton are of East Indian ethnic origin, the highest such percentage in Canada. Slightly more than a quarter of the population (25.1%) are immigrants from Southern Asia, which is also the highest such figure for any riding.

## Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Brampton—Malton Riding created from Brampton—Georgetown and Mississauga North |||||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Harry Chadwick | Progressive Conservative |
| Bramalea—Gore—Malton |||||
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Gurbax Singh Malhi | Liberal |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Gurbax Singh Malhi | Liberal |
| Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale |||||
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Gurbax Singh Malhi | Liberal |
| Bramalea—Gore—Malton |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Gurbax Singh Malhi | Liberal |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Gurbax Singh Malhi | Liberal |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Gurbax Singh Malhi | Liberal |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Bal Gosal | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Brampton East, Mississauga—Malton, Brampton Centre and Brampton North |||||

## Federal election results

2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Bal Gosal | 19,907 | 34.44 | -2.68 | – |
| | New Democratic | Jagmeet Singh Dhaliwal | 19,368 | 33.51 | +24.49 | – |
| | Liberal | Gurbax Singh Malhi | 16,402 | 29.40 | -15.65 | – |
| | Green | John Moulton | 1,748 | 3.02 | -2.14 | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Frank Chilelli | 371 | 0.64 | +0.02 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 57,796 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 454 | 0.80 | +0.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,250 | 54.75 | +5.01 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 106,395 | – | – |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Gurbax Singh Malhi | 22,272 | 45.05 | -5.7 | $85,496 |
| | Conservative | Stella Ambler | 18,353 | 37.12 | +4.6 | $91,704 |
| | New Democratic | Jash Puniya | 5,945 | 12.02 | -0.8 | $21,613 |
| | Green | Mark Pajot | 2,551 | 5.16 | +1.8 | $869 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Frank Chilelli | 309 | 0.62 | +0.1 | |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,430 | 100.00 | $97,671 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 307 | 0.62 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,737 | 49.74 | – | – |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gurbax Singh Malhi | 25,349 | 50.7 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | John Sprovieri | 16,310 | 32.6 | +2.0 |
| | New Democratic | Cesar Martello | 6,400 | 12.8 | -2.1 |
| | Green | Ernst Braendli | 1,721 | 3.4 | -1.1 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Frank Chilelli | 233 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 50,013 | 100.0 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gurbax Singh Malhi | 20,394 | 49.5 | -7.5 |
| | Conservative | Raminder Gill | 12,594 | 30.6 | -3.9 |
| | New Democratic | Fernando Miranda | 6,113 | 15.0 | 10.0 |
| | Green | Sharleen McDowall | 1,832 | 4.5 | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Frank Chilelli | 237 | 0.6 | -0.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,170 | 100.0 |
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

### Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale

2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gurbax Malhi | 21,917 | 57.1 | +10.7 |
| | Alliance | Gurdish Mangat | 7,214 | 18.8 | -2.5 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Danny Varaich | 6,019 | 15.7 | -10.4 |
| | New Democratic | Vishnu Roche | 1,864 | 4.9 | -0.7 |
| | Independent | Gurinder Malhi | 783 | 2.0 | |
| | Communist | Jim R. Bridgewood | 350 | 0.9 | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | David Greig | 269 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,416 | 100.0 |
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gurbax Malhi | 18,933 | 46.4 | +3.5 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Beryl Ford | 10,655 | 26.1 | +7.1 |
| | Reform | Darlene Florence | 8,685 | 21.3 | -8.2 |
| | New Democratic | Abdul Majeed | 2,281 | 5.6 | +0.5 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Philip Fernandez | 279 | 0.7 | +0.5 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,833 | 100.0 |
1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gurbax Malhi | 16,530 | 42.9 | +8.5 |
| | Reform | Darlene Florence | 11,376 | 29.5 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Harry Chadwick | 7,338 | 19.0 | -22.5 |
| | New Democratic | Paul Ledgister | 1,977 | 5.1 | -17.3 |
| | National | Jack Ardis | 480 | 1.2 | |
| | Natural Law | Bill Davies | 279 | 0.7 | |
| | Independent | John E. Maxwell | 261 | 0.7 | |
| | Green | Bill Emms | 215 | 0.6 | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Iqbai Sumbal | 89 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,545 | 100.0 |

### Brampton—Malton

1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Harry Chadwick | 16,427 | 41.5 |
| | Liberal | Gurjit Grewal | 13,612 | 34.4 |
| | New Democratic | Paul Ledgister | 8,887 | 22.5 |
| | Libertarian | Karl von Harten | 350 | 0.9 |
| | Communist | Jim R. Bridgewood | 158 | 0.4 |
| | Independent | Iqbai Sumbal | 112 | 0.3 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 39,546 | 100.0 |