# Brampton—Springdale (federal electoral district)

Brampton—Springdale was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 until 2015, when it was abolished after the 2012 federal electoral redistribution.

## 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 km$^2$. It consisted of the neighbourhoods of Snelgrove, the Villages of Heart Lake, Springdale (Brampton), Sandringham (Brampton), Madoc (Brampton)] and Bramalea Woods. Its last member of Parliament was Parm Gill of the Conservative Party of Canada.

### Member of Parliament

The riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale and Brampton Centre |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Ruby Dhalla | Liberal |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Ruby Dhalla | Liberal |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Ruby Dhalla | Liberal |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Parm Gill | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Brampton Centre, Brampton North and Brampton East |||||

## Election results

2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Parm Gill | 24,618 | 48.26 | +8.94 |
| | Liberal | Ruby Dhalla | 14,221 | 27.88 | -13.15 |
| | New Democratic | Manjit Grewal | 10,022 | 19.65 | +8.08 |
| | Green | Mark Hoffberg | 1,926 | 3.78 | -3.98 |
| | Communist | Liz Rowley | 219 | 0.43 | +0.14 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 51,006 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 364 | 0.71 | -0.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,370 | 58.94 | +4.70 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 87,158 | – | – |
vte2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Ruby Dhalla | 18,577 | 41.03 | −6.3 | $80,011 |
| | Conservative | Parm Gill | 17,804 | 39.32 | +5.5 | $86,444 |
| | New Democratic | Mani Singh | 5,238 | 11.57 | −6.1 | $21,152 |
| | Green | Dave Finlay | 3,516 | 7.76 | +3.9 | $746 |
| | Communist | Dimitrios Kabitsis | 135 | 0.29 | +0.1 | $407 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,270 | 100.0 | – | $87,594 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 419 | 0.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,689 | 54.24 | −7.0 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 84,239 |
vte2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Ruby Dhalla | 22,294 | 47.3 | −0.4 | $74,424 |
| | Conservative | Sam Hundal | 14,492 | 30.8 | +3.3 | $67,020 |
| | New Democratic | Anna Mather | 8,345 | 17.7 | −2.2 | $13,867 |
| | Green | Ian Raymond Chiocchio | 1,853 | 3.9 | −0.8 | $1,280 |
| | Communist | U.J.W. Rallage | 110 | 0.2 | – | $1,108 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 47,094 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 220 | 0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,314 | 61.2 | +6.3 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 77,368 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||
vte2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Ruby Dhalla | 19,385 | 47.7 | $61,377 |
| | Conservative | Sam Hundal | 11,182 | 27.5 | $72,905 |
| | New Democratic | Kathy Pounder | 8,038 | 19.8 | $12,009 |
| | Green | Nick Hudson | 1,927 | 4.7 | $944 |
| | Communist | Gurdev Singh Mattu | 86 | 0.2 | $599 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,618 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 294 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,912 | 54.9 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 74,591 |
| Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Conservative Party percentages are contrasted with the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative percentages from 2000. |||||||
| Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||