For the defunct provincial electoral district, see Brampton (provincial electoral district).
 Ontario electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1987 |
| District abolished | 1996 |
| First contested | 1988 |
| Last contested | 1993 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (1991)[1] | 166,746 |
Brampton was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997. This riding was created in 1987, from Brampton—Georgetown riding, and was abolished in 1996, when it was redistributed between Brampton Centre and Brampton West—Mississauga ridings.
It consisted of that part of the City of Brampton lying west of Dixie Road.
History
editIncumbent John McDermid was made the Minister of Housing two weeks before the 1988 federal election was called, shortly after negotiating the Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement.[2]
Three weeks after the election was called, Liberals nominated Harbhajan Pandori, a 41-year-old computer analyst for Canadian Tire. He was a resident of Mississauga, and "president of the large Sikh temple." He campaigned against the proposed federal sales tax (the GST) and "supermailboxes" in new subdivisions.[2] NDP candidate John Morris focused on campaigning against free trade.[2]
Members of Parliament
editThis riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Brampton—Georgetown | ||||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | John McDermid | Progressive Conservative | |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Colleen Beaumier | Liberal | |
| Riding dissolved into Brampton Centre and Brampton West—Mississauga | ||||
Election results
edit| 1988 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John McDermid | 29,473 | ||||||
| Liberal | Harbhajan Pandori | 14,047 | ||||||
| New Democratic | John Morris | 10,284 | ||||||
| Christian Heritage | Don Eddie | 2,698 | ||||||
| Libertarian | George Dance | 593 | ||||||
| 1993 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Colleen Beaumier | 35,203 | ||||||
| Reform | Ernie McDonald | 18,196 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Susan Fennell | 12,134 | ||||||
| New Democratic Party | John Morris | 1,925 | ||||||
| Natural Law | Maxim Newby | 455 | ||||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Amarjit Dhillon | 245 | ||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "1991 Census Area Profiles". Statistics Canada. 1991. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- ^ a b c Stevie Cameron, "Brampton's new housing minister running hard to stay in the House", The Globe and Mail, 14 November 1988, A10.
External links
edit- Website of the Parliament of Canada
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