Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 307/307 polls | Updated: Oct. 7, 2011 8:56 AM EDT | |||
| LIB | Vic Dhillon | 19,245 | 43.79 |
Elected |
| PC | Ben Shenouda | 14,421 | 32.82 |
|
| NDP | Dalbir Singh Kathuria | 8,337 | 18.97 |
|
| GRN | Patti Chmelyk | 1,432 | 3.26 |
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| FP | Ted Harlson | 511 | 1.16 |
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Riding Info
This ethnically diverse riding northwest of Toronto boasts the largest population of any riding in Ontario.
As a result of redistribution before the 1999 election, the Brampton West-Mississauga riding was created from 55 per cent of the former Brampton South, 25 per cent of Mississauga North and a sliver of Brampton North.
The Brampton West riding was created in 2007, absorbing parts of Brampton West-Mississauga and Brampton Centre.
Population: 170,422 (2006 census; an increase of 50% since 2001)
Political history
Liberal Vic Dhillon held on to his seat in the 2007 election, securing 5,626 more votes than Progressive Conservative Mark Beckles.
Dhillon first took the riding in 2003 when he edged out Tony Clement — currently the president of the federal treasury board under Prime Minister Stephen Harper — by a 2,541-vote margin in the old riding of Brampton South.
Clement took the seat for the PCs in the 1995 election, and was re-elected in 1999. Liberal Bob Callahan, who was first elected to the old Brampton riding in 1985, was re-elected in 1987 to the newly formed riding of Brampton South, and won again in 1990.
Former Ontario premier Bill Davis (1971-85) was first elected for the Conservatives in the nearby riding of Peel in 1959. He went on to win the former riding of Brampton North in 1975, 1977 and 1981.
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 22.27% (37,750) |
| French | 4.42% (7,490) |
| Aboriginal | 1.33% (2,260) |
| American | 0.46% (785) |
| Canadian | 13.47% (22,835) |
| Caribbean | 13.71% (23,245) |
| Latin, Central, South | 2.09% (3,535) |
| Western European | 6.45% (10,940) |
| Northern European | 0.75% (1,270) |
| Eastern European | 5.48% (9,295) |
| S European | 17.68% (29,965) |
| Other European | 0.41% (700) |
| Scandinavian | 0.61% (1,035) |
| Baltic | 0.23% (390) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.43% (725) |
| African | 4.76% (8,070) |
| Arab | 0.86% (1,460) |
| Maghrebi | 0.01% (10) |
| West Asia | 0.81% (1,365) |
| South Asia | 27.82% (47,155) |
| East/SE Asia | 6.94% (11,765) |
| Oceania | 0.09% (145) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.06% (95) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 169,510 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 59% (98,075) |
| French | 1% (1,560) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (0) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (0) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (0) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (0) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (0) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 0% (0) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 2% (2,635) |
| Portuguese | 5% (7,595) |
| Romanian | 0% (260) |
| Spanish | 2% (3,315) |
| Danish | 0% (55) |
| Dutch | 1% (920) |
| Flemish | 0% (0) |
| Frisian | 0% (25) |
| German | 0% (790) |
| Norwegian | 0% (20) |
| Swedish | 0% (0) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (80) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (50) |
| Croatian | 0% (760) |
| Czech | 0% (85) |
| Macedonian | 0% (105) |
| Polish | 2% (2,560) |
| Russian | 0% (120) |
| Serbian | 0% (140) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Slovak | 0% (100) |
| Slovenian | 0% (155) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (180) |
| Latvian | 0% (40) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (35) |
| Estonian | 0% (10) |
| Finnish | 0% (70) |
| Hungarian | 0% (295) |
| Greek | 0% (260) |
| Armenian | 0% (15) |
| Turkish | 0% (115) |
| Amharic | 0% (45) |
| Arabic | 1% (1,005) |
| Hebrew | 0% (45) |
| Maltese | 0% (275) |
| Somali | 0% (85) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (0) |
| Bengali | 0% (295) |
| Gujarati | 1% (1,545) |
| Hindi | 1% (2,200) |
| Kurdish | 0% (80) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 13% (22,055) |
| Pashto | 0% (25) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (490) |
| Sindhi | 0% (270) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (340) |
| Urdu | 2% (3,790) |
| Malayalam | 0% (405) |
| Tamil | 2% (2,625) |
| Telugu | 0% (165) |
| Japanese | 0% (25) |
| Korean | 0% (180) |
| Cantonese | 0% (520) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (600) |
| Mandarin | 0% (440) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (165) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (25) |
| Vietnamese | 1% (1,400) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (120) |
| Ilocano | 0% (105) |
| Malay | 0% (90) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 2% (3,300) |
| Akan (Twi) | 1% (930) |
| Swahili | 0% (105) |
| Creoles | 0% (205) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 165,785 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 0.14 |
| Mining | 0.08 |
| Utilities | 0.21 |
| Construction | 11.35 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 3.35 |
| Retail | 9.64 |
| Transport | 2.96 |
| Info Culture | 4.43 |
| Finance Insurance | 4.63 |
| Real Estate | 1.67 |
| ProSciTech | 7.51 |
| Management | 0.17 |
| Waste/Remediation | 7.31 |
| Education | 6.16 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 7.62 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 2.97 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 5.52 |
| Public Admin | 2.80 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 58,840 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 6.6%
6.4% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 7.81%
13.56%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 23.45%
26.61%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $85,352
$90,526 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 46%
28% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 31.59%
33.54% National
33.35%
Candidates
GRN - Patti ChmelykFP - Ted Harlson
