''For the defunct provincial electoral district, see
Brampton (provincial electoral district).''
Brampton was a federal
electoral district in
Ontario
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997. This riding was created in 1987, from
Brampton—Georgetown
Brampton–Georgetown (also known as Brampton–Halton Hills) was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988.
The riding was represented from 1979 to 1988 by the Hono ...
riding, and was abolished in 1996, when it was redistributed between
Brampton Centre
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 ...
and
Brampton West—Mississauga ridings.
It consisted of that part of the City of Brampton lying west of Dixie Road.
History
Incumbent
John McDermid
John Horton McDermid, PC, FRI (born March 17, 1940) is a former Canadian politician.
McDermid worked in marketing, public relations and broadcasting before entered politics. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1979 fede ...
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
The Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA), official name as the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the United States of America (french: links=no, Accord de libre-échange entre le Canada et les États-Unis d'Amérique), wa ...
.
[Stevie Cameron, "Brampton's new housing minister running hard to stay in the House", ''The Globe and Mail'', 14 November 1988, A10.]
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 GST may refer to:
Taxes
* General sales tax
* Goods and Services Tax, the name for the value-added tax in several jurisdictions:
** Goods and services tax (Australia)
** Goods and Services Tax (Canada)
** Goods and Services Tax (Hong Kong)
**G ...
) and "
supermailboxes" in new subdivisions.
NDP candidate John Morris focused on campaigning against free trade.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
Members of Parliament
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:
Election results
, -
,
Liberal
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
,
Colleen Beaumier
, align="right", 35,203
,
Progressive Conservative
,
Susan Fennell
Susan Fennell is a Canadian politician, who served as the mayor of Brampton, Ontario from 2000 to 2014. She was also the founder and commissioner of the National Women's Hockey League. Her time as mayor of Brampton was characterized by spending c ...
, align="right", 12,134
,
New Democratic Party
, John Morris
, align="right", 1,925
,
Natural Law
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, Maxim Newby
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See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2013 Representation Order''.
Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
*
Past Canadian electoral districts
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References
External links
* Website of th
Parliament of Canada
Former federal electoral districts of Ontario
Politics of Brampton
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