Brampton East (federal electoral district)
Brampton East (French: Brampton-Est) is a federal electoral district in Ontario. It encompasses a portion of Ontario previously included in the electoral districts of Bramalea—Gore—Malton and Brampton—Springdale.
| Ontario electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Brampton East in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2021) | 131,677 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 65,818 | ||
| Area (km²) | 84.90 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 1,551 | ||
| Census division(s) | Peel | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Brampton | ||
Brampton East was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election.
Brampton East has the highest proportion of South Asians in Canada (70.1% of the population identified as South Asian in 2021). Brampton East also has the second-highest percentage of Sikhs (40.4%, behind only Surrey-Newton) and the highest percentage of Hindus (23.8%) of any riding in Canada. Brampton East has the lowest median age in Ontario at 32.6.