Brampton West (federal electoral district)
Brampton West (French: Brampton-Ouest) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Its population was 170,422 in 2006- making it the most populous riding in Canada.
| Ontario electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Brampton West in relation to other Greater Toronto Area electoral districts | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 2003 | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2016) | 130,000 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 68,796 | ||
| Area (km²) | 57.92 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 2,244.5 | ||
| Census division(s) | Peel | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Brampton | ||
The district includes the western part of the city of Brampton excluding the neighbourhood of Madoc.
The electoral district was created in 2003: 72.8% of the population of the riding came from Brampton West—Mississauga, and 27.2% from Brampton Centre. As a result of the 2012 electoral redistribution, this riding lost just over half of its territory, mostly to Brampton South, with portions going to Brampton North.
The Toronto Real Estate Board labels this section as "W24" in their studies.
People of Jamaican ethnic origin make up 13.0% of the riding's population, the highest such percentage in Canada.