Brampton East (Ontario) 32/338

 Brampton East (Ontario)

Today we're one riding over in Brampton East!

Brampton East has existed as a riding since the 2012 redistribution. The population of the riding was 122,000 in 2016. The riding is the only federal electoral district with a South Asian majority (65.8% in 2016). It also has the highest percentage of Sikhs (33.7%) and Hindus (19.5%) of any riding in Canada. 

Politically, the riding has been solid for the Liberals in every election except for 2011. In 2011, the riding was won by the Conservatives with the NDP swinging 24 points and finishing only 539 votes behind. Who was the NDP candidate? None other than current NDP leader Jagmeet Singh! He won the riding in the provincial election the same year. The riding is currently represented by Liberal MP Maninder Sidhu. 

I don't talk about provincial politics often, but it's worth mentioning how wide the swing in Bramalea-Gore-Malton was in 2011 for the NDP. Prior to this, the NDP had never had a seat in the Peel Region, now they have three. Now, this isn't reflected in federal seats, but in the region, the NDP gained a net 3.95% versus the -1.48% for the Liberals and -4.97% for the Conservatives. In 2019, the riding was 83/121 in Ontario, and 202/338 in Canada by margin.

Rating:

Name: 8.9/10 - It is the most east, so I'm not too mad, but I wish they were a bit more creative.

Shape: 8.2/10 - I really like it! Clean corners, mostly straight lines, minimal juts out.

Individuality: 5.3/10 - It is on par with the region, but you can see where the NDP went into second in front of the Conservatives.

Total: 22.4/30 (74.6%)

See you tomorrow in Brampton North! (Link for Brampton results here.)