Brampton South (Ontario) 34/338

Brampton South (Ontario)

Today we're in our penultimate Brampton riding, Brampton South!

Brampton South has existed as a riding since the 2012 redistribution. The population of the riding was 121,188 as of 2016. The riding is on the border of Brampton and Mississauga as well as Halton Hills. The eastern portion is very suburban, whereas the western portion closer to Halton Hills is more rural.

Politically, the riding is the same story as the rest of Brampton. One thing of note is that both in 2015 and 2019, this riding had the best performance for the Conservatives in Brampton, 35 points in 2015 and 28 points in 2019. This could be due to Kyle Seeback being on the ballot three elections in a row, he lost in 2008 and 2015, but held the seat from 2011-2015. The seat is currently held by Liberal MP Sonia Sidhu.

This riding was won by a majority in 2015 and was won by a plurality in 2019. It shares this characteristic with Brampton East. Oddly enough, Brampton North was won by a plurality in 2015 and a majority in 2019. Brampton West was won by a majority both times, and Brampton Centre was won by a plurality both elections. In 2019, this riding was 84/121 in Ontario and 203/338 in Canada by margin.

Rating:

Name: 8.6/10 - This riding out of all the cardinal ridings makes the most sense to me. Brampton-Davis would still be better though.

Shape: 6.1/10 - This is probably my least favourite shape. I know it follows streets, but it just doesn't look right.

Individuality: 7.3/10 - I do love a good regionalism, and the 2015 result where there's a large blue suburb is so satisfying.

Total: 22/30 - (73.3%)

See you tomorrow in our last Brampton riding, Brampton West!