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 Brampton West (Ontario)

Today we're in our final Brampton riding, Brampton West!

Brampton West has existed as a riding since 2003, and was first contested in the 2004 election. The riding contains the westernmost portion of Brampton. The population of the riding was 130,000 in 2016. In 2006, the riding had the highest percentage of people of Jamaican origin in Canada, at 13.2%.

Politically, the riding is the same as every other Brampton riding. This riding, however, was exceptionally close in 2008, with Kyle Seeback finishing 231 votes behind Andrew Kania after a judicial recount. Kyle Seeback came back in 2011, however and won the riding by a 6,000 vote margin. The riding is currently represented by Liberal MP Kamal Khera.

The riding will probably be safe for the Liberals for a few elections, but second place has narrowed up between the Conservatives and NDP, going from a 17.7 margin to a 5.5 margin with the Conservatives in front. That being said, the Liberals still held 35% of the vote in 2011, which could be attributed to the long history of electing Liberals in that riding. In 2019, the riding was 104/121 in Ontario and 252/338 in Canada by margin.

Rating:

Name: 8.3/10 - It's pretty good, although I will offer Brampton-Sandalwood or Brampton-Bovaird.

Shape: 7.5/10 - I'd say it's pretty good, it follows the streets, but it doesn't mean I like the streets.

Individuality: 6.4/10 - I love how close the margin was in 2008, but the riding is still the same as the rest of Brampton.

Total: 22.2/30 (74%)

Thanks for joining me on my journey through Brampton, see you tomorrow in Brandon-Souris!