Legislature House of Commons First contested 1904 District webpage profile, map Elector 95,616 | District created 1903 Last contested 2015 Province Ontario | |
 | ||
MP Phil McColeman
Conservative Census divisions Brant, Haldimand County, Brantford | ||
Brantford—Brant is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1949 and since 1968.
Contents
Prior to the 2015 election, the riding was known as Brant.
History
The federal riding was first created in 1903 from parts of Brant South riding. It consisted of the County of Brant, excluding parts included in the Brantford riding.
In 1924, it was defined as consisting of the townships of Burford, South Dumfries, Onondaga, Tuscarora the part of the township of Brantford lying east of the Grand River, and the part of the city of Brantford not included in the electoral district of Brantford City. In 1933, it was expanded to include the town of Paris.
The federal electoral district was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed between Brant—Wentworth and Brantford ridings.
The federal riding was recreated in 1966 from parts of Brant—Haldimand, Brantford and Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant ridings. It consisted initially of the County of Brant, and the Six Nations and New Credit Indian reserves.
In 1976, it was defined as consisting of the County of Brant. In 1987, it was defined as consisting of the City of Brantford, the Town of Paris, and the townships of Brantford and South Dumfries. In 2003, it was redefined as using the 1966 definition.
Brant was largely incorporated into the new riding of Brantford—Brant, with small territories going to Oxford and Cambridge during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Demographics
According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representationEthnic groups: 84.7% White, 9.6% Aboriginal, 1.3% South Asian, 1.3% Black
Languages: 89.7% English, 1.3% Polish, 1.2% French, 1.0% Italian
Religions: 64.8% Christian (23.4% Catholic, 10.2% United Church, 9.0% Anglican, 5.1% Baptist, 3.3% Presbyterian, 2.5% Pentecostal, 1.1% Lutheran, 10.1% Other), 2.% Traditional Aboriginal Spirituality, 30.3% No religion
Median income (2010): $28,981
Average income (2010): $37,101
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Brant, 1968–2015
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
Brant, 1904–1949
Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.
Note: Conservative vote is compared to Unionist vote in 1917 election, and Liberal vote is compared to Opposition vote.
Note: Unionist vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1911 election.