On June 12, voters head to the polls in the 2014 Ontario election. Learn more about the candidates and political history of the riding of Brampton West.
Candidates
Liberals: Vic Dhillon*
Progressive Conservatives: Randeep Sandhu
NDP: Gugni Gill Panaich
Green: Sayyeda Ebrahim
Geography
History
Liberal MPP Vic Dhillon won the defunct riding of Brampton West—Mississauga in 2003, ousting PC cabinet minister (and current federal cabinet minister) Tony Clement in a major upset. He was subsequently re-elected to Brampton West in 2007 and 2011. This riding, like most in Brampton and Mississauga, has historically voted for the Liberals and PCs in equal measure, with the NDP well back in the polls.
By the numbers
With a median age of 33.6 in the 2011 census, it’s the youngest riding in Ontario. 59.6% of people said they had moved addresses in the last five years in the last census, the highest number in the province.
Riding in a tweet
Liberal incumbent Dhillon is favoured in this highly populated riding, but could be in danger if his party loses badly on election night.
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