Brantford—Brant (federal electoral district)

Brantford—Brant is a former federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1949 and from 1968 to 2025.

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 2021 Canadian census

Languages: 85.5% English, 1.8% Punjabi, 1.1% Polish
Religions: 53.1% Christian (22.0% Catholic, 5.6% Anglican, 5.5% United Church, 2.7% Baptist, 1.7% Presbyterian, 1.6% Pentecostal, 1.0% Reformed, 13.0% Other), 2.2% Sikh, 1.8% Muslim, 1.4% Hindu, 40.0% None
Median income: $40,800 (2020)
Average income: $49,800 (2020)

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

Brantford—Brant, 2015–present

Brant, 1968–2015

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.

References

"Brantford—Brant (federal electoral district) (Code 35009) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 1, 2012.