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.
In the 2025 election it was replaced by Brantford—Brant South—Six Nations.
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<br />
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<br />
Median income: $40,800 (2020)<br />
Average income: $49,800 (2020)
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ Panethnic groups in Brantford—Brant (2011−2021)
! rowspan="2" |Panethnic group
! colspan="2" |2021
! colspan="2" |2016
! colspan="2" |2011
|-
!
!
!
!
!
!
|-
| European
| 112,840
|
| 110,590
|
| 110,380
|
|-
| South Asian
| 7,065
|
| 3,315
|
| 1,735
|
|-
| Indigenous
| 6,890
|
| 6,935
|
| 12,555
|
|-
| African
| 4,200
|
| 2,235
|
| 1,675
|
|-
| Southeast Asian
| 2,605
|
| 1,890
|
| 1,245
|
|-
| East Asian
| 1,215
|
| 1,245
|
| 1,175
|
|-
| Middle Eastern
| 1,015
|
| 505
|
| 675
|
|-
| Latin American
| 1,100
|
| 495
|
| 420
|
|-
| Other/multiracial
| 1,130
|
| 540
|
| 390
|
|-
! Total responses
! 138,050
!
! 127,740
!
! 130,260
!
|- class="sortbottom"
! Total population
! 140,139
!
! 130,296
!
! 132,443
!
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="15" |
|}
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
Election results
Brantford—Brant, 2015–present
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | 2011 federal election redistributed results
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
| |
| Conservative ||align=right| 26,668 ||align=right| 48.41
|-
| |
| New Democratic ||align=right| 15,946 ||align=right| 28.95
|-
| |
| Liberal ||align=right| 10,411 ||align=right| 18.90
|-
| |
| Green ||align=right| 1,756 ||align=right| 3.20
|-
| |
| Others ||align=right| 295 ||align=right| 0.54
|}
Brant, 1968–2015
Brant, 1904–1949
See also
- List of Canadian electoral districts
- Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
Notes
External links
- Federal riding history 1904-1949 from the Library of Parliament
- Federal riding history 1968-2008 from the Library of Parliament
- 2011 results from Elections Canada
- Campaign expense data from Elections Canada