Brampton—Georgetown was a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

 in Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1979 to 1988.

The riding was represented from 1979 to 1988 by the Honourable John McDermid

John McDermid

John Horton McDermid, PC, FRI is a former Canadian politician.McDermid worked in marketing, public relations and broadcasting before entered politics...

 of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

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.

It was created as "Brampton—Halton Hills" riding in 1976 from parts of Halton

Halton (electoral district)

Halton is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1988 and again since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 100,055.-Geography:...

 and Peel—Dufferin—Simcoe

Peel—Dufferin—Simcoe

Peel—Dufferin—Simcoe was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario...

 ridings. It was renamed "Brampton—Georgetown" in 1977. It consisted of city of Brampton

Brampton, Ontario

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, and the northern part of the Town of Halton Hills.

The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed between Brampton

Brampton (electoral district)

Brampton was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997. This riding was created in 1987, from Brampton—Georgetown riding, and was abolished in 1996, when it was redistributed between Brampton Centre and Brampton...

 and Halton—Peel

Halton—Peel

Halton—Peel was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario...

 ridings.

Election results

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|MCDERMID, John

John McDermid

John Horton McDermid, PC, FRI is a former Canadian politician.McDermid worked in marketing, public relations and broadcasting before entered politics...

|align="right"| 31,042
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|MILNE, Ross
|align="right"| 22,270
|-

|MOULTON, David
|align="right"| 11,584
|-

|YUNDT, Joe
|align="right"| 243
|-

|BRIDGEWOOD, James
|align="right"| 77
|-

|FINE, Marsha
|align="right"| 45
|}
|-

|MCDERMID, John

John McDermid

John Horton McDermid, PC, FRI is a former Canadian politician.McDermid worked in marketing, public relations and broadcasting before entered politics...

|align="right"| 25,243
|-

|MILNE, Ross
|align="right"| 24,876
|-

|MOULTON, David
|align="right"| 11,978
|-

|YUNDT, Joe
|align="right"| 201
|-

|BRIDGEWOOD, Jim
|align="right"| 64
|-

|FINE, Marsha
|align="right"| 40
|}
|-

|MCDERMID, John

John McDermid

John Horton McDermid, PC, FRI is a former Canadian politician.McDermid worked in marketing, public relations and broadcasting before entered politics...

|align="right"| 47,743
|-

|MILNE, Ross
|align="right"| 23,325
|-

|DEAMER, John
|align="right"| 13,356
|-

|KAASGAARD, Steven
|align="right"| 458
|-

|BRIDGEWOOD, Jim
|align="right"| 153
|}

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament
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