Each seat on Brampton’s council stands for 70,710 residents, more than in 99% of Ontario municipalities
Amandeep Sodhi (Liberal Party of Canada) is the MP for Brampton Centre, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Centre. The 2 ridings of Brampton Centre and Brampton South each take in part of Centre for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Who sits as MPP for Centre isn’t on an open record; the Legislative Assembly of Ontario has the current list. Centre is part of Brampton, which elected Patrick Brown as mayor in October 2022. Ontario’s councils were renewed on 26 October 2026, but the only open list so far is 2022’s, so that is the term shown.
What stands out in how Centre is governed
Many residents per seat
The middle municipality in Ontario has a seat for every 1,540 residents; Brampton council has far more people behind each. Council size ↓
Turnout below the norm
The 2022 vote for Brampton council drew fewer electors than Ontario’s median of 35%. How Centre voted ↓
Low spending per resident
Spending per resident left Brampton council below 74% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities in 2024. Council money ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Centre is governed by Brampton, with Ontario and Ottawa.
The city council decides local matters.
Spends most on social services and child care, then water, sewers and waste (2024 return).
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
ola.org ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Local government here has two tiers: Brampton below, Peel Region above.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Centre, from the most recent elections.
- 1Brampton councilelected October 2022Patrick Brown
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioBrampton Centre · Brampton South
- 3House of CommonsBrampton Centre
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
Who was elected to Brampton council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Patrick Brown
- Harkirat Singh
- Rod Power
- Rowena Santos
- Navjit Kaur Brar
- Dennis Keenan
- Paul Vicente
- Michael Paul Palleschi
- Martin Medeiros
- Pat Fortini
- Gurpartap Singh Toor
11 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Brown | Mayor | 50,652 | 60% | Yes |
| Harkirat Singh | Councillor | 9,076 | 45% | Yes |
| Rod Power | Councillor | 4,069 | 26% | No |
| Rowena Santos | Local and Regional Councillor | 5,143 | 36% | Yes |
| Navjit Kaur Brar | Local and Regional Councillor | 4,983 | 29% | No |
| Dennis Keenan | Local and Regional Councillor | 4,912 | 34% | No |
| Paul Vicente | Local and Regional Councillor | 7,832 | 56% | Yes |
| Michael Paul Palleschi | Local and Regional Councillor | 9,675 | 57% | Yes |
| Martin Medeiros | Local and Regional Councillor | 7,693 | 54% | Yes |
| Pat Fortini | Local and Regional Councillor | 6,919 | 45% | Yes |
| Gurpartap Singh Toor | Local and Regional Councillor | 6,086 | 29% | No |
Seats on Brampton council are tied to wards, apart from the mayor, whom every voter helps choose. The contest for mayor went to Patrick Brown, with 60% of the votes.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Centre voted less than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
Brampton council was elected on 24 October 2022 with 25% of electors voting, below the provincial middle.
How Centre voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Centre votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Brampton council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
No open copy of the 2025 counts exists, and Elections Canada’s own terms rule out commercial reuse, so 2021 is the last vote shown. Brampton votes next on 28 October 2030: the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 sets municipal elections on the fourth Monday in October every four years. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on 27 February 2025.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Centre spans 2 ridings for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MPP.
MPP: see the legislature’s list
ola.org ↗MPP: see the legislature’s list
ola.org ↗Which MPP in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario represents a home in Centre depends on the street. The riding comes from the 2013 federal map, which southern Ontario’s provincial ridings match under the Representation Act, 2015.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Amandeep Sodhi represents Brampton Centre in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Brampton Centre · Liberal Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
Amandeep Sodhi’s party, the Liberal Party of Canada, has 71 of the 122 seats from Ontario.
The MP’s record
Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Brampton Centre, the Liberal Party of Canada would have led with 48%; Amandeep Sodhi held it for them in 2025. April 2025 was Amandeep Sodhi’s first election to the House of Commons.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
The Liberal Party of Canada kept Brampton Centre in 2021 with Shafqat Ali
Results in Brampton Centre as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025. 72% of Centre lived in it.
The Liberal Party of Canada held it before, with Ramesh Sangha elected in 2019 on 47%. Brampton Centre elected Shafqat Ali (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021: 48% of the vote, a lead of 5,163 over Jagdeep Singh (Conservative Party of Canada). Brampton Centre turned out at only 54% in 2021; the country managed 63%.
All 4 candidates in Brampton Centre, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafqat Ali | Liberal Party of Canada | 16,189 | 47.7% |
| Jagdeep Singh | Conservative Party of Canada | 11,026 | 32.5% |
| Jim McDowell | New Democratic Party | 5,932 | 17.5% |
| Ronni Shino | Independent | 824 | 2.4% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Brampton council spends less per resident than most
The 2024 financial return: spending by service and revenue by source, per resident, compared only with Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities.
Spending per resident by service, 2024
What pays for it
Shares of revenue, town and province.
Each resident’s share of Brampton council’s 2024 spending came to $1,509, where the middle of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities sat at $1,901. The upper tier, Peel Region, adds $2,085 per resident of its own, mostly for social services and child care. The return counts 4,365 full-time positions, 6.2 for every thousand residents. More goes to roads and transit than to anything else: $647 a resident, 43% of all spending. At 49%, property taxes count for more of the revenue than the 42% seen across the province. Long-term debt at Brampton council stood at $111.6M, or $158 a resident, below the $440 median.
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $458M | $647 | 43% |
| Recreation and culture | $263M | $371 | 25% |
| Police, fire and protection | $168.5M | $238 | 16% |
| General government | $102.1M | $144 | 10% |
| Planning and development | $38.9M | $55 | 4% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $31.9M | $45 | 3% |
| Social services and child care | $5.6M | $8 | 1% |
| Public health and paramedics | $879K | $1 | 0% |
Money: Financial Information Return 2024, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Brampton council beside its neighbours
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
How Brampton council compares is at the top of the page; here it stands beside its neighbours.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Centre is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
elections.on.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which riding. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
- Election results. Two maps are in play: the 2013 ridings, on which 2019 and 2021 were counted, and the 2023 ridings, onto which Elections Canada transposed the 2021 vote poll by poll.
- Not on this page. No party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record, and no band councils.
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- Council money. The 2024 Financial Information Return, totals after adjustments by service, per resident with the return’s own population. A lower tier’s figures leave out its county’s or region’s spending, so lower tiers are compared only with lower tiers.
- Council size. Seats count the head of council and the councillors, and residents are the 2021 Census count; a neighbourhood shows its city’s.
Questions about how Centre is run
Who is the MP for Centre?
Centre is in Brampton Centre, represented by Amandeep Sodhi (Liberal Party of Canada).
Which party won Centre in the 2021 federal election?
Shafqat Ali won Brampton Centre for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021; the riding is now Brampton Centre, held by Amandeep Sodhi.
Who is the MPP for Centre?
Each of Brampton Centre and Brampton South elects its own MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and Centre lies across them.
Who heads the council in Brampton?
Patrick Brown was elected mayor in October 2022, for the 2022–26 term of Brampton council.
How much does Brampton council spend?
In 2024, Brampton council spent $1.1 billion in all, for some 708,210 residents, of which $458M went on roads and transit, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Brampton part of?
The council of Peel Region sits above Brampton’s and runs region-wide services, police and water among them.
How is Brampton council elected?
By ward for councillors and at large for the mayor, on Brampton council.
What was the turnout in Centre?
In October 2022, turnout for Brampton council was 24.6%, against 35.5% for the typical Ontario municipality.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada · Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario) · Money: Financial Information Return 2024, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).