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 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)

+ Panethnic groups in Brantford—Brant (2011−2021)Panethnic group202120162011 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 Total population 140,139 130,296 132,443

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

Brantford—Brant, 2015–present

2011 federal election redistributed resultsPundits' Guide to Canadian Elections Party Vote %   Conservative 26,668 48.41   New Democratic 15,946 28.95   Liberal 10,411 18.90   Green 1,756 3.20   Others 295 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