Brant

Ontario electoral district
Brant in relation to other southwestern Ontario electoral districts
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP		Dave Levac Liberal
District created	1999
First contested	1999
Last contested	2007
Demographics
Population (2006)	125,136
Electors (2007)	89,992
Area (km²)	1,204
Pop. density (per km²)	103.9
Census divisions	Brant County, Haldimand County
Census subdivisions	Brantford, Paris, Brantford Township, South Dumfries, Six Nations 40, New Credit 40A

For the federal electoral district of the same name, see Brant (electoral district)

Brant is a provincial electoral district in southwestern, Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

It was created in 1999 from all of Brantford and part of Brant—Haldimand.

When the riding was created, it included the city of Brantford, the town of Paris plus the townships of Brantford and South Dumfries.

In 2007, the boundaries were altered to include all of Brant County, plus that part of the Indian Reserves of Six Nations 40 and New Credit 40A located in Haldimand County.

The riding also existed from 1926 to 1975; It was known as Brant County until 1934.

[edit] Members of Provincial Parliament

Brant has elected the following representatives to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:

1. Harry Nixon, Progressive (1926-1934); Liberal-Progressive (1934-1937); Liberal (1937-1961)
2. Robert Nixon, Liberal (1962-1975)

Mitro (Mac) Makarchuk (New Democratic Party) (Brantford 1967-71) Richard Beckett (Ontario Progressive Conservative Party) (Brantford 1971-75) Mitro (Mac) Makarchuk (New Democratic Party) (Brantford 1975 - 81) Phil Gillies (Progressive Conservative) (Brantford 1981-85, and 1985-87) David Neumann (Ontario Liberal Party) (Brantford 1987-1990) Brad Ward (New Democratic Party) (Brantford 1990 - 1995)

1. Dave Levac, Liberal (1999-present)

[edit] Election results

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