Mississauga Centre
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Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
Liberal | ||
District created | 1996 | ||
First contested | 1997 | ||
Last contested | 2019 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011)[1] | 118,756 | ||
Electors (2015) | 81,920 | ||
Area (km²)[2] | 24 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 4,948.2 | ||
Census division(s) | Peel | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Mississauga |
Mississauga Centre (French: Mississauga-Centre) is a federal electoral district in the Peel Region of Ontario, Canada, that has represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004 and since 2015.
Geography[]
The riding contains the neighbourhoods of , , City Centre, and parts of , , , Erindale, and .
History[]
This riding was first created in 1996 from parts of Mississauga South, Mississauga East and Mississauga West ridings. Throughout its initial existence, it was represented in the House of Commons by Carolyn Parrish. It consisted of the central part of the City of Mississauga.
The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Mississauga East—Cooksville, Mississauga South, Mississauga—Brampton South and Mississauga—Erindale ridings.
The riding was reinstated with the 2012 redistribution from parts of Mississauga East—Cooksville, Mississauga—Erindale, Mississauga—Brampton South, and Mississauga—Streetsville.
Demographics[]
Ethnic groups: 32.8% White, 26.4% South Asian, 11.6 Chinese, 6.6% Filipino, 6.4% Arab, 5.0% Black, 2.6% Southeast Asian, 2.4% Latin American, 1.3% Korean, 1.3% West Asian
Languages: 42.9% English, 9.8% Chinese, 6.0% Urdu, 5.7% Arabic, 3.4% Tagalog, 3.1% Polish, 2.9% Portuguese, 2.8% Punjabi, 2.6% Spanish, 1.8% Hindi, 1.7% Tamil, 1.7% Vietnamese, 1.5% Italian, 1.4% French, 1.2% Gujarati, 1.0% Farsi, 1.0% Korean
Religions: 52.9% Christian (33.8% Catholic, 4.0% Christian Orthodox, 2.2% Anglican, 1.5% United Church, 1.3% Pentecostal, 1.3% Baptist, 1.2% Presbyterian, 7.6% Other), 16.5% Muslim, 8.9% Hindu, 2.9% Buddhist, 2.8% Sikh, 15.2% No religion
Median income (2010): $27,738
Average income (2010): $36,502
Members of Parliament[]
The riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Mississauga Centre Riding created from Mississauga East and Mississauga West |
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36th | 1997–2000 | Carolyn Parrish | Liberal | |
37th | 2000–2004 | |||
Riding dissolved into Mississauga East—Cooksville, Mississauga South, Mississauga—Brampton South and Mississauga—Erindale |
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Riding re-created from Mississauga East—Cooksville, Mississauga—Erindale, Mississauga—Brampton South and Mississauga—Streetsville |
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42nd | 2015–2019 | Omar Alghabra | Liberal | |
43rd | 2019–present |
Election results[]
2015–present[]
hide2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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The 2021 general election will be held on September 20. | ||||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Omar Alghabra | |||||||
People's | Elie Diab | |||||||
Green | Craig Laferriere | |||||||
New Democratic | Teneshia Samuel | |||||||
Conservative | Kathy-Ying Zhao | |||||||
Total valid votes | ||||||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
Turnout | ||||||||
Eligible voters | ||||||||
Source: Elections Canada[5] |
hide2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Omar Alghabra | 29,974 | 55.76 | +1.04 | $93,154.83 | |||
Conservative | Milad Mikael | 15,874 | 29.53 | -4.09 | none listed | |||
New Democratic | Sarah Walji | 5,173 | 9.62 | +0.13 | none listed | |||
Green | Hugo Reinoso | 1,646 | 3.06 | +0.88 | $0.00 | |||
People's | David Micalef | 837 | 1.56 | – | $1,997.84 | |||
Independent | Greg Vezina | 252 | 0.47 | – | $1,248.05 | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 53,756 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 475 | |||||||
Turnout | 54,231 | 62.3 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 87,047 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.57 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[6][7] |
hide2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Omar Alghabra | 28,372 | 54.72 | +18.00 | $91,229.39 | |||
Conservative | Julius Tiangson | 17,431 | 33.62 | -8.07 | $124,639.40 | |||
New Democratic | Farheen Khan | 4,920 | 9.49 | -9.51 | $37,910.15 | |||
Green | Linh Nguyen | 1,129 | 2.18 | -0.14 | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 51,852 | 100.0 | $218,817.55 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 342 | 0.66 | – | |||||
Turnout | 52,194 | 63.31 | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 82,443 | |||||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.03 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[8][9][10] |
2011 federal election redistributed results[11] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 17,790 | 41.68 | |
Liberal | 15,671 | 36.72 | |
New Democratic | 8,107 | 19.00 | |
Green | 988 | 2.32 | |
Others | 122 | 0.29 |
1997–2000[]
hide2000 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Carolyn Parrish | 24,381 | 64.13 | -0.91 | ||||
Alliance | Harry Dhaliwal | 6,643 | 17.47 | +2.97 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Nina Tangri | 5,077 | 13.35 | -1.85 | ||||
New Democratic | Gail McCabe | 1,404 | 3.69 | -1.08 | ||||
Marijuana | Alan Ward | 389 | 1.02 | |||||
Marxist–Leninist | Bob McCabe | 125 | 0.33 | -0.15 | ||||
Total valid votes | 38,019 | 100.0 | ||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | –1.94 |
- Canadian Alliance change is from Reform
hide1997 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Carolyn Parrish | 25,881 | 65.04 | +6.22 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Ahmad Solomah | 6,049 | 15.20 | -3.33 | ||||
Reform | Janice Lim | 5,770 | 14.50 | -4.46 | ||||
New Democratic | Vishnu Roche | 1,900 | 4.77 | +2.51 | ||||
Marxist–Leninist | Amarjit Dhillon | 192 | 0.48 | |||||
Total valid votes | 39,792 | 100.0 |
1993 federal election redistributed results | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Liberal | 24,001 | 58.82 | |
Reform | 7,736 | 18.96 | |
Progressive Conservative | 7,561 | 18.53 | |
New Democratic | 923 | 2.26 | |
Others | 583 | 1.43 |
See also[]
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
References[]
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
- ^ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=35058&Data=Count&SearchText=Mississauga&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
- ^ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=35058&Data=Count&SearchText=Mississauga&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1#tabs2
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Election night results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Mississauga Centre, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Federal Election 2015: Mississauga Centre riding results
- ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
External links[]
Coordinates: 43°35′10″N 79°39′40″W / 43.586°N 79.661°W
- Ontario federal electoral districts
- Politics of Mississauga
- 1996 establishments in Ontario
- 2003 disestablishments in Ontario
- 2013 establishments in Ontario