Mississauga Centre

Mississauga Centre
Ontario electoral district
	Mississauga Centre in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
;
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 Creditview, Mavis-Erindale, City Centre, and parts of Fairview, Mississauga Valleys, Rathwood, Erindale, East Credit and Hurontario.

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

According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representation[3][4]

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		Party
Mississauga Centre Riding created from Mississauga East and Mississauga West
36th	1997–2000	Carolyn Parrish	Liberal
37th	2000–2004	Carolyn Parrish	Liberal
Riding dissolved into Mississauga East—Cooksville, Mississauga South, Mississauga—Brampton South and Mississauga—Erindale
Riding re-created from Mississauga East—Cooksville, Mississauga—Erindale, Mississauga—Brampton South and Mississauga—Streetsville
42nd	2015–2019	Omar Alghabra	Liberal
43rd	2019–present	Omar Alghabra	Liberal

Election results

2015–present

Graph of election results in Mississauga Centre (since 2011 (redistributed), minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2019 Canadian federal election
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
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]

2015 Canadian federal election
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[7][8][9]

2011 federal election redistributed results[10]
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

Graph of election results in Mississauga Centre (1993 (redistribution)-2000, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2000 Canadian federal election
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

1997 Canadian federal election
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
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

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". 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

Library of Parliament website

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[1] Statistics Canada: 2011

[2] Statistics Canada: 2011

[3] ttp://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

[4] ttp://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

[5] "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.

[6] "Election night results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

[7] Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Mississauga Centre, 30 September 2015

[8] Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

[9] Federal Election 2015: Mississauga Centre riding results

[10] Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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