Mississauga Centre (provincial electoral district)
Mississauga Centre is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007, and again from 2018 to present.
Ontario electoral district | |||
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Location in Mississauga | |||
Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario | ||
MPP |
Progressive Conservative | ||
District created | 1996 | ||
First contested | 1999 | ||
Last contested | 2018 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2016) | 124,849 | ||
Area (km²) | 23.08 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 5,409.4 | ||
Census division(s) | Peel | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Mississauga |
This riding was originally created in 1996 from parts of Mississauga East and Mississauga West ridings. Throughout its brief existence, it was represented by Rob Sampson and Harinder Takhar. It consisted of the central part of the City of Mississauga, Ontario. The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Mississauga East—Cooksville, Mississauga South, Mississauga—Brampton South and Mississauga—Erindale ridings.
For the 2018 election, it was re-created from Mississauga East—Cooksville, Mississauga—Erindale, Mississauga—Brampton South, and Mississauga—Streetsville.[1]
Members of Provincial Parliament
Mississauga Centre | ||||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
37th | 1999–2003 | Rob Sampson | Progressive Conservative | |
38th | 2003–2007 | Harinder Takhar | Liberal | |
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 | 2018–Present | Natalia Kusendova | Progressive Conservative |
Demographics
- According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representation[2][3]
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% Persian, 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
Election results
2018 - present
2018 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Natalia Kusendova | 17,860 | 40.86 | |||||
New Democratic | Laura Kaminker | 12,046 | 27.56 | |||||
Liberal | Bobbie Daid | 11,102 | 25.40 | |||||
Green | Noah Gould | 1,149 | 2.63 | |||||
Stop the New Sex-Ed Agenda | Alex Pacis | 890 | 2.04 | |||||
Libertarian | Farouk Giga | 471 | 1.08 | |||||
Ontario Moderate Party | Viktor Chornopyskyy | 192 | 0.44 | |||||
Total valid votes | 43,710 | 100.0 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[4] |
1999 - 2007
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Harinder Takhar | 18,466 | 47.45 | +7.19 | |
Progressive Conservative | Rob Sampson | 15,846 | 40.72 | -10.91 | |
New Democratic | Michael Miller | 3,237 | 8.32 | +3.29 | |
Green | Jeffrey Scott Smith | 776 | 1.99 | ||
Family Coalition | John R. Lyall | 588 | 1.51 |
1999 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Rob Sampson | 18,688 | 51.63 | |||||
Liberal | George Winter | 14,572 | 40.26 | |||||
New Democratic | Gail McCabe | 1,820 | 5.03 | |||||
Natural Law | Bob Harrington | 1,117 | 3.09 |
References
- "Ontario provincial elections to move to spring as Liberals promise to tackle largely unregulated third-party ads". National Post. June 4, 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
- 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
- "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
External links
- Elections Ontario 1999 results and 2003 results
- Map of riding for 2018 election