Mississauga North

Mississauga North /ˌmɪsɪˈsɔːɡə/ was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988.

Mississauga North
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1976
District abolished1987
First contested1979
Last contested1984

This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Halton and Mississauga ridings.

It consisted of the part of the City of Mississauga, Ontario, lying north of a line drawn (from west to east) along Highway No. 5, Cawthra Road, and the Queen Elizabeth Way.

The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed between Mississauga East, Mississauga West and Mississauga South ridings.

Members of Parliament

The riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Halton and Mississauga
31st  1979–1980     Alex Jupp Progressive Conservative
32nd  1980–1984     Douglas Glenn Fisher Liberal
33rd  1984–1988     Robert Horner Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved into Mississauga East, Mississauga West
and Mississauga South

Electoral history

1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeAlex Jupp30,531
LiberalTony Abbott26,881
New DemocraticJohn McGuigan11,002
LibertarianMartin Wahl277
Marxist–LeninistBill Shpikula64
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDouglas Glenn Fisher30,531
Progressive ConservativeAlex Jupp25,739
New DemocraticW. George Ross11,729
LibertarianKenneth Wilcox306
Marxist–LeninistBill Shpikula74
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeRobert Horner47,124
LiberalDouglas Glenn Fisher33,203
New DemocraticBill Patrick13,823
GreenRonald W. Pate609
LibertarianKarl von Harten435

See also

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