Mississauga Centre

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.

For the provincial electoral district, see Mississauga Centre (provincial electoral district).
Mississauga Centre
Ontario electoral district
Mississauga Centre in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Omar Alghabra
Liberal
District created1996
First contested1997
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, 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

Geography

The riding contains the neighbourhoods of Creditview, Mavis-Erindale, Mississauga 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 2021 Census[3]

Ethnic groups: 30.2% South Asian, 25.0% White, 11.2% Chinese, 8.7% Arab, 6.3% Black, 6.1% Filipino, 2.9% Southeast Asian, 2.8% Latin American, 1.4% West Asian, 1.0% Korean
Languages: 35.8% English, 7.1% Arabic, 5.7% Urdu, 5.0% Mandarin, 3.5% Cantonese, 3.0% Tagalog, 2.6% Hindi, 2.4% Spanish, 2.3% Punjabi, 2.2% Polish, 2.1% Portuguese, 1.8% Tamil, 1.7% Vietnamese, 1.2% Gujarati, 1.1% Italian
Religions: 42.7% Christian (26.4% Catholic, 3.3% Christian Orthodox, 1.2% Anglican, 11.8% Other), 21.2% Muslim, 12.2% Hindu, 2.5% Buddhist, 2.5% Sikh, 18.1% No religion
Median income: $36,400 (2020)
Average income: $47,680 (2020)

Members of Parliament

The riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Mississauga Centre
Riding created from Mississauga East and Mississauga West
36th  1997–2000     Carolyn Parrish Liberal
37th  2000–2004
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  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

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)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalOmar Alghabra25,71454.22–1.54
ConservativeKathy-Ying Zhao13,39028.23–1.30
New DemocraticTeneshia Samuel5,33011.24+1.62
People'sElie Diab2,1484.53+2.97
GreenCraig Laferriere8641.82–1.24
Total valid votes 47,431
Total rejected ballots 4620.96
Turnout 47,89356.32
Eligible voters 85,044
Liberal hold Swing –1.54
Source: Elections Canada[4]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalOmar Alghabra29,97455.76+1.04$93,154.83
ConservativeMilad Mikael15,87429.53-4.09none listed
New DemocraticSarah Walji5,1739.62+0.13none listed
GreenHugo Reinoso1,6463.06+0.88$0.00
People'sDavid Micalef8371.56–$1,997.84
IndependentGreg Vezina2520.47–$1,248.05
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,756100.0  
Total rejected ballots 475
Turnout 54,23162.3
Eligible voters 87,047
Liberal hold Swing +2.57
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalOmar Alghabra28,37254.72+18.00$91,229.39
ConservativeJulius Tiangson17,43133.62-8.07$124,639.40
New DemocraticFarheen Khan4,9209.49-9.51$37,910.15
GreenLinh Nguyen1,1292.18-0.14–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,852100.0 $218,817.55
Total rejected ballots 3420.66–
Turnout 52,19463.31–
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  %
  Conservative17,79041.68
  Liberal15,67136.72
  New Democratic8,10719.00
  Green9882.32
  Others1220.29

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%±%
LiberalCarolyn Parrish24,38164.13-0.91
AllianceHarry Dhaliwal6,64317.47+2.97
Progressive ConservativeNina Tangri5,07713.35-1.85
New DemocraticGail McCabe1,4043.69-1.08
MarijuanaAlan Ward3891.02
Marxist–LeninistBob McCabe1250.33-0.15
Total valid votes 38,019100.0  
Liberal hold Swing –1.94
  • Canadian Alliance change is from Reform
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalCarolyn Parrish25,88165.04+6.22
Progressive ConservativeAhmad Solomah6,04915.20-3.33
ReformJanice Lim5,77014.50-4.46
New DemocraticVishnu Roche1,9004.77+2.51
Marxist–LeninistAmarjit Dhillon1920.48
Total valid votes 39,792100.0  
1993 federal election redistributed results
Party Vote  %
  Liberal24,00158.82
  Reform7,73618.96
  Progressive Conservative7,56118.53
  New Democratic9232.26
  Others5831.43

See also

References
  1. Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Mississauga Centre [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  4. "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  5. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  6. "Election night results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 22, 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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