Bonnie Crombie

Her Worship Bonnie Crombie
6th Mayor of Mississauga
Incumbent
Assumed office December 1, 2014
Preceded by	Hazel McCallion
Mississauga City Council, Ward 5 (Britannia Woods-Malton)
In office September 26, 2011 – December 1, 2014
Preceded by	Eve Adams
Succeeded by	Carolyn Parrish
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Mississauga—Streetsville
In office 2008–2011
Preceded by	Wajid Khan
Succeeded by	Brad Butt
Personal details
Born	Bonnie Sawarna February 5, 1960 Toronto, Ontario
Political party	Liberal (2008-2011)
Spouse(s)	Brian Crombie
Children	3
Residence	Mississauga, Ontario
Alma mater	University of Toronto York University
Profession	Entrepreneur
Website	mayorcrombie.ca

Bonnie Crombie (née Sawarna, born February 5, 1960) is a Canadian politician who has been the Mayor of Mississauga, Ontario since 2014. From 2008 to 2011 she was a Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Mississauga—Streetsville and from 2011 to 2014 she served as councillor for Ward 5 on Mississauga City Council.

Background

Crombie was born to Polish/Ukrainian-Canadian immigrants in Toronto, Ontario. She graduated from St. Michael's College at the University of Toronto.^[1] She received her M.B.A. from Schulich School of Business at York University in 1992.^[2] Before entering politics Crombie was an entrepreneur and public affairs consultant that worked with many clients including the Insurance Board of Canada, McDonald's, and Disney. Crombie and her husband Brian live in Mississauga where they raised three children.^[3]

Politics

Crombie was elected as MP for the riding of Mississauga—Streetsville as a Liberal Party candidate in the 2008 Canadian federal election, defeating incumbent MP Wajid Khan who had previously crossed the floor from the Liberals to the Conservative Party.^[4] After being elected, Crombie served in Stéphane Dion's Liberal caucus as co-chair of outreach along with Justin Trudeau. Crombie also served as the Liberal Party critic for Crown corporations. She was an active supporter of Michael Ignatieff in his bid for the Liberal leadership. She was later defeated by Conservative candidate Brad Butt in the 2011 federal election.^[5]

On September 19, 2011, Crombie was elected to Mississauga City Council in the by-election to succeed Eve Adams as Councillor for Ward 5, winning by slightly more than 200 votes over Carolyn Parrish.^[6]

On October 12, 2014, retiring long-serving Mayor of Mississauga Hazel McCallion endorsed Crombie to replace her as Mayor.^[7] Crombie later defeated former city councillor and federal cabinet minister Steve Mahoney to win the 2014 mayoral election.^[8]

Electoral record

Municipal

2014 Mississauga mayoral election
Candidate	Votes	%
Bonnie Crombie	102,346	63.49
Steve Mahoney	46,224	28.68
13 other candidates	12,629	7.83
Total	161,199	100.00

2011 Mississauga City Council By-Election: Ward 5[9]
Candidate	Votes	%
Bonnie Crombie	2,479	21.54
Carolyn Parrish	2,238	19.44
Simmer Kaur	1,662	14.44
Peter Adams	1,347	11.70
23 other candidates	3,784	32.88
Total	11,510	100.00

Federal

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Brad Butt	22,104	43.75	+7.95	–
	Liberal	Bonnie Crombie	18,651	36.92	-8.84	–
	New Democratic	Aijaz Naqvi	7,834	15.57	+5.65	–
	Green	Christopher Hill	1,802	3.76	-2.94	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			50,391	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots			216	0.42	-0.15
Turnout			50,607	58.72	+2.59
Eligible voters			86,186	–	–

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Bonnie Crombie	21,710	45.76	-0.18	$79,830
	Conservative	Wajid Khan	16,985	35.80	+0.99	$82,516
	New Democratic	Keith Pinto	4,710	9.92	-3.39	$2,460
	Green	Otto Casanova	3,179	6.70	+2.22	$11,616
	Independent	Viktor Spanovic	431	0.90	NA
	Independent	Ralph Bunag	426	0.89	NA
Total valid votes/Expense limit			47,441	100.00	$89,184
Total rejected ballots			271	0.57	+0.2
Turnout			47,712	56.13	+8.03

References

1. Goldberg, Brianna (October 31, 2014). "Alumni John Tory, Bonnie Crombie, Linda Jeffrey take on mayoralties as U of T experts named to Tory transition team". University of Toronto.
2. "John Tory and Bonnie Crombie lead the pack of victorious York alumni in Oct. 27 municipal elections". York University. October 28, 2014.
3. "Crombie "not looking in the rear-view mirror"". The Mississauga News (Metroland Media). April 14, 2014.
4. "Greater Toronto Area Results". The Toronto Star. October 15, 2008. p. U2.
5. "Riding results from across Canada". Edmonton Journal. May 3, 2011. p. A6.
6. "Crombie edges out Parrish for Mississauga council seat". The Globe and Mail. September 19, 2011.
7. Renata D’Aliesio (October 12, 2014). "Hazel McCallion endorses Bonnie Crombie in Mississauga mayoral race". The Globe and Mail.
8. Loney, Heather (27 October 2014). "Bonnie Crombie wins Mississauga mayoral election". Global News. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
9. "2011 By-election Results" (PDF). City of Mississauga. Retrieved 30 April 2015.

External links

• Official website
• City of Mississauga Mayor's Office
• Bonnie Crombie – Parliament of Canada biography