Mississauga Centre

Mississauga Centre (French: Mississauga-Centre) is a federal electoral district in the Peel Region of Ontario, Canada, that has represented in the Canadian House of Commons 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, 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.

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–Present	Omar Alghabra	Liberal

Election results

2015–present

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Omar Alghabra	28,372	54.72	+18.00	–
	Conservative	Julius Tiangson	17,431	33.62	-8.07	–
	New Democratic	Farheen Khan	4,920	9.49	-9.51	–
	Green	Linh Nguyen	1,129	2.18	-0.14	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			51,852	100.00		$218,539.24
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^[5]^[6]^[7]

2011 federal election redistributed results^[8]
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

Canadian federal election, 2000
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

Canadian federal election, 1997
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

External links

Library of Parliament website

Federal ridings in Brampton, Mississauga, and Oakville

Liberal	Brampton Centre Brampton East Brampton North Brampton South Brampton West Mississauga Centre Mississauga East—Cooksville Mississauga—Erin Mills Mississauga—Lakeshore Mississauga—Malton Mississauga—Streetsville Oakville Oakville North—Burlington

Federal ridings in Ontario

Central Ontario

Eastern Ontario

S Durham & York

Southwestern Durham	Ajax Oshawa Pickering—Uxbridge Whitby

Southern York	Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill King—Vaughan Markham—Stouffville Markham—Thornhill Markham—Unionville Richmond Hill Thornhill Vaughan—Woodbridge

City of Toronto
(Suburbs & Downtown)

Scarborough	Scarborough—Agincourt Scarborough Centre Scarborough—Guildwood Scarborough North Scarborough—Rouge Park Scarborough Southwest

Beaches—East York Davenport Don Valley East Don Valley North Don Valley West Eglinton—Lawrence Humber River—Black Creek Parkdale—High Park Spadina—Fort York Toronto Centre Toronto—Danforth Toronto—St. Paul's University—Rosedale Willowdale York Centre York South—Weston

Etobicoke	Etobicoke Centre Etobicoke—Lakeshore Etobicoke North

Cities of Brampton & Mississauga

Brampton	Brampton Centre Brampton East Brampton North Brampton South Brampton West

Mississauga	Mississauga Centre Mississauga East—Cooksville Mississauga—Erin Mills Mississauga—Lakeshore Mississauga—Malton Mississauga—Streetsville

Southern Halton,
Hamilton and Niagara

Southwestern Halton	Burlington Milton Oakville Oakville North—Burlington

City of Hamilton	Flamborough—Glanbrook Hamilton Centre Hamilton East—Stoney Creek Hamilton Mountain Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas

Niagara	Niagara Centre Niagara Falls Niagara West St. Catharines

See also: Provincial ridings in Ontario

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