Mississauga Centre (federal electoral district)

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Mississauga Centre
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Mississauga Centre (federal electoral district)
Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Fares Al Soud
Liberal
District created1996
First contested 1997
Last contested 2021
District webpage profile, 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

Mississauga Centre (French : Mississauga-Centre) is a federal electoral district in the Peel Region of Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004 and since 2015.

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Geography

The riding contains the neighbourhoods of Creditview, Mavis-Erindale, Mississauga City Centre, and parts of Fairview, Mississauga Valleys, Rathwood, Erindale, East Credit, Brittania and Hurontario.

History

This riding was first created in 1996 from parts of Mississauga South, Mississauga East and Mississauga West ridings.[ citation needed ] 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 2021 Canadian 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:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
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  2021–2025
45th  2025–present Fares Al Soud

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)
2025 Canadian federal election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Fares Al Soud 29,60053.84–0.04
Conservative Muhammad Ishaq23,02041.87+13.02
New Democratic Brandon Nguyen1,5042.74–8.58
People's Gurdeep Wolosz5991.09–3.10
Independent Zulfiqar Ali2550.46N/A
Total valid votes/expense limit
Total rejected ballots
Turnout54,97862.74
Eligible voters87,629
Liberal notional hold Swing –6.53
Source: Elections Canada [4] [5]
2021 federal election redistributed results [6]
PartyVote%
  Liberal 24,92253.88
  Conservative 13,34528.85
  New Democratic 5,23411.32
  People's 1,9394.19
  Green 7501.62
 Others610.13
2021 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Omar Alghabra 25,71454.22–1.54$87,597.31
Conservative Kathy-Ying Zhao13,39028.23–1.30$20,654.68
New Democratic Teneshia Samuel5,33011.24+1.62$1,676.87
People's Elie Diab2,1484.53+2.97$1,711.39
Green Craig Laferriere8641.82–1.24$65.47
Total valid votes/expense limit47,431––$114,459.86
Total rejected ballots4620.96
Turnout47,89356.32
Eligible voters85,044
Liberal hold Swing –1.54
Source: Elections Canada [7]
2019 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Omar Alghabra 29,97455.76+1.04$93,154.83
Conservative Milad Mikael15,87429.53-4.09none listed
New Democratic Sarah Walji5,1739.62+0.13none listed
Green Hugo Reinoso1,6463.06+0.88$0.00
People's David Micalef8371.56–$1,997.84
Independent Greg Vezina2520.47–$1,248.05
Total valid votes/expense limit53,756100.0  
Total rejected ballots475
Turnout54,23162.3
Eligible voters87,047
Liberal hold Swing +2.57
Source: Elections Canada [8] [9]
2015 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Omar Alghabra 28,37254.72+18.00$91,229.39
Conservative Julius Tiangson17,43133.62-8.07$124,639.40
New Democratic Farheen Khan4,9209.49-9.51$37,910.15
Green Linh Nguyen1,1292.18-0.14–
Total valid votes/Expense limit51,852100.0 $218,817.55
Total rejected ballots3420.66–
Turnout52,19463.31–
Eligible voters82,443
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +13.03
Source: Elections Canada [10] [11] [12]
2011 federal election redistributed results [13]
PartyVote%
  Conservative 17,79041.68
  Liberal 15,67136.72
  New Democratic 8,10719.00
  Green 9882.32
 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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Carolyn Parrish 24,38164.13-0.91
Alliance Harry Dhaliwal6,64317.47+2.97
Progressive Conservative Nina Tangri 5,07713.35-1.85
New Democratic Gail McCabe1,4043.69-1.08
Marijuana Alan Ward3891.02
Marxist–Leninist Bob McCabe1250.33-0.15
Total valid votes38,019100.0  
Liberal hold Swing –1.94
1997 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Carolyn Parrish 25,88165.04+6.22
Progressive Conservative Ahmad Solomah6,04915.20-3.33
Reform Janice Lim5,77014.50-4.46
New Democratic Vishnu Roche1,9004.77+2.51
Marxist–Leninist Amarjit Dhillon1920.48
Total valid votes39,792100.0  
1993 federal election redistributed results
PartyVote%
  Liberal 24,00158.82
  Reform 7,73618.96
  Progressive Conservative 7,56118.53
  New Democratic 9232.26
 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. ↑ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. April 29, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada . Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  7. ↑ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada . Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  8. ↑ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Election night results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  10. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Mississauga Centre, 30 September 2015
  11. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ Federal Election 2015: Mississauga Centre riding results
  13. ↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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