Mississauga Centre is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007, and again from 2018 to present.
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario | ||
MPP |
Progressive Conservative | ||
District created | 1996 | ||
First contested | 1999 | ||
Last contested | 2022 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2016) | 124,845 | ||
Electors (2018) | 88,762 | ||
Area (km²) | 23 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 5,428 | ||
Census division(s) | Peel | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Mississauga |
This riding was originally created in 1996 from parts of Mississauga East and Mississauga West ridings. Throughout its brief existence, it was represented by Rob Sampson and Harinder Takhar. 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.
For the 2018 election, it was re-created from Mississauga East—Cooksville, Mississauga—Erindale, Mississauga—Brampton South, and Mississauga—Streetsville.[1]
Mississauga Centre | ||||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
37th | 1999–2003 | Rob Sampson | Progressive Conservative | |
38th | 2003–2007 | Harinder Takhar | Liberal | |
Riding dissolved into Mississauga East—Cooksville, Mississauga South, Mississauga—Brampton South, and Mississauga—Erindale |
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Riding re-created from Mississauga East—Cooksville, Mississauga—Erindale, Mississauga—Brampton South, and Mississauga—Streetsville |
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42nd | 2018–2022 | Natalia Kusendova | Progressive Conservative | |
43rd | 2022–present |
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% Persian, 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
2022 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Natalia Kusendova | 14,719 | 43.60 | +2.74 | ||||
Liberal | Sumira Malik | 12,260 | 36.32 | +10.92 | ||||
New Democratic | Sarah Walji | 4,148 | 12.29 | -13.11 | ||||
Green | Adriane Franklin | 1,188 | 3.52 | +0.89 | ||||
New Blue | Audrey Simpson | 523 | 1.56 | |||||
Ontario Party | Stephanie Wright | 332 | 0.98 | |||||
None of the Above | Greg Vezina | 288 | 0.84 | |||||
Populist | Elie Diab | 163 | 0.48 | |||||
Moderate | Viktor Chornopyskyy | 137 | 0.41 | -0.03 | ||||
Total valid votes | 33,758 | 99.2 | ||||||
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 271 | 0.8 | ||||||
Turnout | 34,029 | 37.75 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 89,414 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +4.09 | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[4] |
2018 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Natalia Kusendova | 17,860 | 40.86 | |||||
New Democratic | Laura Kaminker | 12,046 | 27.56 | |||||
Liberal | Bobbie Daid | 11,102 | 25.40 | |||||
Green | Noah Gould | 1,149 | 2.63 | |||||
Stop the New Sex-Ed Agenda | Alex Pacis | 890 | 2.04 | |||||
Libertarian | Farouk Giga | 471 | 1.08 | |||||
Moderate | Viktor Chornopyskyy | 192 | 0.44 | |||||
Total valid votes | 43,710 | 100.0 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[5] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Harinder Takhar | 18,466 | 47.45 | +7.19 | |
Progressive Conservative | Rob Sampson | 15,846 | 40.72 | -10.91 | |
New Democratic | Michael Miller | 3,237 | 8.32 | +3.29 | |
Green | Jeffrey Scott Smith | 776 | 1.99 | ||
Family Coalition | John R. Lyall | 588 | 1.51 |
1999 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Rob Sampson | 18,688 | 51.63 | |||||
Liberal | George Winter | 14,572 | 40.26 | |||||
New Democratic | Gail McCabe | 1,820 | 5.03 | |||||
Natural Law | Bob Harrington | 1,117 | 3.09 |