Mississauga—Malton

Mississauga—Malton
Ontario electoral district
Mississauga—Malton in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Navdeep Bains
Liberal
District created 2013
First contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 118,046
Electors (2015) 73,591
Area (km²)[2] 102
Pop. density (per km²) 1,157.3
Census divisions Peel
Census subdivisions Mississauga

Mississauga—Malton is a federal electoral district in Ontario. It encompasses a portion of Ontario previously included in the electoral districts of Bramalea—Gore—Malton, Mississauga—Brampton South and Mississauga—Streetsville.[3]

Mississauga—Malton was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[4]

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Mississauga—Malton
Riding created from Bramalea—Gore—Malton,
Mississauga—Brampton South and Mississauga—Streetsville
42nd  2015–Present     Navdeep Bains Liberal

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalNavdeep Bains26,16559.12+22.33$103,144.90
ConservativeJagdish Grewal[5]11,70126.44-11.00$126,893.52
New DemocraticDianne Douglas5,45012.31-11.12$5,226.05
GreenHeather Mercer7371.67-0.37
IndependentNaresh Tharani2100.46$8,153.79
Total valid votes/Expense limit 44,256100.00 $207,082.35
Total rejected ballots 2370.53
Turnout 44,49359.76
Eligible voters 74,448
Liberal notional gain from Conservative Swing +16.67
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2011 federal election redistributed results[8]
Party Vote %
  Conservative13,71537.44
  Liberal13,47736.79
  New Democratic8,58423.43
  Green7442.03
  Others1130.31

References

  1. Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. Final Report – Ontario
  4. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  5. The Conservative Party dropped Grewal after an editorial he wrote was criticized. His name still appeared on the ballot. Jennifer Ditchburn (6 October 2015). "Tories dump candidate who touts therapies to turn gay youth straight". CBC News. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  6. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Mississauga—Malton, 30 September 2015
  7. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

Coordinates: 43°39′18″N 79°39′36″W / 43.655°N 79.660°W / 43.655; -79.660

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