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Mississauga—Malton (federal electoral district)

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Mississauga—Malton
Ontario electoral district
Mississauga—Malton in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Iqwinder Gaheer
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]118,240
Electors (2015)73,591
Area (km²)[2]102
Pop. density (per km²)1,159.2
Census division(s)Peel
Census subdivision(s)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]

Demographics

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According to the 2021 Canadian census[5]

Ethnic groups: 42.8% South Asian, 18.4% White, 11.0% Black, 5.6% Chinese, 5.5% Filipino, 3.8% Arab, 3.6% Southeast Asian, 2.1% Latin American, 1.0% West Asian

Languages: 39.0% English, 10.2% Punjabi, 5.8% Urdu, 2.8% Arabic, 2.8% Tagalog, 2.6% Hindi, 2.4% Vietnamese, 2.4% Tamil, 2.3% Gujarati, 2.1% Cantonese, 2.0% Mandarin, 1.7% Spanish, 1.6% Italian, 1.5% Portuguese, 1.5% Polish

Religions: 40.2% Christian (23.6% Catholic, 2.0% Christian Orthodox, 1.8% Pentecostal, 1.0% Anglican, 11.8% Other), 17.1% Muslim, 14.8% Hindu, 12.0% Sikh, 2.9% Buddhist, 12.3% None

Median income: $34,800 (2020)

Average income: $44,920 (2020)

Members of Parliament

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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  2015–2019     Navdeep Bains Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present Iqwinder Gaheer

Election results

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Graph of election results in Mississauga—Malton (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)


2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Iqwinder Gaheer 21,766 52.8 -4.7 $75,599.65
Conservative Clyde Roach 12,625 30.6 +4.8 $36,598.37
New Democratic Waseem Ahmed 5,771 14.0 +1.4 $36,233.25
Green Mark Davidson 811 2.0 -0.6 $0.00
Marxist–Leninist Frank Chilelli 275 0.7 +0.5 $0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,248 – – $109,482.72
Total rejected ballots 435
Turnout 41,683 54.1
Eligible voters 77,095
Liberal hold Swing -4.7
Source: Elections Canada[6]
2021 federal election redistributed results[7]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 22,659 52.68
  Conservative 13,244 30.79
  New Democratic 5,912 13.74
  Green 801 1.86
  People's 129 0.30
  Others 271 0.63
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Navdeep Bains 27,890 57.5 -1.62 $76,024.88
Conservative Tom Varughese 12,528 25.8 -0.64 $86,705.72
New Democratic Nikki Clarke 6,103 12.6 +0.29 $12,952.47
Green Christina Porter 1,251 2.6 +0.93 $4.98
People's Tahir Gora 369 0.8 none listed
United  Prudence Buchanan 306 0.6 $0.00
Marxist–Leninist Frank Chilelli 90 0.2 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 48,537 100.0
Total rejected ballots 500
Turnout 49,037 62.0
Eligible voters 79,034
Liberal hold Swing -0.49
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Navdeep Bains 26,165 59.12 +22.33 $103,144.90
Conservative Jagdish Grewal[10] 11,701 26.44 -11.00 $126,893.52
New Democratic Dianne Douglas 5,450 12.31 -11.12 $5,226.05
Green Heather Mercer 737 1.67 -0.37 –
Independent Naresh Tharani 210 0.46 – $8,153.79
Total valid votes/Expense limit 44,256 100.00   $207,082.35
Total rejected ballots 237 0.53 –
Turnout 44,493 59.76 –
Eligible voters 74,448
Liberal notional gain from Conservative Swing +16.67
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]


2011 federal election redistributed results[13]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 13,715 37.44
  Liberal 13,477 36.79
  New Democratic 8,584 23.43
  Green 744 2.03
  Others 113 0.31

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2016
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2016
  3. ^ Final Report – Ontario
  4. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  5. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Mississauga--Malton [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  7. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  8. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  9. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  10. ^ The Conservative Party dropped Grewal after an editorial he wrote was criticized. His name still appeared on the ballot. Jennifer Ditchburn (October 6, 2015). "Tories dump candidate who touts therapies to turn gay youth straight". CBC News. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  11. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Mississauga—Malton, 30 September 2015
  12. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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