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Mississauga West (federal electoral district)

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Mississauga West was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 2003. It was located in the city of Mississauga in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1987 from Mississauga North riding.

Mississauga West consisted of the part of the City of Mississauga lying of north of Dundas Street West west of the Credit River, north of the Queen Elizabeth Way, and west of Hurontario Street. It was re-defined in 1996.

The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was re-distributed between Mississauga South, Mississauga—Erindale and Mississauga—Streetsville ridings.

Members of Parliament

Mississauga West
Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Mississauga North
34th  1988–1993     Robert Horner Progressive Conservative
35th  1993–1997     Carolyn Parrish Liberal
36th  1997–2000 Steve Mahoney
37th  2000–2004
Riding dissolved into Mississauga South, Mississauga—Erindale
and Mississauga—Streetsville

Electoral history

Canadian federal election, 1988: Mississauga West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative HORNER, Bob 32,992
Liberal FISHER, Doug 28,444
  New Democratic Party SIMON, Paul 6,621
  Libertarian BRACE, C. Garnet 459
Canadian federal election, 1993: Mississauga West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal PARRISH, Carolyn 53,214
  Progressive Conservative HORNER, Bob 27,789
  Reform CONN, Charles 19,838
  New Democratic Party SIMON, Paul 2,195
Green BAY, Michael 497
  Natural Law BEIFUSS, Michael 476
  Marxist–Leninist SINGH, Gurdev 127
  Abolitionist FOSTER, Dwayne 78
Canadian federal election, 1997: Mississauga West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal MAHONEY, Steve 30,598
  Reform BRANT, George 9,160
  Progressive Conservative GILL, Rami 8,102
  New Democratic Party SPECK, Timothy Dean 2,128
Canadian federal election, 2000: Mississauga West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal MAHONEY, Steve 31,260
  Canadian Alliance LEONG, Philip 10,582
  Progressive Conservative NAWAZ, Gul 5,275
  New Democratic Party KAZADI, Cynthia 1,532
Green BROWN, Carolyn 810

See also