Mississauga—Malton

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Mississauga—Malton
Ontario electoral district
Mississauga—Malton 2015.svg
Mississauga—Malton in relation to other Greater Toronto Area districts
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Navdeep Bains
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]118,046
Electors (2015)73,591
Area (km²)[2]102
Pop. density (per km²)1,157.3
Census divisionsPeel
Census subdivisionsMississauga

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[edit]

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[edit]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Navdeep Bains 26,165 59.12 +22.33 $103,144.90
Conservative Jagdish Grewal[5] 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[6][7]
2011 federal election redistributed results[8]
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

References[edit]

  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