Mississauga—Malton

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Mississauga—Malton
Ontario electoral district
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
Liberal Navdeep Bains 26,165 59.12 +22.33
Conservative Jagdish Grewal[5] 11,701 26.44 -11.00
New Democratic Dianne Douglas 5,450 12.31 -11.12
Green Heather Mercer 737 1.67 -0.37
Independent Naresh Tharani 210 0.46
Total valid votes/Expense limit 44,256 100.00   $206,226.64
Total rejected ballots 237 0.53
Turnout 44,493 59.76
Eligible voters 74,448
Liberal 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

  1. Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. Statistics Canada: 2011
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  6. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Mississauga—Malton, 30 September 2015
  7. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  8. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections