Mississauga—Brampton South

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Mississauga—Brampton South
Ontario electoral district


Mississauga—Brampton South in relation to other Greater Toronto ridings

Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP       Navdeep Bains
Liberal
District created 2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2006
District webpage profile, map
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP       Amrit Mangat
Liberal
District created 2003
First contested 2007
Demographics
Population (2006) 136,470
Electors (2007) 87,435
Area (km²) 82
Pop. density (per km²) 1,664.3
Census divisions Peel
Census subdivisions Mississauga, Brampton
Map of Mississauga-Brampton South
Map of Mississauga-Brampton South

Mississauga—Brampton South is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It elected its first member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2007 provincial election.

It consists of the parts of the cities of Mississauga and Brampton bounded by a line drawn from the intersection of Highway 401 with the northeastern limit of the City of Mississauga, south along the city limit, southwest along Burnhamthorpe Road East, northwest along Central Parkway East, southwest along Highway 403, northwest along Mavis Road; thence northwesterly along said road to Eglinton Avenue West; thence southwesterly along said avenue to Terry Fox Way; thence northwesterly along said way to Britannia Road West; thence northeasterly along said road to Mavis Road, southwest along Highway 401, northwest along Mississauga Road, northeast along the northwestern limit of the City of Mississauga, northwest along McLaughlin Road, northeast along Steeles Avenue East, southeast along Kennedy Road South, northeast along the northwestern limit of the City of Mississauga, southeast along Dixie Road, and northeast along Highway 401 to the point of commencement.

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[edit] Riding history

It was created in 2003 from Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale, Brampton West—Mississauga, Mississauga Centre and Mississauga East ridings.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following member of the Canadian House of Commons:

Parliament Years Member Party
Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale, Brampton West—Mississauga, Mississauga Centre and Mississauga East prior to 2003
38th 2004-2006     Navdeep Bains Liberal
39th 2006-

[edit] Federal election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Navdeep Bains 27,409
     Conservative Arnjeet Sangha 15,556
     New Democrat Nirvan Balkisoon 5,514
     Green Grace Yogaretnam 1,930
     Marxist-Leninist Tim Sullivan 331
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Navdeep Bains 24,753
     Conservative Parvinder Sandhu 10,433
     New Democratic Party Larry Taylor 6,411
     Green Paul Simas 1,525
     Marxist-Leninist David Gershuny 185

[edit] Provincial election results

Ontario general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Amrit Mangat 19,734 53.6% N/A
     Progressive Conservative Ravi Singh 9,322 25.3% N/A
     New Democrat Karan Pandher 3,851 10.5% N/A
     Green Paul Simas 3,888 10.6% N/A
Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 21500 60.2%
Mixed member proportional 14201 39.8%

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