Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 4.0One councillor per 63,720 residents: Mississauga is more thinly represented than 99% of Ontario municipalities
Barbertown is in Mississauga—Streetsville, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Rechie Valdez of the Liberal Party of Canada. For the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Barbertown spreads over 2 ridings: Mississauga—Streetsville and Mississauga—Malton. No open list we can reuse gives Barbertown’s sitting MPP; the Legislative Assembly of Ontario keeps the list. Barbertown is part of Mississauga, which elected Bonnie Crombie as mayor in October 2022. Ontario’s councils were renewed on 26 October 2026, but the only open list so far is 2022’s, so that is the term shown.
What stands out in how Barbertown is governed
Many residents per seat
Mississauga council spreads its seats over a big population; the typical municipality in Ontario has one seat per 1,540 residents. Council size ↓
Turnout below the norm
Mississauga council drew fewer of its electors to the polls in 2022 than the typical Ontario municipality (35%). How Barbertown voted ↓
Low spending per resident
Spending per resident left Mississauga council below 79% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities in 2024. Council money ↓
Low federal turnout
Federal turnout in Mississauga—Streetsville trailed 76% of Canada’s ridings in 2021. The 2021 turnout ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Barbertown is governed by Mississauga, with Ontario and Ottawa.
The city council decides local matters.
Spends most on social services and child care, then water, sewers and waste (2024 return).
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
ola.org ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Peel Region is the upper tier over Mississauga, a lower-tier municipality.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Barbertown, from the most recent elections.
- 1Mississauga councilelected October 2022Bonnie Crombie
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioMississauga—Streetsville · Mississauga—Malton
- 3House of CommonsMississauga—Streetsville
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
Who was elected to Mississauga council in 2022
Everyone elected in 2022, with their votes; Ontario’s file gives each seat’s votes but not the ward’s name.
- Bonnie Crombie
- Dipika Damerla
- Stephen Dasko
- Chris Fonseca
- John Kovac
- Matt Mahoney
- Sue McFadden
- Carolyn Parrish
- Alvin Tedjo
- Joe Horneck
- Martin Reid
- Brad Butt
12 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Votes | Share of the seat’s votes | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Crombie | Mayor | 82,736 | 79% | Yes |
| Dipika Damerla | Local and Regional Councillor | 4,969 | 55% | Yes |
| Stephen Dasko | Local and Regional Councillor | 5,552 | 70% | Yes |
| Chris Fonseca | Local and Regional Councillor | 6,767 | 72% | Yes |
| John Kovac | Local and Regional Councillor | 5,748 | 68% | Yes |
| Matt Mahoney | Local and Regional Councillor | 8,002 | 80% | Yes |
| Sue McFadden | Local and Regional Councillor | 6,960 | 61% | Yes |
| Carolyn Parrish | Local and Regional Councillor | 5,631 | 68% | Yes |
| Alvin Tedjo | Local and Regional Councillor | 3,722 | 41% | No |
| Joe Horneck | Local and Regional Councillor | 7,085 | 60% | No |
| Martin Reid | Local and Regional Councillor | 2,793 | 26% | No |
| Brad Butt | Local and Regional Councillor | 3,864 | 41% | No |
Bonnie Crombie became mayor on 78% of the votes cast. Voters pick a mayor for the whole municipality and the rest of Mississauga council ward by ward.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Barbertown voted less than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
Mississauga council was elected on 24 October 2022 with 22% of electors voting, below the provincial middle.
How Barbertown voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Barbertown votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Mississauga council | 26 October 2026 | 28 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 27 February 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms. The next council election in Mississauga falls on 28 October 2030, the fourth Monday in October every four years under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996. Provincially the last general election was on 27 February 2025, for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario; federally, on 28 April 2025.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Barbertown spans 2 ridings for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MPP.
MPP: see the legislature’s list
ola.org ↗MPP: see the legislature’s list
ola.org ↗Southern Ontario’s ridings are the 2013 federal ones by statute, which is how this page places the town. Each of these ridings elects its own MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, so Barbertown has more than one.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Rechie Valdez represents Mississauga—Streetsville in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Mississauga—Streetsville · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2021
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
In Ontario, 71 of 122 ridings are held by the Liberal Party of Canada, the party Rechie Valdez sits with.
The MP’s record
Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Mississauga—Streetsville puts the Liberal Party of Canada first at 47%; Rechie Valdez held it for the party in 2025. Rechie Valdez has sat in the Commons since 2021, now for the 2nd Parliament.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
In 2021 Rechie Valdez won Mississauga—Streetsville, as the Liberal Party of Canada had in 2019
Mississauga—Streetsville as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
50% had won it for Gagan Sikand (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2019. Rechie Valdez won the 2021 race in Mississauga—Streetsville for the Liberal Party of Canada, polling 47% and beating Jasveen Rattan (Conservative Party of Canada) by 6,567 votes.
All 6 candidates in Mississauga—Streetsville, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rechie Valdez | Liberal Party of Canada | 23,698 | 47.3% |
| Jasveen Rattan | Conservative Party of Canada | 17,131 | 34.2% |
| Farina Hassan | New Democratic Party | 6,186 | 12.3% |
| Gurdeep Wolosz | People's Party of Canada | 1,851 | 3.7% |
| Chris Hill | Green Party of Canada | 1,048 | 2.1% |
| Natalie Spizzirri | Animal Protection Party of Canada | 210 | 0.4% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Mississauga council spends less per resident than most
The 2024 financial return: spending by service and revenue by source, per resident, compared only with Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities.
Spending per resident by service, 2024
What pays for it
Shares of revenue, town and province.
Local taxpayers carry a smaller share than elsewhere: 37% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 42%. Mississauga council carried $260.7M of long-term debt, $328 per resident against a typical $440. On top of that comes Peel Region: $2,085 a resident across its area, led by social services and child care. Each resident’s share of Mississauga council’s 2024 spending came to $1,436, where the middle of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities sat at $1,901. No service costs more than roads and transit, at $675 per resident and 47% of the total. Full-time staff number 5,016, about 6.3 to every thousand residents.
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $537M | $675 | 47% |
| Recreation and culture | $284.8M | $358 | 25% |
| Police, fire and protection | $178.8M | $225 | 16% |
| General government | $67.6M | $85 | 6% |
| Planning and development | $41.9M | $53 | 4% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $32.5M | $41 | 3% |
| Public health and paramedics | $1M | $1 | 0% |
| Social services and child care | $425K | $1 | 0% |
Money: Financial Information Return 2024, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Mississauga council beside its neighbours
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Nearby councils are drawn here for scale; the headline already says where Mississauga council stands.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Barbertown is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
elections.on.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Election results. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
- Which riding. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
- Who holds each seat. The members named here are Wikidata’s, kept up by volunteers; a by-election or a floor crossing may take a few days to show.
- Not on this page. Band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- Council money. Figures are the 2024 Financial Information Return’s totals after adjustments, per resident on the return’s population. Lower tiers stand beside lower tiers only: their county or region spends on top.
- Council size. The 2021 Census population is shared over all council seats, including the head of council’s, for this ratio.
Questions about how Barbertown is run
Who is the MP for Barbertown?
Mississauga—Streetsville’s MP, Rechie Valdez of the Liberal Party of Canada, represents Barbertown.
Which party won Barbertown in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada: Rechie Valdez won Mississauga—Streetsville in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MPP for Barbertown?
Each of Mississauga—Streetsville and Mississauga—Malton elects its own MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and Barbertown lies across them.
Who heads the council in Mississauga?
Bonnie Crombie was elected mayor in October 2022, for the 2022–26 term of Mississauga council.
How much does Mississauga council spend?
In 2024, Mississauga council spent $1.1 billion in all, for some 796,000 residents, of which $537M went on roads and transit, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Mississauga part of?
The council of Peel Region sits above Mississauga’s and runs region-wide services, police and water among them.
How is Mississauga council elected?
By ward for councillors and at large for the mayor, on Mississauga council.
What was the turnout in Barbertown?
Turnout for Mississauga council reached 21.8% in October 2022 (Ontario median: 35.5%).
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada · Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario) · Money: Financial Information Return 2024, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).