Photo: Canmenwalker · CC BY 4.0One councillor per 63,720 residents: Mississauga is more thinly represented than 99% of Ontario municipalities
As a neighbourhood of Mississauga, Dixie shares the council elected in October 2022, with Bonnie Crombie as mayor. Ontario held new municipal elections on 26 October 2026; until the province publishes them, the open record stops at the council elected in 2022. For the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Dixie votes in Mississauga East—Cooksville; open data doesn’t yet say who its MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) is. Peter Fonseca (Liberal Party of Canada) is the MP for Mississauga East—Cooksville, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Dixie.
What stands out in how Dixie 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 Dixie 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
More electors stayed home in Mississauga East—Cooksville than in 86% of Canada’s ridings at the 2021 election. 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
Dixie 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 Dixie, from the most recent elections.
- 1Mississauga councilelected October 2022Bonnie Crombie
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioMississauga East—Cooksville
- 3House of CommonsMississauga East—Cooksville
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 |
The contest for mayor went to Bonnie Crombie, with 78% of the votes. Councillors on Mississauga council are elected by ward, the mayor by the whole municipality.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Dixie voted less than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
When Mississauga council was chosen on 24 October 2022, just 22% of electors took part, under the provincial median.
How Dixie voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Dixie 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 | – |
Provincially the last general election was on 27 February 2025, for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario; federally, on 28 April 2025. Under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, Mississauga’s next municipal vote is on 28 October 2030, the fourth Monday in October every four years. There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Dixie votes in Mississauga East—Cooksville 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 ↗Southern Ontario’s ridings are the 2013 federal ones by statute, which is how this page places the town. The riding is Mississauga East—Cooksville: it sends one MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and Dixie votes in it.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Peter Fonseca represents Mississauga East—Cooksville in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Mississauga East—Cooksville · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2015
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
Peter Fonseca’s party, the Liberal Party of Canada, has 71 of the 122 seats from Ontario.
The MP’s record
Before Ottawa, Peter Fonseca was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The current Parliament is Peter Fonseca’s 4th, counting from a first win in 2015. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Mississauga East—Cooksville would have gone to the Liberal Party of Canada with 50%, and Peter Fonseca kept it for them in 2025.
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, Mississauga East—Cooksville re-elected Peter Fonseca of the Liberal Party of Canada
Mississauga East—Cooksville as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
53% had elected Peter Fonseca there in 2019. 8,084 votes separated Peter Fonseca (Liberal Party of Canada) from Grace Adamu (Conservative Party of Canada) in Mississauga East—Cooksville in 2021, when the winner took 50%.
All 6 candidates in Mississauga East—Cooksville, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Fonseca | Liberal Party of Canada | 22,806 | 50.0% |
| Grace Adamu | Conservative Party of Canada | 14,722 | 32.3% |
| Tom Takacs | New Democratic Party | 4,678 | 10.3% |
| Joseph Westover | People's Party of Canada | 2,933 | 6.4% |
| Gord Elliott | Independent | 329 | 0.7% |
| Dagmar Sullivan | Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada | 107 | 0.2% |
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.
At 37%, property taxes count for less of the revenue than the 42% seen across the province. Debt Mississauga council owes over the long term came to $260.7M, $328 a resident, under the median of $440. In 2024 the median among Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities was $1,901 a resident; Mississauga council spent $1,436. On top of that comes Peel Region: $2,085 a resident across its area, led by social services and child care. Full-time staff number 5,016, about 6.3 to every thousand residents. The largest line is roads and transit: 47% of the total, $675 a resident.
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 Dixie 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
- Council size. Residents per seat divide the 2021 Census population by every council seat, the head of council’s included.
- Council money. Per resident means the 2024 Financial Information Return’s totals over the population it reports. Since a county or region spends in its lower tiers too, those are compared only with each other.
- Not on this page. Party control (most Canadian councils sit without parties, and the open lists record none) and band councils.
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- Which riding. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
- Election results. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
Questions about how Dixie is run
Who is the MP for Dixie?
Mississauga East—Cooksville’s MP, Peter Fonseca of the Liberal Party of Canada, represents Dixie.
Which party won Dixie in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Peter Fonseca (Liberal Party of Canada), who represents Mississauga East—Cooksville still.
Who is the MPP for Dixie?
Dixie votes in Mississauga East—Cooksville; the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s members page gives its current MPP.
Who heads the council in Mississauga?
For the 2022–26 term, Mississauga council was led by Bonnie Crombie, elected mayor in October 2022.
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?
Mississauga is part of Peel Region, the upper tier, whose regional council runs services such as water and policing.
How is Mississauga council elected?
Mississauga council: the mayor is chosen by the whole municipality, the councillors ward by ward.
What was the turnout in Dixie?
It was 21.8% for Mississauga council in 2022, with Ontario’s municipalities at a median of 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).