63,720 residents per council seat in Mississauga, a higher ratio than 99% of Ontario municipalities
Fairview is part of Mississauga, which elected Bonnie Crombie as mayor in October 2022. Ontario voted again on 26 October 2026, and the province hasn’t published that election’s open file yet, so these are the 2022–26 council’s names. The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Fairview is Mississauga Centre, and Fares Al Soud (Liberal Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons. The 2 ridings of Mississauga East—Cooksville and Mississauga Centre each take in part of Fairview for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The open record doesn’t name a current MPP for Fairview; the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s own list does.
What stands out in how Fairview is governed
Many residents per seat
Mississauga council has more people behind each seat than most of Ontario, where the middle figure is 1,540 residents a seat. Council size ↓
Turnout below the norm
In Ontario’s 2022 municipal elections, the middle municipality saw 35% of electors vote; Mississauga council fell short of that. How Fairview voted ↓
Low spending per resident
Mississauga council spent less per resident in 2024 than 79% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities. Council money ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Fairview 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.
Local government here has two tiers: Mississauga below, Peel Region above.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Fairview, from the most recent elections.
- 1Mississauga councilelected October 2022Bonnie Crombie
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioMississauga East—Cooksville · Mississauga Centre
- 3House of CommonsMississauga Centre
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 |
With 78% of the votes, Bonnie Crombie carried the vote for mayor. Each ward chooses its own councillors on Mississauga council, while the whole municipality votes for the mayor.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Fairview voted less than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
On 24 October 2022, only 22% of electors voted for Mississauga council, a weaker showing than most of Ontario.
How Fairview voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Fairview 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 | – |
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario was last elected on 27 February 2025, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Mississauga votes next on 28 October 2030: the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 sets municipal elections on the fourth Monday in October every four years. Why not 2025? Elections Canada publishes those counts under non-commercial terms, and its open data stop at the 2021 election.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Fairview 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. So more than one MPP in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario speaks for parts of Fairview.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Fares Al Soud represents Mississauga Centre in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Mississauga Centre · Liberal Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
With Fares Al Soud, the Liberal Party of Canada counts 71 of the 122 MPs elected in Ontario.
The MP’s record
Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Mississauga Centre puts the Liberal Party of Canada first at 54%; Fares Al Soud held it for the party in 2025. The 2025 general election sent Fares Al Soud to the Commons for the first time.
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
Results in Mississauga East—Cooksville, the riding Fairview belonged to on the 2013 map used in 2019 and 2021; since 2025 it votes in Mississauga Centre. It held 62% of Fairview’s residents.
In 2021, 55% of electors cast a ballot in Mississauga East—Cooksville, under the national 63%. The 2021 count in Mississauga East—Cooksville put Peter Fonseca (Liberal Party of Canada) first at 50%, with Grace Adamu (Conservative Party of Canada) 8,084 votes back. Peter Fonseca was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 53%.
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.
Debt Mississauga council owes over the long term came to $260.7M, $328 a resident, under the median of $440. Local taxpayers carry a smaller share than elsewhere: 37% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 42%. Full-time staff number 5,016, about 6.3 to every thousand residents. Roads and transit takes the biggest share, 47%, or $675 per resident. 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.
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.
How Mississauga council compares is at the top of the page; here it stands beside its neighbours.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Fairview 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 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.
- Council size. Seats count the head of council and the councillors, and residents are the 2021 Census count; a neighbourhood shows its city’s.
- Which riding. A riding is listed when 5% or more of the place’s 2021 Census residents live in it; the largest share comes first.
- Election results. Two maps are in play: the 2013 ridings, on which 2019 and 2021 were counted, and the 2023 ridings, onto which Elections Canada transposed the 2021 vote poll by poll.
- Not on this page. No party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record, and no band councils.
- Who holds each seat. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
Questions about how Fairview is run
Who is the MP for Fairview?
Fares Al Soud (Liberal Party of Canada) sits for Mississauga Centre, the riding Fairview is in.
Which party won Fairview in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Peter Fonseca (Liberal Party of Canada), in Mississauga East—Cooksville; Mississauga Centre has elected Fares Al Soud since.
Who is the MPP for Fairview?
Each of Mississauga East—Cooksville and Mississauga Centre elects its own MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and Fairview 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?
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 Fairview?
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).