Photo: Photographer: Christine Lee (Malton Resident) ( Tuvok649 ) · CC BY 3.0Council seats in Mississauga are spread thin, 63,720 residents each, more than in 99% of Ontario municipalities
City council runs Malton; in October 2022, Mississauga chose Bonnie Crombie as mayor. The council shown is the one elected in 2022, since Ontario voted again on 26 October 2026 and no open file of the new councils exists yet. Provincially, Malton votes in Mississauga—Malton; the open record doesn’t name its MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, so the legislature’s own list is linked below. The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Malton is Mississauga—Malton, and Iqwinder Gaheer (Liberal Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons.
What stands out in how Malton 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 Malton 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
In 2021, Mississauga—Malton voted in smaller numbers than 90% of the ridings. 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
Malton 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 Malton, from the most recent elections.
- 1Mississauga councilelected October 2022Bonnie Crombie
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioMississauga—Malton
- 3House of CommonsMississauga—Malton
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 |
Voters pick a mayor for the whole municipality and the rest of Mississauga council ward by ward. The contest for mayor went to Bonnie Crombie, with 78% of the votes.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Malton 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 Malton voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Malton 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 | – |
Counts from April 2025 can’t appear here, since Elections Canada allows only non-commercial reuse of them. The Legislative Assembly of Ontario was last elected on 27 February 2025, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. 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.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Malton votes in Mississauga—Malton 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 ↗The riding is Mississauga—Malton: it sends one MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and Malton votes in it. By law (the Representation Act, 2015), southern Ontario’s provincial ridings follow the 2013 federal boundaries, so each place is located from those.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Iqwinder Gaheer represents Mississauga—Malton in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Mississauga—Malton · 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 Iqwinder Gaheer sits with.
The MP’s record
On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Mississauga—Malton would have gone to the Liberal Party of Canada with 53%, and Iqwinder Gaheer kept it for them in 2025. Iqwinder Gaheer 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
Mississauga—Malton stayed with the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021, electing Iqwinder Gaheer
Counts for Mississauga—Malton within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
Mississauga—Malton elected Iqwinder Gaheer (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021: 53% of the vote, a lead of 9,141 over Clyde Roach (Conservative Party of Canada). In 2019 Navdeep Bains had won it for the Liberal Party of Canada with 57%.
All 5 candidates in Mississauga—Malton, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iqwinder Gaheer | Liberal Party of Canada | 21,766 | 52.8% |
| Clyde Roach | Conservative Party of Canada | 12,625 | 30.6% |
| Waseem Ahmed | New Democratic Party | 5,771 | 14.0% |
| Mark Davidson | Green Party of Canada | 811 | 2.0% |
| Frank Chilelli | Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada | 275 | 0.7% |
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.
The largest line is roads and transit: 47% of the total, $675 a resident. It employs the equivalent of 5,016 full-time positions, or 6.3 for each thousand people. Peel Region, the upper tier, spent another $2,085 per resident of its whole area, most of it on social services and child care. Spending by Mississauga council came to $1,436 a resident in 2024, under the $1,901 median of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities. Mississauga council’s borrowing is light: $260.7M long term, $328 a resident where the median is $440. Taxes on property make up 37% of what comes in, less than the province-wide 42%.
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.
Beside its neighbours, Mississauga council is the bar in colour; the headline above has the comparison with the province.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Malton 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. Every seat counts, the head of council’s too, against the population of the 2021 Census.
- 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.
- Who holds each seat. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- Not on this page. No party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record, and no band councils.
- Election results. Ridings changed in 2023: the 2019 and 2021 results are on the old map, and the 2021 vote on today’s map is Elections Canada’s own estimate from polling divisions.
- Which riding. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
Questions about how Malton is run
Who is the MP for Malton?
Iqwinder Gaheer (Liberal Party of Canada) sits for Mississauga—Malton, the riding Malton is in.
Which party won Malton in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada: Iqwinder Gaheer won Mississauga—Malton in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MPP for Malton?
Look up Mississauga—Malton on the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s site: that riding, which takes in Malton, has one MPP.
Who heads the council in Mississauga?
The open record gives Bonnie Crombie, elected mayor of Mississauga council in October 2022.
How much does Mississauga council spend?
The 2024 return of Mississauga council shows $1.1 billion of spending for roughly 796,000 residents, $537M of it on roads and transit.
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 Malton?
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).