Photo: Municipal Affairs and Housing · CC BY 2.0Council seats in Mississauga are spread thin, 63,720 residents each, more than in 99% of Ontario municipalities
For federal votes, Mississauga belongs to Mississauga Centre, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Fares Al Soud (Liberal Party of Canada) holds it. Mississauga is split between 6 ridings of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Mississauga Centre, Mississauga—Erin Mills, Mississauga—Lakeshore, Mississauga—Streetsville, Mississauga—Malton and Mississauga East—Cooksville. Who sits as MPP for Mississauga isn’t on an open record; the Legislative Assembly of Ontario has the current list. In October 2022, Mississauga elected Bonnie Crombie as mayor, with a council of 12. 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 Mississauga 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 Mississauga voted ↓
Split between ridings
Mississauga Centre takes in 17% of Mississauga, and Mississauga—Erin Mills the bulk of the remaining 83%. Member of Parliament ↓
Low spending per resident
Most of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities spent more per resident in 2024 than Mississauga council: 79% of them. 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
Mississauga, a city in Ontario, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
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 Mississauga, from the most recent elections.
- 1Mississauga councilelected October 2022Bonnie Crombie
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioMississauga Centre · Mississauga—Erin Mills · Mississauga—Lakeshore
- 3House of CommonsMississauga Centre · 17%
- 4House of CommonsMississauga—Erin Mills · 17%
- 5House of CommonsMississauga East—Cooksville · 17%
- 6House of CommonsMississauga—Lakeshore · 17%
- 7House of CommonsMississauga—Malton · 17%
- 8House of CommonsMississauga—Streetsville · 16%
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 |
Each ward chooses its own councillors on Mississauga council, while the whole municipality votes for the mayor. The contest for mayor went to Bonnie Crombie, with 78% of the votes.
Councils: Ontario 2022 Municipal Election data, MMAH (OGL-Ontario)
Mississauga 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 Mississauga voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Mississauga 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 | – |
Why not 2025? Elections Canada publishes those counts under non-commercial terms, and its open data stop at the 2021 election. 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. The last general elections came on 27 February 2025 for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Mississauga spans 6 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
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ola.org ↗Every one of them sends a separate MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and each covers part of Mississauga. Southern Ontario’s ridings are the 2013 federal ones by statute, which is how this page places the town.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Mississauga has 6 MPs
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 · 17%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Mississauga—Erin Mills · Liberal Party of Canada · 17%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Mississauga East—Cooksville · Liberal Party of Canada · 17%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Mississauga—Lakeshore · Liberal Party of Canada · 17%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Mississauga—Malton · Liberal Party of Canada · 17%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Mississauga—Streetsville · Liberal Party of Canada · 16%
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 Fares Al Soud sits with.
The MP’s record
On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Mississauga Centre would have gone to the Liberal Party of Canada with 54%, and Fares Al Soud kept it for them in 2025. Fares Al Soud was elected to the Commons for the first time in April 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 Centre re-elected Omar Alghabra of the Liberal Party of Canada
Mississauga Centre as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025. It held 18% of Mississauga’s residents.
Omar Alghabra (Liberal Party of Canada) took Mississauga Centre in 2021 with 54% of the vote, 12,329 votes ahead of Kathy-Ying Zhao (Conservative Party of Canada). Omar Alghabra was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 56%. 56% of electors in Mississauga Centre voted in 2021, below the 63% turnout across Canada.
All 5 candidates in Mississauga Centre, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Alghabra | Liberal Party of Canada | 25,719 | 54.2% |
| Kathy-Ying Zhao | Conservative Party of Canada | 13,390 | 28.2% |
| Teneshia Samuel | New Democratic Party | 5,331 | 11.2% |
| Elie Diab | People's Party of Canada | 2,128 | 4.5% |
| Craig Laferriere | Green Party of Canada | 863 | 1.8% |
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 47% of spending ($675 a resident), roads and transit leads the budget. Full-time staff number 5,016, about 6.3 to every thousand residents. On top of that comes Peel Region: $2,085 a resident across its area, led by social services and child care. In 2024 the median among Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities was $1,901 a resident; Mississauga council spent $1,436. Debt Mississauga council owes over the long term came to $260.7M, $328 a resident, under the median of $440. Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 37% of revenue, against 42% across the province’s returns.
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 Mississauga 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
- Which riding. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
- 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.
- 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. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- 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. Residents per seat divide the 2021 Census population by every council seat, the head of council’s included.
Questions about how Mississauga is run
Who is the MP for Mississauga?
Mississauga has more than one: Fares Al Soud (Liberal Party of Canada) for Mississauga Centre, and Iqra Khalid for Mississauga—Erin Mills.
Which party won Mississauga in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada, with Omar Alghabra in Mississauga Centre; since 2025 Fares Al Soud represents Mississauga Centre.
Who is the MPP for Mississauga?
That depends on where in Mississauga you live: Mississauga Centre, Mississauga—Erin Mills, Mississauga—Lakeshore, Mississauga—Streetsville, Mississauga—Malton and Mississauga East—Cooksville each have their own MPP in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
Who heads the council in Mississauga?
In October 2022, Bonnie Crombie won the post of mayor for Mississauga council’s 2022–26 term.
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?
Mississauga is part of Peel Region, the upper tier, whose regional council runs services such as water and policing.
How is Mississauga council elected?
By ward for councillors and at large for the mayor, on Mississauga council.
What was the turnout in Mississauga?
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).