Each seat on Mississauga’s council stands for 63,720 residents, more than in 99% of Ontario municipalities
Parts of Uptown vote in 2 different ridings for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Mississauga—Malton and Mississauga Centre. The open record doesn’t name a current MPP for Uptown; the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s own list does. Fares Al Soud (Liberal Party of Canada) is the MP for Mississauga Centre, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Uptown. Uptown 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.
What stands out in how Uptown 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 Uptown voted ↓
Split between ridings
Mississauga Centre takes in 68% of Uptown, and Mississauga—Malton the bulk of the remaining 32%. Member of Parliament ↓
Low spending per resident
Spending per resident left Mississauga council below 79% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities in 2024. 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
Uptown 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 Uptown, from the most recent elections.
- 1Mississauga councilelected October 2022Bonnie Crombie
- 2Legislative Assembly of OntarioMississauga—Malton · Mississauga Centre
- 3House of CommonsMississauga Centre · 68%
- 4House of CommonsMississauga—Malton · 32%
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)
Uptown voted less than most of Ontario in 2022
Turnout in the October 2022 municipal elections, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is Ontario’s median.
Turnout for Mississauga council on 24 October 2022 was 22% of electors, lower than the Ontario norm.
How Uptown voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Uptown 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. Mississauga votes next on 28 October 2030: the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 sets municipal elections on the fourth Monday in October every four years. The 2025 results are left out because elections.ca’s terms forbid commercial reproduction; the open catalogue’s latest is 2021.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Uptown 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 ↗Ontario’s southern ridings copy the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), and the town is placed by them. Which MPP in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario represents a home in Uptown depends on the street.
Southern Ontario ridings: the 2013 federal boundaries (Representation Act, 2015), Statistics Canada
Uptown has 2 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 · 68%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Mississauga—Malton · Liberal Party of Canada · 32%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada71
- Conservative Party of Canada50
As Wikidata records them.
The Liberal Party of Canada holds 71 of 122 seats from Ontario, including Fares Al Soud’s.
The MP’s record
April 2025 was Fares Al Soud’s first election to the House of Commons. 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.
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 Iqwinder Gaheer won Mississauga—Malton, as the Liberal Party of Canada had in 2019
The 2019 and 2021 counts in Mississauga—Malton, Uptown’s riding before the map was redrawn; it now votes in Mississauga Centre. It held 57% of Uptown’s residents.
Mississauga—Malton turned out at only 54% in 2021; the country managed 63%. Back in 2019 the seat went to Navdeep Bains (Liberal Party of Canada), on 57%. In 2021, Mississauga—Malton went to Iqwinder Gaheer (Liberal Party of Canada) on 53%; Clyde Roach (Conservative Party of Canada) finished 9,141 votes behind.
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.
Taxes on property make up 37% of what comes in, less than the province-wide 42%. Long-term debt at Mississauga council stood at $260.7M, or $328 a resident, below the $440 median. 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. Residents are also served by Peel Region, which spent $2,085 each across its area, chiefly on social services and child care. 5,016 full-time positions are funded, 6.3 per thousand residents. No service costs more than roads and transit, at $675 per resident and 47% of the total.
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 Uptown 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
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- Not on this page. Band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- 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.
- Council size. Residents per seat divide the 2021 Census population by every council seat, the head of council’s included.
- Council money. The 2024 Financial Information Return, totals after adjustments by service, per resident with the return’s own population. A lower tier’s figures leave out its county’s or region’s spending, so lower tiers are compared only with lower tiers.
Questions about how Uptown is run
Who is the MP for Uptown?
Most residents of Uptown have Fares Al Soud (Liberal Party of Canada) as MP for Mississauga Centre; the rest mainly have Iqwinder Gaheer, for Mississauga—Malton.
Which party won Uptown in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada, with Iqwinder Gaheer in Mississauga—Malton; since 2025 Fares Al Soud represents Mississauga Centre.
Who is the MPP for Uptown?
Uptown is split between Mississauga—Malton and Mississauga Centre, so it has more than one MPP; the Legislative Assembly of Ontario lists who holds each.
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?
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 Uptown?
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).