Mississauga - Erindale

This Greater Toronto Area riding contains part of Mississauga.

Its boundaries are Ninth Line to the west, Mavis Road to the east, Dundas Street, the Credit River and Queensway West to the south and Britannia Road West, Erin Mills Parkway and Eglinton Avenue West to the north.

The area is primarily residential, with manufacturing the major industry. According to the 2006 census, more than 52 per cent of the residents are immigrants, with significant Indian and Chinese communities. Average family income is $104,294 and unemployment is 6.7 per cent.

This riding was created in 2004 from 45 per cent of Mississauga West and 43 per cent of Mississauga Centre. Mississauga West was created in 1986 by combining parts of Mississauga North and South. Prior to 1966, the riding was known as Peel.

Population: 143,361 (2006 census; an increase of 19.1% since 2001)

Political History

In 2006, this riding remained Liberal after Omar Alghabra beat Conservative Bob Dechert by 3,328 votes.

The Liberal nomination in 2004 was a bitter battle between two sitting Liberal MPs, Carolyn Parrish and Steve Mahoney. Parrish won the nomination and defeated Dechert in the election.

But Parrish was expelled from the Liberal caucus in November 2004. Paul Martin accused her of being disrespectful and demeaning in her behaviour. Parrish was well-known for her comments on the United States and President George W. Bush. She also called Martin "weak" before she was expelled.

In 2000, Parrish won her second term as a Liberal MP, defeating the Alliance's Harry Dhaliwal in Mississauga Centre. Parrish was elected in 1993 in Mississauga West.

In 2000, Mahoney defeated Alliance candidate Philip Leong in Mississauga West. Tory Bob Horner served two terms in Mississauga West before being defeated by Liberal Doug Fisher in 1988.

• 2004, 2006 - LIB