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Mississauga - Erindale

2008 Results

Mississauga-Erindale
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote Share (%)	Status
Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST		286/286 polls
CON	Bob Dechert	23,795	42.58	Elected
LIB	Omar Alghabra	23,556	42.15
NDP	Mustafa Rizvi	4,767	8.53
GRN	Richard Pietro	3,636	6.51
ML	Dagmar Sullivan	128	0.23

Unofficial results were updated at the time shown following judicial recounts in six ridings. For more recent results, visit Elections Canada. The CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites. External links will open in a new window.

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Overall Results

Overall Election Results
Party	Elected	Leading	Total	Vote Share (%)
Updated: Nov. 7, 2008, 5:00 PM EST
CON	143	0	143	37.63
LIB	77	0	77	26.24
BQ	49	0	49	9.97
NDP	37	0	37	18.20
IND	2	0	2	0.65
GRN	0	0	0	6.80
OTH	0	0	0	0.51

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