Results, Ridings and Candidates
Mississauga South
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 229/229 polls | |||
| LIB | Paul Szabo | 20,475 | 44.05 |
Elected |
| CON | Hugh Arrison | 18,476 | 39.75 |
|
| NDP | Matt Turner | 4,102 | 8.83 |
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| GRN | Richard Laushway | 3,427 | 7.37 |
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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.
View these results in the interactive map »- Hugh Arrison
- Richard Laushway
- Paul Szabo (Incumbent)
- Matt Turner
Hugh Arrison
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Profession: Financial advisor
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Darlene
Children: Seven
Career Background: President and CEO of Allstrategic Financial Corporation, an adviser to small businesses and their executives on their financial plans. Spent 30 years at Canada Life Financial, where he became vice-president of the Canadian division.
Community Activities: Worked with Boy Scouts and the Oakridge Ratepayers Association. Took part in the 2005 Friends for Life Bike Rally, which raised over $600,000 in support of Torontonians with AIDS.
Mailing address:
305 Lakeshore Rd. W
Mississauga Ont.
L5H 1G5
Contact information:
Telephone: 905-274-9643
Richard Laushway
Party: Green Party of Canada
Birthdate: Feb. 5, 1972
Age: 36
Birthplace: Brockville, Ont.
Education: St. Lawrence College, Business Technology/Information and Communications Systems
Profession: Information technology manager
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Caryn
Children: One
Career Background: Current Server Operations Manager for the RBC Financial Group's primary data centre and their former IT Infrastructure Manager. Previously worked as a senior analyst with Sun Life Financial's core server team. President of Blue Sphere Power Ltd., a renewable energy firm he founded in 2005.
Community Activities: Helped inform and rally the community against power plant developments within one kilometre of residential and school zones. Participant of Mississauga South’s Litter Not and Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup initiatives. Organized various fundraising activities for United Way.
Mailing address:
2174 Primate Road
Mississauga, Ont.
L4Y 1V4
Contact information:
Telephone 1: 905-306-0554
Telephone 2: 416-333-3213
Paul Szabo
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birthdate: May 10, 1948
Age: 60
Birthplace: Toronto
Education: BSc. in computer science, University of Western Ontario; MBA, York University
Profession: Chartered accountant
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Linda
Children: Aaron, Reagan and Whitney
Career Background: He was a senior auditor, corporate controller, finance director, corporate treasurer and chartered accountant for a variety of companies, including his own accounting practice.
Community Activities: Former vice-chair and director of the Mississauga Hospital. Former director of Interim Place, a shelter for battered women and the Peel Regional Housing Authority. President of Erindale West Homeowners Association.
Electoral History
Federal: Defeated in Mississauga South in 1980 and 1984; Elected in 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2006.
Political History
Parliamentary Secretary: Worked for the Ministry of Public Works and Government Services, 2000 to 2003.
Committee: Co-chair of the committee on Scrutiny of Regulations. Member of the committees on Scrutiny of Regulations, Liaison and subcommittee on committee Budgets; and Agenda and Procedure. Former chair of the committees on Government Operations and Estimates, subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure, and subcommittee on Improved Financial Reporting to Parliament. Former vice-chair:Government Operations and Estimates, Agenda and Procedure, and Environment and Sustainable Development. Former member: Government Operations and Estimates, Agenda and Procedure, Environment and Sustainable Development, Transport, subcommittee on the Estimates Process, subcommittee on the Review of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, Transport and Government Operations, Health, Finance, Natural Resources and Government Operations, Bill C-12, An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act and to make consequential amendments to other acts, and subcommittee on Tax Equity for Canadian Families with Dependent Children.
Caucus: Member of the Liberal caucus.
Contact information:
Matt Turner
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Birthdate: Feb. 16, 1989
Age: 19
Birthplace: Toronto
Education: Studying practical nursing at Loyalist College
Profession: Barista
Marital Status: Single
Community Activities: Volunteers with St. John Ambulance and the Navy League Cadet Corps REVENGE (Mississauga). Former member of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps HAIDA (Mississauga) for three years. Formed the Mississauga and Belleville transit riders' associations, which lobby for better transit options in the municipalities. Also volunteers with the Peel Poverty Action Group.
Mailing address:
2002 Davebrook Rd.
Mississauga, Ont.
L5J 3M5
Contact information:
Phone: 647-237-8561
CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites - links will open in new window.2008 Results
Overall 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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