Mississauga - Streetsville

This residential riding in the Greater Toronto Area contains part of the city of Mississauga.

The riding is bordered by Britannia Road West, Erin Mills Parkway and Eglinton Avenue West in the south and the northwest limits of Mississauga. It stretches between Ninth Line West and Mississauga Road, Highway 401, Mavis Road, Britannia Road West and Terry Fox Way in the east.

The primary employer is manufacturing, followed by retail trade and the service sector. Average family income is $101,117 and unemployment is 5.6 per cent. More than 84 per cent of residents own their homes. According to the 2006 census, the immigrant population is more than 46 per cent, with large Indian and Chinese communities.

This riding was created in 2004 from 56 per cent of Mississauga West and 18 per cent of Brampton West-Mississauga. Mississauga West was created in the 1986 redistribution by combining parts of Mississauga North and South. In 1996, the lines were redrawn again.

Population: 130,033 (2006 census; an increase of 9.9% since 2001)

Political History

In 2006, Liberal Wajid Khan defeated Conservative challenger Raminder Gill by 5,792 votes to secure his second term in the riding. In January 2007, Khan left the Liberals to join the Tories.

Khan also took Mississauga-Streetsville in 2004, beating Conservative Nina Tangri by 8,481 votes.

In 2000, Liberal Steve Mahoney defeated Alliance candidate Philip Leong in Mississauga West. He was secretary of state for selected Crown corporations from April to December 2003.

This area has bounced between Liberals and Conservatives. PC Bob Horner was elected for two terms in 1984 and 1988.

Mississauga West:

• 1988 - PC
• 1993, 1997, 2000 - LIB

Mississauga-Streetsville:

• 2004, 2006 - LIB