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Mississauga - Erindale
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 285/285 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | Robert Dechert | 29,792 | 46.94 |
Elected |
| LIB | Omar Alghabra | 21,542 | 33.94 |
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| NDP | Michelle Bilek | 10,327 | 16.27 |
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| GRN | John Fraser | 1,694 | 2.67 |
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| ML | Dagmar Sullivan | 109 | 0.17 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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Riding Info
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.
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 2008, Conservative Bob Dechert won the seat by 397 votes over incumbent Liberal Omar Alghabra. It was a reversal of the 2006 election result, when Alghabra beat 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, 2008 - LIB
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 21.59% (30,845) |
| French | 4.43% (6,325) |
| Aboriginal | 0.79% (1,125) |
| American | 0.69% (985) |
| Canadian | 10.89% (15,560) |
| Caribbean | 6.07% (8,670) |
| Latin, Central, South | 2.20% (3,145) |
| Western European | 6.47% (9,250) |
| Northern European | 1.20% (1,715) |
| Eastern European | 10.43% (14,900) |
| S European | 17.36% (24,810) |
| Other European | 0.63% (895) |
| Scandinavian | 1.04% (1,490) |
| Baltic | 0.34% (490) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.60% (855) |
| African | 2.46% (3,510) |
| Arab | 4.28% (6,120) |
| Maghrebi | 0.03% (45) |
| West Asia | 1.86% (2,655) |
| South Asia | 20.33% (29,055) |
| East/SE Asia | 18.77% (26,820) |
| Oceania | 0.11% (160) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.02% (25) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 142,895 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 50% (70,005) |
| French | 1% (1,875) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (0) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (0) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (0) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (0) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (0) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 0% (0) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 2% (2,480) |
| Portuguese | 3% (3,725) |
| Romanian | 0% (470) |
| Spanish | 2% (2,880) |
| Danish | 0% (65) |
| Dutch | 0% (220) |
| Flemish | 0% (10) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 1% (885) |
| Norwegian | 0% (50) |
| Swedish | 0% (30) |
| Yiddish | 0% (15) |
| Bosnian | 0% (130) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (165) |
| Croatian | 1% (1,375) |
| Czech | 0% (120) |
| Macedonian | 0% (175) |
| Polish | 4% (5,825) |
| Russian | 0% (640) |
| Serbian | 0% (420) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (100) |
| Slovak | 0% (175) |
| Slovenian | 0% (115) |
| Ukrainian | 1% (975) |
| Latvian | 0% (10) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (115) |
| Estonian | 0% (25) |
| Finnish | 0% (20) |
| Hungarian | 0% (200) |
| Greek | 0% (605) |
| Armenian | 0% (265) |
| Turkish | 0% (110) |
| Amharic | 0% (50) |
| Arabic | 3% (4,370) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (155) |
| Somali | 0% (110) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (85) |
| Bengali | 1% (745) |
| Gujarati | 1% (1,420) |
| Hindi | 1% (1,350) |
| Kurdish | 0% (0) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 2% (3,220) |
| Pashto | 0% (180) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 1% (1,065) |
| Sindhi | 0% (135) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (145) |
| Urdu | 6% (7,885) |
| Malayalam | 0% (330) |
| Tamil | 1% (1,765) |
| Telugu | 0% (130) |
| Japanese | 0% (305) |
| Korean | 1% (1,695) |
| Cantonese | 3% (3,775) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 3% (4,765) |
| Mandarin | 2% (2,195) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (30) |
| Lao | 0% (45) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (25) |
| Vietnamese | 1% (1,840) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (110) |
| Ilocano | 0% (155) |
| Malay | 0% (385) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 3% (4,250) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (250) |
| Swahili | 0% (45) |
| Creoles | 0% (230) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 138,950 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 1.29 |
| Mining | 8.45 |
| Utilities | 0.85 |
| Construction | 7.58 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 3.66 |
| Retail | 11.12 |
| Transport | 5.82 |
| Info Culture | 1.07 |
| Finance Insurance | 2.39 |
| Real Estate | 0.99 |
| ProSciTech | 3.28 |
| Management | 0.00 |
| Waste/Remediation | 4.11 |
| Education | 8.11 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 11.65 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.76 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 5.08 |
| Public Admin | 8.40 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 45,135 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 6.7%
6.4% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 8.40%
13.56%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 25.25%
26.61%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $104,294
$90,526 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 52%
28% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 39.47%
33.54% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
We'll be updating these info pages as the campaign progresses. If you have any corrections, suggestions or new information to pass on, please e-mail us.
NDP – Michelle Bilek
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| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
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| CON | 167 | 0 | 167 | 39.62 |
| NDP | 102 | 0 | 102 | 30.62 |
| LIB | 34 | 0 | 34 | 18.91 |
| BQ | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6.05 |
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