Mayor of Mississauga explained
The mayor of Mississauga is the head of Mississauga City Council and chief executive officer of the municipal government. The mayor is elected alongside city council every four years on the fourth Monday of October; there are no term limits.[1] While in office, mayors are styled His/Her Worship.
The office is currently held by Carolyn Parrish, who assumed office on June 24, 2024, following her election in the by-election on June 10 to succeed former mayor Bonnie Crombie.
Mayors of Mississauga
This list includes the two mayors of the Town of Mississauga (existing from 1968 to 1973), and the five mayors of the City of Mississauga (1974 to present):
Town of Mississauga
Before 1968, Mississauga was led by the reeves for the townships of Clarkson, Cooksville, Dixie, Erindale, Lakeview, Lorne Park, Malton, Meadowvale, Sheridan, and Toronto Township.
City of Mississauga
The City of Mississauga was formed with the merger of the towns of Mississauga, Port Credit and Streetsville:
Deputy mayor
City councillor(s) may be appointed by the mayor on an honorary basis.
Election results
2024
See main article: 2024 Mississauga mayoral by-election.
2022
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Bonnie Crombie | 82,736 | 78.47 |
David Shaw | 7,202 | 6.83 |
George Tavares | 5,613 | 5.32 |
Derek Ramkissoon | 4,012 | 3.81 |
Mohsin Khan | 2,866 | 2.72 |
Melodie J. Petty | 1,464 | 1.39 |
Jayesh Trivedi | 1,169 | 1.11 |
Bobie Taffe | 370 | 0.35 | |
2018
Mayoral Candidate | Vote[5] | % |
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Bonnie Crombie | 91,422 | 76.68 |
Kevin J. Johnston | 16,079 | 13.49 |
Scott E. W. Chapman | 4,563 | 3.83 |
Andrew Lee | 2,970 | 2.49 |
Mohsin Khan | 1,458 | 1.22 |
Yasmin Pouragheli | 996 | 0.84 |
Tiger Meng Wu | 989 | 0.83 |
Syed Qumber Rizvi | 752 | 0.63 | |
2014
Mayoral Candidate | Vote[6] | % |
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Bonnie Crombie | 102,346 | 63.49 |
| 46,224 | 28.68 |
Dil Muhammad | 2,429 | 1.51 |
Stephen King | 1,874 | 1.16 |
Masood Khan | 1,254 | 0.78 |
Donald Barber | 1,225 | 0.76 |
Derek Ramkissoon | 1,044 | 0.65 |
Scott E. W. Chapman | 868 | 0.54 |
Riazuddin Choudhry | 790 | 0.49 |
| 775 | 0.48 |
Kevin Jackal Johnston | 741 | 0.46 |
Andrew Seitz | 507 | 0.31 |
Joe Lomangino | 415 | 0.26 |
Grant Isaac | 392 | 0.24 |
Sheraz Siddiqui | 315 | 0.20 | |
2010
Mayoral Candidate | Vote[7] | % |
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Hazel McCallion | 107,643 | 76.40 |
Dave Cook | 10,744 | 7.63 |
George Winter | 4,783 | 3.39 |
Ranjit Chahal | 4,199 | 2.98 |
Ghani Ahsan | 3,744 | 2.66 |
Ram Selvarajah | 2,241 | 1.59 |
Peter Orphanos | 2,140 | 1.52 |
Donald Barber | 1,513 | 1.07 |
Paul Fromm | 917 | 0.65 |
Martin Marinka | 644 | 0.46 |
Bryan Robert Hallett | 575 | 0.41 |
Shirley Vanden Berg | 516 | 0.37 |
Ursula Keuper-Bennett | 329 | 0.23 |
Andy Valenton | 293 | 0.21 |
Antu Maprani Chakkunny | 249 | 0.18 |
Andrew Seitz | 233 | 0.17 |
Innocent Watat | 139 | 0.10 | |
2006
See main article: 2006 Mississauga municipal election.
Mayoral Candidate | Vote[8] | % |
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Hazel McCallion | 98,293 | 91.41 |
Donald Barber | 5,571 | 5.18 |
Roy N. Willis | 3,667 | 3.41 | |
2003
Mayoral Candidate | Vote[9] | % |
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Hazel McCallion | 74,719 | 91.64 |
Masood Khan | 2,304 | 2.83 |
Charles Cooper | 1,613 | 1.98 |
Larry J. Mancini | 1,478 | 1.81 |
Dyal Chanderpaul | 1,419 | 1.74 | |
2000
Mayoral Candidate | Vote[10] | % |
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Hazel McCallion | 89,325 | 92.06 |
Kanwaljit Singh Kanwal | 3,111 | 3.21 |
Donald Barber | 2,726 | 2.81 |
Rod P. Stewart | 1,866 | 1.92 | |
1997
Mayoral Candidate | Vote[11] | % |
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Hazel McCallion | 65,678 | 94.34 |
Donald Barber | 2,084 | 2.99 |
James Archibald Girvin | 1,063 | 1.53 |
Wyman Parker | 792 | 1.14 | |
1994
Mayoral Candidate | Vote[12] | % |
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Hazel McCallion | 67,524 | 90.81 |
Dianna Priestman | 1,898 | 2.55 |
Donald Barber | 1,648 | 2.22 |
Michael John Charette | 1,373 | 1.85 |
James Girvin | 1,206 | 1.62 |
Ernie DesJardine | 711 | 0.96 | |
1991
91% of polls reporting
MacCallion ended up winning by a plurality of 54,158 votes.[13]
Mayoral Candidate | Vote[14] | % |
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Hazel McCallion | 52,022 | 86.74 |
Dianna Hostan | 3,010 | 5.02 |
Steve Dunn | 2,560 | 4.27 |
Glenn R. Dean | 2,383 | 3.97 | |
1985
Mayoral Candidate | Vote[16] | % |
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Hazel McCallion | 42,220 | 74.61 |
Robert Taylor | 7,604 | 13.44 |
Rick Drennan | 6,761 | 11.95 | |
1982
1978
1976
Mayoral Candidate | Vote[20] | % |
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Ron Searle | 15,405 | 33.63 |
| 11,731 | 25.61 |
Gerry Townsend | 11,340 | 24.76 |
David Culhan | 6,737 | 14.71 |
Douglas Campbell | 591 | 1.29 | |
1973
Mayoral Candidate | Vote[21] | % |
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Martin Dobkin | 18,179 | 52.62 |
| 15,209 | 44.03 |
Douglas Campbell | 795 | 2.30 |
Eberhard Matsuchka | 362 | 1.05 | |
1967
Notes and References
- Web site: AMO – Ontario Municipal Elections. 2020-09-25. www.amo.on.ca.
- News: Carolyn Parrish will be Mississauga's mayor, CBC News projects . 10 June 2024 . CBC News Toronto . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . 10 June 2024 . Toronto ON.
- News: Carolyn Parrish wins Mississauga mayoral race in closer-than-expected vote . 10 June 2024 . CP24 . BellMedia . 10 June 2024 . Toronto ON.
- https://www.mississauga.ca/city-of-mississauga-news/news/city-of-mississauga-council-appoints-new-deputy-mayor/
- Web site: 2018-Municipal-Election-Official-Results . City of Mississauga . June 8, 2024 .
- Web site: 2014-Municipal-Election-Official-Results . City of Mississauga . June 8, 2024 .
- Web site: Election Results - Detail . City of Mississauga . June 8, 2024 .
- Web site: 2006-Municipal-Election-Official-Results . City of Mississauga . June 8, 2024 .
- Web site: 2003-Municipal-Election-Official-Results . City of Mississauga . June 8, 2024 .
- Web site: 2000-Municipal-Election-Official-Results . City of Mississauga . June 8, 2024 .
- Web site: 1997-Municipal-Election-Official-Results . City of Mississauga . June 8, 2024 .
- News: Mississauga. November 15, 1994. 5. Toronto Star. June 8, 2024.
- News: Incumbents win 131 of 225 mayoral races in province. November 14, 1991. 11. Ottawa Citizen. June 8, 2024.
- News: Mississauga. November 13, 1991. 9. Toronto Star. June 8, 2024.
- News: Incumbents leading in Mississauga--only one new councillor expected. November 15, 1988. 18. Toronto Star. June 8, 2024.
- News: Mississauga. November 13, 1985. 49. Toronto Star. June 8, 2024.
- News: Mississauga. November 9, 1982. 21. Toronto Star. June 9, 2024.
- News: 3 of 12 mayors unseated in areas around Metro . November 11, 1980. 18. Toronto Star. June 8, 2024.
- News: McCallion win stuns establishment . November 14, 1978. 11. Toronto Star. June 8, 2024.
- News: Searle topples Dobkin in Mississauga upset . December 7, 1976. 10. Toronto Star. June 8, 2024.
- News: 'Big blue machine' upset in Mississauga Dobkin new mayor. October 2, 1973. 7. Toronto Star. June 8, 2024.
- News: Mississauga Reeve keeps seat. December 8, 1970. 26. Toronto Star. June 9, 2024.
- News: Vote today at Oakville. December 11, 1967. 12. Hamilton Spectator. June 9, 2024.