Mayor of Mississauga explained

Post:Mayor
Body:
Mississauga
Flagsize:200px
Insignia:Mississauga_city_logo_2014.svg
Insigniacaption:Municipal logo
Incumbent:Carolyn Parrish
Incumbentsince:June 24, 2024
Style:Mayor, His/Her Worship
Member Of:City Council
Reports To:City Council
Seat:Mississauga Civic Centre
(Mississauga, Ontario, Canada)
Appointer:Direct election by residents of Mississauga
Termlength:4 years
Inaugural:Robert Speck
Salary:$146,198 + $31,219 in benefits
Website:Mayor's Office City Website

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.

No.MayorIn officeNotes
1Robert Speck19681972Former reeve of Toronto Township. Died in office.
2Chic Murray19721973Interim mayor, appointed by Council following Speck's death.

City of Mississauga

The City of Mississauga was formed with the merger of the towns of Mississauga, Port Credit and Streetsville:

No.MayorIn officeNotes
3Martin Dobkin19731976First mayor of the City of Mississauga.
4Ron Searle19761978Former town councillor and city councillor.
5Hazel McCallionDecember 1, 1978November 30, 2014Former mayor of Streetsville. Longest-serving mayor of Mississauga.
6Bonnie CrombieDecember 1, 2014January 12, 2024Former city councillor and Member of Parliament for Mississauga—Streetsville.
7Carolyn ParrishJune 24, 2024presentFormer city councillor and Member of Parliament for various ridings in Mississauga. Elected mayor in the June 10, 2024 by-election prompted by Crombie's resignation.[2] [3]

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%
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 CandidateVote[5] %
Bonnie Crombie 91,422 76.68
Kevin J. Johnston 16,07913.49
Scott E. W. Chapman 4,5633.83
Andrew Lee 2,9702.49
Mohsin Khan 1,4581.22
Yasmin Pouragheli 9960.84
Tiger Meng Wu 9890.83
Syed Qumber Rizvi 7520.63

2014

Mayoral CandidateVote[6] %
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 CandidateVote[7] %
Hazel McCallion107,643 76.40
Dave Cook10,744 7.63
George Winter 4,783 3.39
Ranjit Chahal 4,199 2.98
Ghani Ahsan3,744 2.66
Ram Selvarajah 2,241 1.59
Peter Orphanos 2,140 1.52
Donald Barber1,513 1.07
Paul Fromm9170.65
Martin Marinka644 0.46
Bryan Robert Hallett575 0.41
Shirley Vanden Berg 516 0.37
Ursula Keuper-Bennett329 0.23
Andy Valenton293 0.21
Antu Maprani Chakkunny 249 0.18
Andrew Seitz233 0.17
Innocent Watat 139 0.10

2006

See main article: 2006 Mississauga municipal election.

Mayoral CandidateVote[8] %
Hazel McCallion98,293 91.41
Donald Barber 5,571 5.18
Roy N. Willis 3,667 3.41

2003

Mayoral CandidateVote[9] %
Hazel McCallion74,719 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 CandidateVote[10] %
Hazel McCallion89,325 92.06
Kanwaljit Singh Kanwal 3,111 3.21
Donald Barber 2,726 2.81
Rod P. Stewart 1,866 1.92

1997

Mayoral CandidateVote[11] %
Hazel McCallion65,678 94.34
Donald Barber 2,084 2.99
James Archibald Girvin 1,063 1.53
Wyman Parker 792 1.14

1994

Mayoral CandidateVote[12] %
Hazel McCallion67,524 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 CandidateVote[14] %
Hazel McCallion52,022 86.74
Dianna Hostan 3,010 5.02
Steve Dunn 2,560 4.27
Glenn R. Dean 2,383 3.97

1985

Mayoral CandidateVote[16] %
Hazel McCallion42,220 74.61
Robert Taylor 7,604 13.44
Rick Drennan 6,761 11.95

1982

Mayoral CandidateVote[17] %
Hazel McCallion48,976 71.08
16,711 24.25
Doug Eland 3,215 4.67

1978

Mayoral CandidateVote[19] %
Hazel McCallion28,005 51.51
25,029 46.04
Michael Zita 1,332 2.45

1976

Mayoral CandidateVote[20] %
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 CandidateVote[21] %
Martin Dobkin 18,179 52.62
15,209 44.03
Douglas Campbell 795 2.30
Eberhard Matsuchka 362 1.05

1967

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AMO – Ontario Municipal Elections. 2020-09-25. www.amo.on.ca.
  2. 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.
  3. News: Carolyn Parrish wins Mississauga mayoral race in closer-than-expected vote . 10 June 2024 . CP24 . BellMedia . 10 June 2024 . Toronto ON.
  4. https://www.mississauga.ca/city-of-mississauga-news/news/city-of-mississauga-council-appoints-new-deputy-mayor/
  5. Web site: 2018-Municipal-Election-Official-Results . City of Mississauga . June 8, 2024 .
  6. Web site: 2014-Municipal-Election-Official-Results . City of Mississauga . June 8, 2024 .
  7. Web site: Election Results - Detail . City of Mississauga . June 8, 2024 .
  8. Web site: 2006-Municipal-Election-Official-Results . City of Mississauga . June 8, 2024 .
  9. Web site: 2003-Municipal-Election-Official-Results . City of Mississauga . June 8, 2024 .
  10. Web site: 2000-Municipal-Election-Official-Results . City of Mississauga . June 8, 2024 .
  11. Web site: 1997-Municipal-Election-Official-Results . City of Mississauga . June 8, 2024 .
  12. News: Mississauga. November 15, 1994. 5. Toronto Star. June 8, 2024.
  13. News: Incumbents win 131 of 225 mayoral races in province. November 14, 1991. 11. Ottawa Citizen. June 8, 2024.
  14. News: Mississauga. November 13, 1991. 9. Toronto Star. June 8, 2024.
  15. News: Incumbents leading in Mississauga--only one new councillor expected. November 15, 1988. 18. Toronto Star. June 8, 2024.
  16. News: Mississauga. November 13, 1985. 49. Toronto Star. June 8, 2024.
  17. News: Mississauga. November 9, 1982. 21. Toronto Star. June 9, 2024.
  18. News: 3 of 12 mayors unseated in areas around Metro . November 11, 1980. 18. Toronto Star. June 8, 2024.
  19. News: McCallion win stuns establishment . November 14, 1978. 11. Toronto Star. June 8, 2024.
  20. News: Searle topples Dobkin in Mississauga upset . December 7, 1976. 10. Toronto Star. June 8, 2024.
  21. News: 'Big blue machine' upset in Mississauga Dobkin new mayor. October 2, 1973. 7. Toronto Star. June 8, 2024.
  22. News: Mississauga Reeve keeps seat. December 8, 1970. 26. Toronto Star. June 9, 2024.
  23. News: Vote today at Oakville. December 11, 1967. 12. Hamilton Spectator. June 9, 2024.

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