# Mississauga East—Cooksville (federal electoral district)

Mississauga East—Cooksville (French: Mississauga-Est—Cooksville) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

## History

It was created in 2003 from parts of Mississauga Centre and Mississauga East ridings.
Following the 2012 redistribution, the riding will include parts of Mississauga—Brampton South and Mississauga South for the next election. The northern Burnhamthorpe boundary would change to Eglinton. This would mean that Rockwood Village would move from Mississauga—Brampton South to the "Mississauga East-Cooksville" riding.
It consisted of the part of the City of Mississauga east of a line drawn from north to south along the Queensway, Mavis Road, Central Parkway East, HWY 403 and Eglington Avenue East. It includes the neighbourhood of Cooksville, from which the riding derives part of its name.
For the 2015 Federal Election, Elections Canada describes the riding as follows: "Consisting of that part of the Regional Municipality of Peel comprised of that part of the City of Mississauga described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the northeasterly limit of said city with Queensway East; thence southwesterly along Queensway East and Queensway West to Mavis Road; thence northwesterly along said road to Central Parkway West; thence northeasterly and northwesterly along said parkway and Central Parkway East to Highway No. 403; thence northeasterly and northwesterly along said highway to Eglinton Avenue East; thence northeasterly along said avenue to the northeasterly limit of said city; thence generally southeasterly along said limit to the point of commencement."

## Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census
Ethnic groups: 48.5% White, 16.3% South Asian, 7.4% Filipino, 6.4% Black, 4.3% Chinese, 4.2% Arab, 3.2% Southeast Asian, 2.9% Latin American, 1.2% West Asian
Languages: 39.9% English, 6.5% Polish, 3.6% Tagalog, 3.5% Arabic, 3.5% Urdu, 2.9% Portuguese, 2.9% Ukrainian, 2.8% Spanish, 2.3% Vietnamese, 2.3% Italian, 2.1% Mandarin, 1.6% Tamil, 1.5% Serbian, 1.4% Cantonese, 1.2% Russian
Religions: 60.0% Christian (39.0% Catholic, 5.9% Christian Orthodox, 1.7% Anglican, 1.3% United Church, 1.1% Pentecostal, 11.0% Other), 13.5% Muslim, 6.0% Hindu, 2.3% Buddhist, 1.1% Sikh, 16.5% None
Median income: $37,200 (2020)
Average income: $47,360 (2020)

## Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of political parties:
| Party | Association name | CEO | HQ address |
| Conservative | Mississauga East—Cooksville Conservative Association | Leandro Altobelli | 1602-60 Absolute Avenue |
| Liberal | Mississauga East—Cooksville Federal Liberal Association | Diane A. Siggens | 3540 Kilmanagh Road |
| New Democratic | Mississauga East—Cooksville Federal NDP Riding Association | Waseem Ahmed | 3411 Schomberg Avenue |

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Mississauga East—Cooksville Riding created from Mississauga Centre and Mississauga East |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Albina Guarnieri | Liberal |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Albina Guarnieri | Liberal |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Albina Guarnieri | Liberal |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Wladyslaw Lizon | Conservative |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Peter Fonseca | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Peter Fonseca | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–present | Peter Fonseca | Liberal |

## Election results

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Peter Fonseca | 22,806 | 50.0 | -3.1 | $48,174.27 |
| | Conservative | Grace Adamu | 14,722 | 32.3 | -1.3 | $16,774.32 |
| | New Democratic | Tom Takacs | 4,678 | 10.3 | +1.5 | 1,363.00 |
| | People's | Joseph Westover | 2,933 | 6.4 | +5.2 | $809.98 |
| | Independent | Gord Elliott | 329 | 0.7 | N/A | $0.00 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Dagmar Sullivan | 107 | 0.2 | -0.1 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,575 | 99.2 | – | $112,477.70 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 383 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,958 | 55.6 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 82,603 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -0.9 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 23,278 | 50.28 |
| Conservative | 14,632 | 31.60 |
| New Democratic | 4,863 | 10.50 |
| People's | 2,988 | 6.45 |
| Green | 150 | 0.32 |
| Others | 388 | 0.84 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Peter Fonseca | 27,923 | 53.1 | -1.13 | $54,292.81 |
| | Conservative | Wladyslaw Lizon | 17,664 | 33.6 | -1.75 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Tom Takacs | 4,643 | 8.8 | +0.17 | none listed |
| | Green | Maha Rasheed | 1,578 | 3.0 | +1.52 | $0.00 |
| | People's | Syed Rizvi | 637 | 1.2 | | $2,799.42 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Anna Di Carlo | 178 | 0.3 | -0.01 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 52,623 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 483 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,106 | 62.1 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 85,584 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +0.31 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Peter Fonseca | 28,154 | 54.23 | +18.07 | $85,296.75 |
| | Conservative | Wladyslaw Lizon | 18,353 | 35.35 | -8.20 | $109,692.04 |
| | New Democratic | Ali Naqvi | 4,481 | 8.63 | -9.03 | $34,143.24 |
| | Green | Jaymini Bhikha | 766 | 1.48 | -0.69 | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Tim Sullivan | 163 | 0.31 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 51,917 | 100.00 | | $217,661.14 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 287 | 0.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,204 | 63.87 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 81,736 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +13.13 |
| Source(s) "Mississaugs East--Cooksville". Election Results. Elections Canada. Retrieved October 22, 2015. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 19,269 | 43.55 |
| Liberal | 15,999 | 36.16 |
| New Democratic | 7,814 | 17.66 |
| Green | 959 | 2.17 |
| Others | 209 | 0.47 |
vte2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Wladyslaw Lizon | 18,796 | 39.97 | +7.42 | $90,142 |
| | Liberal | Peter Fonseca | 18,120 | 38.53 | -11.63 | $71,450 |
| | New Democratic | Waseem Ahmed | 8,836 | 18.79 | +7.44 | $6,591 |
| | Green | Jaymini Bhikha | 1,032 | 2.19 | -3.05 | $968 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Pierre Chénier | 241 | 0.51 | -0.16 | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,025 | 100.00 | | $169,151 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 289 | 0.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,314 | 56.8 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 83,018 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +9.52 |
| Source(s) Elections Canada (2011). "Official Voting Results: Forty-first General Election". Retrieved September 28, 2015. |||||||
vte2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Albina Guarnieri | 20,457 | 50.16 | -1.49 | $45,484 |
| | Conservative | Melissa Bhagat | 13,277 | 32.55 | +1.11 | $33,438 |
| | New Democratic | Satish Balasunderam | 4,632 | 11.35 | -0.02 | |
| | Green | Jaymini Bhikha | 2,138 | 5.24 | +2.19 | $463 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Pierre Chénier | 277 | 0.67 | +0.32 | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 40,781 | 100.0 | | $87,933 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 280 | 0.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,061 | 49.12 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 83,582 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -1.30 |
| Source(s) Elections Canada (2008). "Official Voting Results: Fortieth General Election". Retrieved August 24, 2015. |||||||
vte2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Albina Guarnieri | 23,530 | 51.65 | -5.05 |
| | Conservative | Carl DeFaria | 14,326 | 31.44 | +5.42 |
| | New Democratic | Jim Gill | 5,180 | 11.37 | -0.30 |
| | Green | Richard Pietro | 1,393 | 3.05 | +0.11 |
| | Independent | Mohamed Elrofaie | 496 | 1.08 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Sally Wong | 467 | 1.02 | -0.94 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Pierre Chénier | 164 | 0.35 | -0.03 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,556 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 240 | 0.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,796 | 58.34 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 78,492 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -5.23 |
| Source(s) Elections Canada (2006). "Official Voting Results: Thirty-Ninth General Election". Retrieved August 24, 2015. |||||||
vte2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Albina Guarnieri | 22,435 | 56.70 |
| | Conservative | Riina DeFaria | 10,299 | 26.02 |
| | New Democratic | Jim Gill | 4,619 | 11.67 |
| | Green | Jason Robert Hinchcliffe | 1,167 | 2.94 |
| | Christian Heritage | Sally Wong | 778 | 1.96 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Pierre Chénier | 154 | 0.38 |
| | Independent | Andrew Seitz | 114 | 0.28 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 39,566 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 221 | 0.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,787 | 52.43 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 75,883 |
| Source(s) Elections Canada (2004). "Official Voting Results: Thirty-Eighth General Election". Retrieved August 24, 2015. |||||||