# Mississauga Centre (federal electoral district)

Mississauga Centre (French: Mississauga-Centre) is a federal electoral district in the Peel Region of Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004 and since 2015.

## Geography

The riding contains the neighbourhoods of Creditview, Mavis-Erindale, Mississauga City Centre, and parts of Fairview, Mississauga Valleys, Rathwood, Erindale, East Credit and Hurontario.

## History

This riding was first created in 1996 from parts of Mississauga South, Mississauga East and Mississauga West ridings. Throughout its initial existence, it was represented in the House of Commons by Carolyn Parrish. It consisted of the central part of the City of Mississauga.
The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Mississauga East—Cooksville, Mississauga South, Mississauga—Brampton South and Mississauga—Erindale ridings.
The riding was reinstated with the 2012 redistribution from parts of Mississauga East—Cooksville, Mississauga—Erindale, Mississauga—Brampton South, and Mississauga—Streetsville.

## Demographics

    According to the 2021 Canadian census
Ethnic groups: 30.2% South Asian, 25.0% White, 11.2% Chinese, 8.7% Arab, 6.3% Black, 6.1% Filipino, 2.9% Southeast Asian, 2.8% Latin American, 1.4% West Asian, 1.0% Korean Languages: 35.8% English, 7.1% Arabic, 5.7% Urdu, 5.0% Mandarin, 3.5% Cantonese, 3.0% Tagalog, 2.6% Hindi, 2.4% Spanish, 2.3% Punjabi, 2.2% Polish, 2.1% Portuguese, 1.8% Tamil, 1.7% Vietnamese, 1.2% Gujarati, 1.1% Italian Religions: 42.7% Christian (26.4% Catholic, 3.3% Christian Orthodox, 1.2% Anglican, 11.8% Other), 21.2% Muslim, 12.2% Hindu, 2.5% Buddhist, 2.5% Sikh, 18.1% No religion
Median income: $36,400 (2020)
Average income: $47,680 (2020)

## Members of Parliament

The riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Mississauga Centre Riding created from Mississauga East and Mississauga West |||||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Carolyn Parrish | Liberal |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Carolyn Parrish | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Mississauga East—Cooksville, Mississauga South, Mississauga—Brampton South and Mississauga—Erindale |||||
| Riding re-created from Mississauga East—Cooksville, Mississauga—Erindale, Mississauga—Brampton South and Mississauga—Streetsville |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Omar Alghabra | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Omar Alghabra | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–present | Omar Alghabra | Liberal |

## Election results
### 2015–present

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Omar Alghabra | 25,714 | 54.22 | –1.54 | $87,597.31 |
| | Conservative | Kathy-Ying Zhao | 13,390 | 28.23 | –1.30 | $20,654.68 |
| | New Democratic | Teneshia Samuel | 5,330 | 11.24 | +1.62 | $1,676.87 |
| | People's | Elie Diab | 2,148 | 4.53 | +2.97 | $1,711.39 |
| | Green | Craig Laferriere | 864 | 1.82 | –1.24 | $65.47 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,431 | – | – | $114,459.86 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 462 | 0.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,893 | 56.32 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 85,044 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | –1.54 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 24,922 | 53.88 |
| Conservative | 13,345 | 28.85 |
| New Democratic | 5,234 | 11.32 |
| People's | 1,939 | 4.19 |
| Green | 750 | 1.62 |
| Others | 61 | 0.13 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Omar Alghabra | 29,974 | 55.76 | +1.04 | $93,154.83 |
| | Conservative | Milad Mikael | 15,874 | 29.53 | -4.09 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Sarah Walji | 5,173 | 9.62 | +0.13 | none listed |
| | Green | Hugo Reinoso | 1,646 | 3.06 | +0.88 | $0.00 |
| | People's | David Micalef | 837 | 1.56 | – | $1,997.84 |
| | Independent | Greg Vezina | 252 | 0.47 | – | $1,248.05 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,756 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 475 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,231 | 62.3 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 87,047 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +2.57 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Omar Alghabra | 28,372 | 54.72 | +18.00 | $91,229.39 |
| | Conservative | Julius Tiangson | 17,431 | 33.62 | -8.07 | $124,639.40 |
| | New Democratic | Farheen Khan | 4,920 | 9.49 | -9.51 | $37,910.15 |
| | Green | Linh Nguyen | 1,129 | 2.18 | -0.14 | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 51,852 | 100.0 | | $218,817.55 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 342 | 0.66 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,194 | 63.31 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 82,443 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +13.03 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 17,790 | 41.68 |
| Liberal | 15,671 | 36.72 |
| New Democratic | 8,107 | 19.00 |
| Green | 988 | 2.32 |
| Others | 122 | 0.29 |

### 1997–2000

2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Carolyn Parrish | 24,381 | 64.13 | -0.91 |
| | Alliance | Harry Dhaliwal | 6,643 | 17.47 | +2.97 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Nina Tangri | 5,077 | 13.35 | -1.85 |
| | New Democratic | Gail McCabe | 1,404 | 3.69 | -1.08 |
| | Marijuana | Alan Ward | 389 | 1.02 | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Bob McCabe | 125 | 0.33 | -0.15 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,019 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | –1.94 |
* Canadian Alliance change is from Reform
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Carolyn Parrish | 25,881 | 65.04 | +6.22 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ahmad Solomah | 6,049 | 15.20 | -3.33 |
| | Reform | Janice Lim | 5,770 | 14.50 | -4.46 |
| | New Democratic | Vishnu Roche | 1,900 | 4.77 | +2.51 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Amarjit Dhillon | 192 | 0.48 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 39,792 | 100.0 |
1993 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 24,001 | 58.82 |
| Reform | 7,736 | 18.96 |
| Progressive Conservative | 7,561 | 18.53 |
| New Democratic | 923 | 2.26 |
| Others | 583 | 1.43 |