# Mississauga Centre (provincial electoral district)

Mississauga Centre is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007, and again from 2018 to present.
This riding was originally created in 1996 from parts of Mississauga East and Mississauga West ridings. Throughout its brief existence, it was represented by Rob Sampson and Harinder Takhar. It consisted of the central part of the City of Mississauga, Ontario. The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Mississauga East—Cooksville, Mississauga South, Mississauga—Brampton South and Mississauga—Erindale ridings.
For the 2018 election, it was re-created from Mississauga East—Cooksville, Mississauga—Erindale, Mississauga—Brampton South, and Mississauga—Streetsville.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Mississauga Centre :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 37th | 1999–2003 | Rob Sampson | Progressive Conservative |
| 38th | 2003–2007 | Harinder Takhar | 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 | 2018–2022 | Natalia Kusendova | Progressive Conservative |
| 43rd | 2022–present | Natalia Kusendova | Progressive Conservative |

## Demographics

    According to the 2011 Canadian census; 2013 representation
Ethnic groups: 32.8% White, 26.4% South Asian, 11.6 Chinese, 6.6% Filipino, 6.4% Arab, 5.0% Black, 2.6% Southeast Asian, 2.4% Latin American, 1.3% Korean, 1.3% West Asian
Languages: 42.9% English, 9.8% Chinese, 6.0% Urdu, 5.7% Arabic, 3.4% Tagalog, 3.1% Polish, 2.9% Portuguese, 2.8% Punjabi, 2.6% Spanish, 1.8% Hindi, 1.7% Tamil, 1.7% Vietnamese, 1.5% Italian, 1.4% French, 1.2% Gujarati, 1.0% Persian, 1.0% Korean Religions: 52.9% Christian (33.8% Catholic, 4.0% Christian Orthodox, 2.2% Anglican, 1.5% United Church, 1.3% Pentecostal, 1.3% Baptist, 1.2% Presbyterian, 7.6% Other), 16.5% Muslim, 8.9% Hindu, 2.9% Buddhist, 2.8% Sikh, 15.2% No religion
Median income (2010): $27,738
Average income (2010): $36,502

## Election results
### 2018 - present

2025 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Natalia Kusendova | 16,592 | 46.79 | +3.19 |
| | Liberal | Sumira Malik | 14,561 | 41.06 | +4.74 |
| | New Democratic | Waseem Ahmed | 2,310 | 6.51 | –5.78 |
| | Green | Robert Chan | 1,028 | 2.90 | –0.62 |
| | New Blue | Audrey Simpson | 443 | 1.25 | –0.30 |
| | None of the Above | Greg Vezina | 334 | 0.94 | +0.09 |
| | Independent | Zulfiqar Ali | 195 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 35,463 | 98.79 | –0.41 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 435 | 1.21 | +0.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,898 | 38.28 | +0.14 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 93,779 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | –0.78 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2022 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Natalia Kusendova | 14,719 | 43.60 | +2.74 |
| | Liberal | Sumira Malik | 12,260 | 36.32 | +10.92 |
| | New Democratic | Sarah Walji | 4,148 | 12.29 | −15.27 |
| | Green | Adriane Franklin | 1,188 | 3.52 | +0.89 |
| | New Blue | Audrey Simpson | 523 | 1.55 | |
| | Ontario Party | Stephanie Wright | 332 | 0.98 | |
| | None of the Above | Greg Vezina | 288 | 0.85 | |
| | Populist | Elie Diab | 163 | 0.48 | |
| | Moderate | Viktor Chornopyskyy | 137 | 0.41 | −0.03 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,758 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 271 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,029 | 38.14 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 89,129 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −4.09 |
| Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18."Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21. |||||||
2018 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Natalia Kusendova | 17,860 | 40.86 | +14.81 |
| | New Democratic | Laura Kaminker | 12,046 | 27.56 | +11.62 |
| | Liberal | Bobbie Daid | 11,102 | 25.40 | –26.09 |
| | Green | Noah Gould | 1,149 | 2.63 | –0.32 |
| | Stop the New Sex-Ed Agenda | Alex Pacis | 890 | 2.04 | N/A |
| | Libertarian | Farouk Giga | 471 | 1.08 | N/A |
| | Moderate | Viktor Chornopyskyy | 192 | 0.44 | N/A |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,710 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative notional gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative notional gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +1.60 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2014 general election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 17,903 | 51.49 |
| Progressive Conservative | 9,059 | 26.05 |
| New Democratic | 5,543 | 15.94 |
| Others | 1,238 | 3.56 |
| Green | 1,027 | 2.95 |

### 1999 - 2007

2003 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Harinder Takhar | 18,466 | 47.45 | +7.19 |
| Progressive Conservative | Rob Sampson | 15,846 | 40.72 | -10.91 |
| New Democratic | Michael Miller | 3,237 | 8.32 | +3.29 |
| Green | Jeffrey Scott Smith | 776 | 1.99 |
| Family Coalition | John R. Lyall | 588 | 1.51 |
1999 Ontario general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Progressive Conservative | Rob Sampson | 18,688 | 51.63 |
| Liberal | George Winter | 14,572 | 40.26 |
| New Democratic | Gail McCabe | 1,820 | 5.03 |
| Natural Law | Bob Harrington | 1,117 | 3.09 |