# Mississauga—Brampton South (provincial electoral district)

Mississauga—Brampton South was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from the 2007 provincial election until 2018. It was dissolved into Mississauga—Malton, Mississauga—Streetsville, Mississauga East—Cooksville, Mississauga Centre, Brampton South and Brampton Centre.

## Geography

It consisted of the parts of the cities of Mississauga and Brampton bounded by a line drawn from the intersection of Highway 401 with the northeastern limit of the City of Mississauga, south along the city limit, southwest along Burnhamthorpe Road East, northwest along Central Parkway East, southwest along Highway 403, northwest along Mavis Road; thence northwesterly along said road to Eglinton Avenue West; thence southwesterly along said avenue to Terry Fox Way; thence northwesterly along said way to Britannia Road West; thence northeasterly along said road to Mavis Road, southwest along Highway 401, northwest along Mississauga Road, northeast along the northwestern limit of the City of Mississauga, northwest along McLaughlin Road, northeast along Steeles Avenue East, southeast along Kennedy Road South, northeast along the northwestern limit of the City of Mississauga, southeast along Dixie Road, and northeast along Highway 401 to the point of commencement.

## History

It was created in 2003 from Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale, Brampton West—Mississauga, Mississauga Centre and Mississauga East ridings. In the 2011 provincial election, it had the lowest turnout of any riding in the province.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Mississauga—Brampton South :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale, Brampton West—Mississauga, Mississauga Centre and Mississauga East |||||
| 39th | 2007–2011 | Amrit Mangat | Liberal |
| 40th | 2011–2014 | Amrit Mangat | Liberal |
| 41st | 2014–2018 | Amrit Mangat | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Mississauga—Malton, Mississauga—Streetsville, Mississauga East—Cooksville, Mississauga Centre, Brampton South and Brampton Centre |||||

## Election results

vte2014 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Amrit Mangat | 19,923 | 48.21 | +2.17 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Amarjeet Gill | 11,251 | 27.23 | -3.17 |
| | New Democratic | Kevin Troake | 6,906 | 16.71 | +0.69 |
| | Green | Kathy Acheson | 1,302 | 3.15 | -0.53 |
| | Libertarian | Richard Levesque | 993 | 2.40 | +0.36 |
| | None of the Above | Kathleen Vezina | 597 | 1.44 | – |
| | Independent | Robert Alilovic | 351 | 0.85 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,323 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +2.67 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2011 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Amrit Mangat | 15,579 | 46.04 | −7.74 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Amarjeet Gill | 10,287 | 30.40 | +4.97 |
| | New Democratic | Karanjit Pandher | 5,420 | 16.02 | +5.71 |
| | Green | Keith Foster | 1,247 | 3.68 | −6.80 |
| | Libertarian | Christin Milloy | 691 | 2.04 | |
| | Independent | Masood Khan | 400 | 1.18 | |
| | Independent | Walter Widla | 216 | 0.64 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,840 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 242 | 0.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,082 | 36.43 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 93,563 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −6.36 |
| Source(s) Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Mississauga—Brampton South" (PDF). Retrieved 3 June 2014. |||||||
vte2007 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Amrit Mangat | 19,738 | 53.78 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ravi Singh | 9,333 | 25.43 |
| | Green | Paul Simas | 3,846 | 10.48 |
| | New Democratic | Karan Pandher | 3,785 | 10.31 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,702 | 100.0 |

## 2007 electoral reform referendum

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Votes | % |
| First Past the Post | 21,500 | 60.2 |
| Mixed member proportional | 14,201 | 39.8 |
| Total | 35,701 | 100.0 |

## Sources

* ↑ Vella, Erica. "Ontario electoral dysfunction: Award for most apathetic riding goes to…" globalnews.ca May 22, 2014
* ↑ Elections Ontario (2014). "Official result from the records, 047 Mississauga-Brampton South" (PDF). Retrieved 27 June 2015.
* Elections Ontario Past Election Results
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