Mississauga Centre (provincial electoral district)

Mississauga Centre was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007.

This riding was 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.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representation[1][2]

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% Farsi, 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

Ontario general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±
LiberalHarinder Takhar 18,466 47.45 +7.19
Progressive ConservativeRob Sampson 15,846 40.72 -10.91
New DemocraticMichael Miller 3,237 8.32 +3.29
GreenJeffrey Scott Smith 776 1.99
Family CoalitionJohn R. Lyall 588 1.51
Ontario general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeRob Sampson 18,688 51.63
LiberalGeorge Winter 14,572 40.26
New DemocraticGail McCabe 1,820 5.03
Natural LawBob Harrington 1,117 3.09

See also

References

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