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Mississauga—Brampton South (provincial electoral district)

Coordinates: 43°36′N 79°36′W / 43.6°N 79.6°W / 43.6; -79.6
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Mississauga—Brampton South
Ontario electoral district
Mississauga—Brampton South in relation to other Greater Toronto ridings
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created2003
District abolished2015
First contested2007
Last contested2014
Demographics
Population (2006)147,096
Electors (2011)90,777
Area (km²)82
Census division(s)Peel
Census subdivision(s)Mississauga, Brampton
Map of Mississauga-Brampton South

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

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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

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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.[1]

Members of Provincial Parliament

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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
41st  2014–2018
Riding dissolved into
Mississauga—Malton, Mississauga—Streetsville,
Mississauga East—Cooksville, Mississauga Centre,
Brampton South and Brampton Centre

Election results

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2014 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 41,323 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +2.67
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
2011 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 33,840 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 242 0.71
Turnout 34,082 36.43
Eligible voters 93,563
Liberal hold 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.
2007 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 36,702 100.0

2007 electoral reform referendum

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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

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43°36′N 79°36′W / 43.6°N 79.6°W / 43.6; -79.6