Mississauga North (federal electoral district)

For the provincial electoral district, see Mississauga North (provincial electoral district).
Mississauga North
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1976
District abolished1987
First contested1979
Last contested1984

Mississauga North /ˌmɪsɪˈsɔːɡə/ was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988.

This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Halton and Mississauga ridings.

It consisted of the part of the City of Mississauga, Ontario, lying north of a line drawn (from west to east) along Highway No. 5, Cawthra Road, and the Queen Elizabeth Way.

The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed between Mississauga East, Mississauga West and Mississauga South ridings.

Members of Parliament

The riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Halton and Mississauga
31st  1979–1980     Alex Jupp Progressive Conservative
32nd  1980–1984     Douglas Glenn Fisher Liberal
33rd  1984–1988     Robert Horner Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved into Mississauga East, Mississauga West
and Mississauga South

Electoral history

1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Alex Jupp 30,531
Liberal Tony Abbott 26,881
New Democratic John McGuigan 11,002
Libertarian Martin Wahl 277
Marxist–Leninist Bill Shpikula 64
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Douglas Glenn Fisher 30,531
Progressive Conservative Alex Jupp 25,739
New Democratic W. George Ross 11,729
Libertarian Kenneth Wilcox 306
Marxist–Leninist Bill Shpikula 74
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Robert Horner 47,124
Liberal Douglas Glenn Fisher 33,203
New Democratic Bill Patrick 13,823
Green Ronald W. Pate 609
Libertarian Karl von Harten 435

See also