Mississauga—Lakeshore (provincial electoral district)

For the federal electoral district, see Mississauga—Lakeshore (federal electoral district).
Mississauga—Lakeshore
Ontario electoral district
Location in Mississauga
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 		 
Rudy Cuzzetto
Progressive Conservative
District created1975
First contested1975
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2016)117,440
Electors (2018)90,469
Area (km²)88
Pop. density (per km²)1,334.5
Census division(s)Peel Region
Census subdivision(s)Mississauga

Mississauga—Lakeshore is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. This riding was formerly known as Mississauga South prior to 2015.[1]

It includes the neighbourhoods of Cawthra, Sheridan Heights, Park Royal, Clarkson, Rattray Park Estates, Lorne Park, Lorne Park Estates, Port Credit, Applewood Acres, Lakeview and Orchard Heights. It has a population of 113,003 and an area of 61 km2.

In 2003, it was defined to consist of the part of the City of Mississauga lying southeast of a line drawn from northeast to southwest along the Queensway to the Credit River, west along the Credit River, and southwest along Dundas Street West to the southwestern city limit.[needs update]

Map of Mississauga South, 2003 boundaries

Members of Provincial Parliament

Mississauga South
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created
30th  1975–1977     Douglas Kennedy Progressive Conservative
31st  1977–1981
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987     Margaret Marland Progressive Conservative
34th  1987–1990
35th  1990–1995
36th  1995–1999
37th  1999–2003
38th  2003–2007     Tim Peterson Liberal
 2007–2007     Independent
 2007–2007     Progressive Conservative
39th  2007–2011     Charles Sousa Liberal
40th  2011–2014
41st  2014–2018
Mississauga—Lakeshore
42nd  2018–2022     Rudy Cuzzetto Progressive Conservative
43rd  2022–present
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[2]

Electoral history

Provincial election results, 1977-2007

Once one of the strongest bastions of PC support in the province (winning 61% of the vote as recently as 1999), and certainly in the Toronto area, Mississauga South provincially has become more and more Liberal in last election cycles.

Election results

2022 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Rudy Cuzzetto 19,341 45.09 +2.76
Liberal Elizabeth Mendes 15,768 36.76 +1.73
New Democratic Julia Kole 3,647 8.50 −9.80
Green David Zeni 2,160 5.04 +2.08
New Blue Renata Cynarska 1,014 2.36  
Ontario Party George Cescon 501 1.17  
None of the Above Brian Crombie 459 1.07 +0.39
Total valid votes 42,890 100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 197
Turnout 43,087 46.95
Eligible voters 91,907
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +0.51
Source(s)
"Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
"Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.


2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Rudy Cuzzetto 22,520 42.33 +8.88
Liberal Charles Sousa 18,636 35.03 -15.45
New Democratic Boris Rosolak 9,735 18.30 +7.62
Green Lloyd Jones 1,572 2.95 -0.24
None of the Above Kenny Robinson 363 0.68
Libertarian Jay Ward 223 0.42
Go Vegan Felicia Trigiani 150 0.28
Total valid votes 53,199 99.12
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 474 0.88
Turnout 53,673 59.33
Eligible voters 90,469
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +12.17
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
2014 general election redistributed results[4]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 23,269 50.49
  Progressive Conservative 15,420 33.45
  New Democratic 4,921 10.68
  Green 1,471 3.19
  Others 1,010 2.19

Mississauga South, 1977-2014

2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Sousa 22,192 50.76 +0.05
Progressive Conservative Effie Triantafilopoulos 14,514 33.20 -2.89
New Democratic Boris Rosolak 4,649 10.63 +0.57
Green Lloyd Jones 1,418 3.24 +1.10
None of the Above Andrew Weber 591 1.35
Libertarian James Judson 355 0.81
Total valid votes 43,719 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +1.47
Source: Elections Ontario[5]
2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Sousa 20,375 50.71 +3.92
Progressive Conservative Geoff Janoscik 14,499 36.09 +1.69
New Democratic Anju Sikka 4,044 10.06 +0.93
Green Cory Mogk 860 2.14 -6.7
Freedom Mark Harris 236 0.59  
Vegan Environmental Paul Figueiras 165 0.41  
Total valid votes 40,179 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 178 0.44
Turnout 40,357 51.25
Eligible voters 78,746
Liberal hold Swing +1.12
Source: Elections Ontario[6]
2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Sousa 19,195 46.79 +2.99
Progressive Conservative Tim Peterson 14,114 34.40 -8.8
New Democratic Ken Cole 3,745 9.13 -0.05
Green David Johnston 3,627 8.84 +6.43
Family Coalition Samantha Toteda 345 0.84 -0.57
Total valid votes 41,026 100.0
2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 26,121 65.1
Mixed member proportional 13,985 34.9
Total valid votes 40,106 100.0
2003 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tim Peterson 17,211 43.80 +12.32
Progressive Conservative Margaret Marland 16,977 43.20 -18.07
New Democratic Ken Cole 3,606 9.18 +3.3
Green Pamela Murray 949 2.41  
Family Coalition Alfred Zawadzki 555 1.41  
Total valid votes 39,298 100.0%
1999 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Margaret Marland 23,890 61.27 -8.49
Liberal Ieva Martin 12,275 31.48 +14.73
New Democratic Ken Cole 2,293 5.88 -4.02
Independent Tim Sullivan 535 1.37  
Total valid votes 38,993 100.0
1995 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Margaret Marland 23,116 69.76 +17.31
Liberal Ieva Martin 5,551 16.75 -3.54
New Democratic David Messenger[7] 3,282 9.90 -13.31
Natural Law Scott Kay 334 1.01  
Independent Adrian Earl Crewson 309 0.93  
Independent Wolfgang G. Mueller 287 0.87  
Green Matthew Wood 256 0.77 -3.28
Total valid votes 33,135 100.0
1990 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Margaret Marland 17,126 52.45 +10.21
New Democratic Sue Craig 7,579 23.21 +8.04
Liberal Donna Scott 6,624 20.29 -20.13
Green Scott McWhinnie 1,323 4.05  
Total valid votes 32,652 100.0
1987 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Margaret Marland 13,854 42.24 -2.34
Liberal Claudette MacKay-Lassonde 13,255 40.42 +1.13
New Democratic Barry Stevens 4,976 15.17 -0.96
Freedom Chris Balabanian 712 2.17  
Total valid votes 32,797 100.0
1985 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Margaret Marland 13,186 44.58 -11.05
Liberal Carolynne Siller 11,623 39.29 +11.12
New Democratic Barry Stevens 4,770 16.13 -0.07
Total valid votes 29,579 100.0
1981 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Douglas Kennedy 14,165 55.63 +7.72
Liberal Basil Gerol 7,172 28.17 +1.39
New Democratic Neil Davis 4,126 16.20 -9.11
Total valid votes 25,463 100.0
1977 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Douglas Kennedy 13,622 47.91
Liberal Mike Garvey 7,616 26.78
New Democratic Ted Humphreys 7,196 25.31
Total valid votes 28,434 100.0

References

  1. ^ "Ontario's Liberal government adds 15 new ridings, bringing total to 122". CBC. Canadian Press. December 2, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  2. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Douglas Kennedy's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Douglas Kennedy, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
    • For Margaret Marland's Legislative Assembly information see "Margaret Marland, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2015.
    • For Tim Peterson's Legislative Assembly information see "Tim Peterson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2015.
    • For Charles Sousa's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles Sousa, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2015.
  3. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 7. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  4. ^ "63 - Mississauga-Lakeshore".
  5. ^ Elections Ontario (2014). "Official result from the records, 050 Mississauga South" (PDF). Retrieved 27 June 2015.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Mississauga South" (PDF). Retrieved 3 June 2014.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ 1995 Election results Archived 2014-03-30 at the Wayback Machine

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