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Ward 5 (Mississauga)

Ward 5 is a municipal ward located in the northeast corner of the city of Mississauga, Ontario. It includes Malton and Britannia Woods, as well as extensive industrial area. Natalie Hart is the current city councillor, who was elected in the 2024 by-election to replace former councillor Carolyn Parrish who resigned to successfully run for mayor of Mississauga.

Ward 5
Constituency
for the Mississauga City Council and Peel Regional Council
Ward 5 within Mississauga
Regional municipalityPeel
CityMississauga
PopulationAbout 76,000
Current constituency
Created1951[1]
CouncillorNatalie Hart

The ward contains the communities of Malton, and the part of Hurontario (the community of Britannia) north of Eglinton Avenue.

Toronto Pearson International Airport is located within the ward.

The Ward was created in 1951 when the council of Toronto Township adopted a ward system.[1] It has covered the Malton area since its creation.[2] Toronto Township was re-named Mississauga in 1967.

Demographics

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According to the 2006 Canadian census, the total population of the ward was 75,415.

The largest ethnic group in the ward is South Asians who make up 39.3% of the population (primarily East Indians). 28% of the population is White, 11.4% Black, 6.2% Chinese, 3.3% Filipino, 3.3% Southeast Asian, 1.8% Latin American, and 1.7% Arab. The ward has the highest percentage of visible minorities in the city.

English is the largest mother tongue in the ward, with 40.4% of the ward speaking it as their native language. Punjabi is spoken by 16.5% of the ward.

The median individual income of the ward is $23,141.

Councillors

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  1. Carlton J. Stewart (1952)
  2. Ian Hart (1953–1954)
  3. Sid Smith (1955)
  4. Thomas Sills (1956–1958)
  5. Frank McKechnie (1959–1997)
  6. Harold Kennedy (1997)[3]
  7. Cliff Gyles (1997–2003)
  8. Eve Adams (2003–2011)
  9. Bonnie Crombie (2011–2014)
  10. Carolyn Parrish (2014–2024)
  11. Natalie Hart (2024– )

Election results

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2024 by-election

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Candidates

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Omer Abdalla
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Candidacy registered: April 16, 2024
Hamid Akbar
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Candidacy registered: March 26, 2024
Campaign website: hamidakbar.ca
Media coverage: Modern Mississauga questionnaire
Amir Ali
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Previously registered as candidate for Mayor of Mississauga in the 2024 by-election. Ali tied for fourteenth place in the 2015 by-election for Ward 4 councillor, which was won by John Kovac,[4][5] and received third place in the 2022 election for Ward 7 councillor, which was won by Dipika Damerla.[6]

Candidacy registered: March 25, 2024
Campaign website: electamir.ca
Kristin Dattoo
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Candidacy registered: April 15, 2024
Campaign website: votekristindattoo.com
Jordan Gray
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Candidacy registered: April 5, 2024
Campaign website: jordangrayward5.ca
Media coverage: Modern Mississauga questionnaire
Natalie Hart
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General manager of the Malton Business Improvement Area.[7] Candidate for Mississauga Ward 1 councillor, 2018.[8] Former Ontario Liberal Party regional vice-president for central west.[9]

Candidacy registered: March 20, 2024
Campaign website: votehart.ca
Media coverage: The Pointer podcast
Imran Hasan
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Former chair of the Mississauga Board of Trade,[10] chair of Peel Crime Stoppers,[11] and vice-president of Eden Food for Change food bank.[12] President of telecom company Transglobal Systems of Canada.[13] Candidate for Ward 11 in the 2018[14] and 2022.[10]

Candidacy registered: March 25, 2024
Campaign website: ImranHasan.ca
Media coverage: Modern Mississauga questionnaire
Ehsan Khandaker
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Candidacy registered: April 12, 2024
Campaign website: khandaker.ca
Media coverage: Modern Mississauga questionnaire
Tazeen Rizvi
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Candidacy registered: April 11, 2024
Campaign website: electtazeen.com
Rosemarie Sanchez Sanchez
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Candidacy registered: April 24, 2024
Campaign website: votesanchezward5.ca
Media coverage: Modern Mississauga questionnaire
Manish Sawhney
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Candidacy registered: March 21, 2024
Campaign website: manishsawhney.com
Media coverage: Modern Mississauga questionnaire
Shelly Scott-England
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Black Caucus Alliance chair.[15]

Candidacy registered: March 22, 2024
Campaign website: silver-round-xcbm.squarespace.com
Media coverage: Modern Mississauga questionnaire, The Pointer podcast
Danny Singh
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Candidacy registered: March 20, 2024
Campaign website: dannysingh.ca
Media coverage: Modern Mississauga questionnaire
Rana Zia
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Candidacy registered: April 2, 2024

Polling

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Polling firm Source Last date
of polling 		Sample Size MoE Hamid Akbar Jordan Gray Natalie Hart Manish Sawhney Danny Singh Other Undecided
Mainstreet Research PDF June 9, 2024 228 (IVR) ± 6.5% 5% 8% 22% 5% 20% 12% 29%

Results

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Candidate Vote %
Natalie Hart 3,707 29.14
Danny Singh 2,993 23.53
Jordan Gray 1,326 10.42
Manish Sawhney 942 7.40
Rana Zia 942 7.40
Shelly Scott-England 616 4.84
Bradley MacDonald 421 3.81
Rosemarie Sanchez Sanchez 379 2.98
Hamid Akbar 324 2.55
Ehsan Khandaker 282 2.22
Amir Ali 260 2.04
Imran Hasan 230 1.81
Omer Abdalla 174 1.37
Kristin Dattoo 92 0.72
Tazeen Rizvi 34 0.27

2022

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Candidate Vote %
Carolyn Parrish 5,631 67.79
Hamid Akbar 1,006 12.11
Domenica Laura Simone 935 11.26
Bradley MacDonald 735 8.85

2018

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Candidate[16] Vote %
Carolyn Parrish 6,798 63.87
David Broadway 1,161 10.91
Ram Pawar 1,026 9.64
Ahmad Khan 892 8.38
Marina Qureshi 452 4.25
Alex Itty 315 2.96

2014

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Candidate Votes %
Carolyn Parrish 6,025 39.18
Dianne Douglas 2,762 17.96
Samantha Angel 1,938 12.60
Waseem Ahmed 1,597 10.38
Harman Singh 1,310 8.52
Crystal Mark 552 3.59
Herman Hacikyan 482 3.13
Jayesh Trivedi 385 2.50
Jas Mangat 199 1.29
Aayesha Arshad Aamir 128 0.83

2011 by-election

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Candidate Votes %
Bonnie Crombie 2,479 21.54
Carolyn Parrish 2,238 19.44
Simmer Kaur 1,662 14.44
Peter Adams 1,347 11.70
Rick Williams 728 6.32
Kulvinder Bobbie Daid 633 5.50
Jake Dheer 573 4.98
Dianne Douglas 542 4.71
Mark Cashin 242 2.10
Barbara Hazel Tabuno 221 1.92
Mobeen Ali 174 1.51
Vlado Bertic 130 1.13
Glenn Barnes 58 0.50
Olive Rose Steele 57 0.50
Jimmy Ghimery 51 0.44
Sandeep Patara 51 0.44
Cheryl Rodricks 42 0.36
Frank Perrotta 40 0.35
Waqar Siddiqui 36 0.31
Jamie Dookie 35 0.30
Cecil Young 34 0.30
Mo Khan 28 0.24
Shirley Abraham 26 0.23
Grant Isaac 25 0.22
Catherine Soplet 25 0.22
Paul Keselman 17 0.15
Steve Bator 16 0.14

2010

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Candidate Votes %
Eve Adams 9,795 66.75
Simerjit Kaur 2,678 18.25
Ilyas Shaikh 849 5.79
Jagjit Grewal 514 3.50
David Brenn 453 3.09
Mahmood Malik 385 2.62

2006

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Candidate Votes %
Eve Adams 5,704 45.77
Karman Singh Punian 2,352 18.87
Sydney Weir 1,369 10.99
Ricardo C. Francis 861 6.91
Frank Perrotta 528 4.24
Rana Ahmad 490 3.93
Sam Hanna 442 3.55
Brad MacDonald 441 3.54
Stephen Largy 203 1.63
Said M. Aldajani 71 0.57

2003

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Two-time councillor Cliff Gyles was defeated in the election by Eve Adams; the incumbent placed a distant sixth. The election was held on November 10, roughly two months after Gyles was sentenced to 2.5 years in a federal penitentiary for accepting $35,000 in bribes.[17]

Candidate Votes %
Eve Adams 3,793 30.66
Rick Falco 2,282 18.45
Roy Willis 1,089 8.80
Karam Singh Punian 1,082 8.75
Harji Bajwa 898 7.26
Cliff Gyles 572 4.62
Jim Sahdra 508 4.11
Frank Perrotta 420 3.40
Michelle Meghie 333 2.69
Nasir Majeed 294 2.38
Thomas Thomas 290 2.34
Sarbjit S. Bhatia 193 1.56
Gurjit Singh Bhatti 173 1.40
Sajjan Singh Sidhu 94 0.76
Fernando Tagalog 71 0.57
Chris Collier 70 0.57
Said M. Aldajani 67 0.54
Meena Hardatt 59 0.48
Greg Dell 34 0.27
James A. Girvin 30 0.24
Jay S. Kang 18 0.15

2000

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Candidate Votes %
Cliff Gyles 6,050 52.69
Ripsodhak Singh Grewal 2,730 23.77
Roy Willis 1,945 16.94
Ranjit S. Chahal 387 3.37
Mel Kell 371 3.23

1997

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Candidate Votes %
Cliff Gyles 2,458 27.85
Roy Willis 1,762 19.96
Carole Berry 1,574 17.83
Harry Singh Dhillon 1,202 13.62
Y. S. Dhaliwal 909 10.30
Colin McKechnie 864 9.79
Devinder Singh Bassi 57 0.65

1994

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Candidate Votes[18] %
Frank McKechnie 4,072 58.46
Roy Willis 1,824 26.19
Veerendra D. Adhiya 629 9.03
Howard Baker 440 6.32

1991

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Incumbent Frank McKechnie defeats insurance broker Vijay Kalhan and warehouse worker Jasbir Singh.[19]

Candidate Votes[20] %
Frank McKechnie 3,512 55.56
Roy Willis 1,355 21.44
Vijay Kalhan 525 8.31
Howard Baker 371 5.87
James Girvin 326 5.16
Jasbir Singh Gill 232 3.67

1988

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98% of polls reporting

Candidate Votes[21] %
Frank McKechnie 4,134 70.03
Roy Willis 1,769 29.97

1985

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Candidate Votes[22] %
Frank McKechnie 2,782 41.33
Carmen DeSantis 1,441 21.41
Arthur Hoyte 1,102 16.37
Roy Willis 617 9.17
Joe Caprara 572 8.50
Bill Price 217 3.22

1982

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Candidate Votes[23] %
Frank McKechnie 4,421 53.11
Joe Genchi 2,746 32.98
Arthur Hoyte 780 9.37
Jeff Menary 378 4.54

1980

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Real estate agent James McIntyre finished 1,100 votes behind McKechnie.[24]

Candidate Votes %
Frank McKechnie Elected  Y
James McIntyre
Jhalman Gosal
Giuseppe Genchi
David Cox
Cor Bal

1978

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Candidate Votes[25] %
Frank McKechnie 3,021 60.04
James McIntyre 2,011 39.96

1976

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Candidate Votes %
Frank McKechnie Acclaimed[26]

1973

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Candidate Votes[27] %
Frank McKechnie 1,677 73.68
Rudie Jansen 599 26.32

1970

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Candidate Votes[28] %
Frank McKechnie 921 73.86
Rudie Jansen 326 26.14

1967

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Candidate Votes %
Frank McKechnie Elected[29]  Y

1965

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Candidate Votes %
Frank McKechnie Acclaimed[30]

1963

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Candidate Votes %
Frank McKechnie Elected[31]  Y

1961

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Candidate Votes %
Frank McKechnie Elected[32]  Y
H. R. Madgett[33]

1959

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Candidate Votes %
Frank McKechnie Acclaimed[34]

1958

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Candidate Votes[35] %
Frank McKechnie 356 37.59
Harold Lanford 344 36.33
Thomas Sills 247 26.08

1957

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Candidate Votes %
Thomas Sills Acclaimed[36]

1956

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Candidate Votes %
Thomas Sills Acclaimed[37]

1955

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Candidate Votes %
Thomas Sills Acclaimed[38]

1954

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Candidate Votes %
Sid Smith Acclaimed[39]

1953 (Dec.)

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Candidate Votes[40] %
Ian Hart 419 57.24
Clayton Cheyne 313 42.76

1953 (Jan.)

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Candidate Votes[41] %
Ian Hart 454 59.19
Clayton Cheyne 313 40.81

1951

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Candidate Votes %
Carlton J. Stewart Acclaimed[1]

References

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