Mississauga—Erin Mills

Mississauga—Erin Mills
Ontario electoral district
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 

Iqra Khalid
Liberal

District created 2013
First contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 117,199
Electors (2015) 80,912
Area (km²)[2] 36
Pop. density (per km²) 3,255.5
Census divisions Peel
Census subdivisions Mississauga

Mississauga—Erin Mills is a federal electoral district in Ontario. It encompasses a portion of Ontario formerly included in the electoral district of Mississauga—Erindale.[3]

Mississauga—Erin Mills was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015.[4]

Demographics

According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representation[5][6]

Ethnic groups: 40.2% White, 23.5% South Asian, 9.9% Chinese, 6.5% Black, 5.1% Filipino, 4.9% Arab, 1.9% Latin American, 1.6% Southeast Asian, 1.5% Korean, 1.3% West Asian
Languages: 52.8% English, 7.6% Chinese, 7.3% Urdu, 4.4% Arabic, 3.3% Polish, 2.6% Tagalog, 2.0% Spanish, 1.9% Punjabi, 1.7% Portuguese, 1.6% French, 1.3% Italian, 1.2% Korean, 1.1% Hindi
Religions: 57.6% Christian (34.6% Catholic, 3.5% Christian Orthodox, 3.3% Anglican, 2.8% United Church, 1.9% Presbyterian, 1.6% Pentecostal, 1.6% Baptist, 8.1% Other), 16.2% Muslim, 5.7% Hindu, 2.1% Buddhist, 2.0% Sikh, 15.5% No religion
Median income (2010): $31,924
Average income (2010): $44,117

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Mississauga—Erin Mills
Riding created from Mississauga—Erindale
42nd  2015–Present     Iqra Khalid Liberal

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalIqra Khalid 27,520 49.72 +15.34
ConservativeBob Dechert 21,716 39.24 -7.35
New DemocraticMichelle Bilek 5,206 9.41 -6.74
GreenAndrew Roblin 905 1.64 -1.11
Total valid votes/Expense limit 55,347100.00 $216,923.79
Total rejected ballots 2450.44
Turnout 55,59267.51
Eligible voters 82,348
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +11.34
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2011 federal election redistributed results[9]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 21,646 46.58
  Liberal 15,978 34.39
  New Democratic 7,503 16.15
  Green 1,274 2.74
  Others 66 0.14

References

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