Quick facts for kids Mayor of
Mississauga |
Municipal logo
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Incumbent
Carolyn Parrish
since June 24, 2024
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| Style |
Mayor, His/Her Worship |
| Member of |
City Council |
| Reports to |
City Council |
| Seat |
Mississauga Civic Centre
(Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) |
| Appointer |
Direct election by residents of Mississauga |
| Term length |
4 years |
| Inaugural holder |
Robert Speck |
| Formation |
1967; 57 years ago (1967) |
| Salary |
$146,198 + $31,219 in benefits |
| Website |
Mayor's Office City Website |
The mayor of Mississauga is the head of Mississauga City Council and chief executive officer of the municipal government. The mayor is elected alongside city council every four years on the fourth Monday of October; there are no term limits. While in office, mayors are styled His/Her Worship.
The office is currently held by Carolyn Parrish, who assumed office on June 24, 2024, following her election in the by-election on June 10 to succeed former mayor Bonnie Crombie.
Mayors of Mississauga
This list includes the two mayors of the Town of Mississauga (existing from 1968 to 1973), and the five mayors of the City of Mississauga (1974 to present):
Town of Mississauga
Before 1968, Mississauga was led by the reeves for the townships of Clarkson, Cooksville, Dixie, Erindale, Lakeview, Lorne Park, Malton, Meadowvale, Sheridan, and Toronto Township.
| No. |
Mayor |
In office |
Notes |
| 1 |
|
Robert Speck |
1968 |
1972 |
Former reeve of Toronto Township. Died in office. |
| 2 |
|
Chic Murray |
1972 |
1973 |
Interim mayor, appointed by Council following Speck's death. |
City of Mississauga
The City of Mississauga was formed with the merger of the towns of Mississauga, Port Credit and Streetsville:
| No. |
Mayor |
In office |
Notes |
| 3 |
|
Martin Dobkin |
1973 |
1976 |
First mayor of the City of Mississauga. |
| 4 |
|
Ron Searle |
1976 |
1978 |
Former town councillor and city councillor. |
| 5 |
|
Hazel McCallion |
December 1, 1978 |
November 30, 2014 |
Former mayor of Streetsville. Longest-serving mayor of Mississauga. |
| 6 |
|
Bonnie Crombie |
December 1, 2014 |
January 12, 2024 |
Former city councillor and Member of Parliament for Mississauga—Streetsville. |
| 7 |
|
Carolyn Parrish |
June 24, 2024 |
present |
Former city councillor and Member of Parliament for various ridings in Mississauga. Elected mayor in the June 10, 2024 by-election prompted by Crombie's resignation. |
Deputy mayor
City councillor(s) may be appointed by the mayor on an honorary basis.
| Portrait |
Deputy mayor |
Term began |
Constituency as councillor |
|
|
Matt Mahoney |
June 27, 2024 |
Ward 8 Erin Mills |
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Election results
2024
Main article: 2024 Mississauga mayoral by-election
2024 Mississauga mayoral by-election
Resignation of Bonnie Crombie
| Candidate |
Popular vote |
Expenditures |
| Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Carolyn Parrish |
43,494 |
31.06 |
– |
|
|
Alvin Tedjo |
35,005 |
25.00 |
– |
|
|
Dipika Damerla |
27,119 |
19.37 |
– |
|
|
Stephen Dasko |
22,408 |
16.00 |
– |
|
|
David Shaw |
2,843 |
2.03 |
-6.80 |
|
|
Brian Crombie |
2,242 |
1.60 |
– |
|
|
Frank Fang |
1,694 |
1.21 |
– |
|
|
George Tavares |
962 |
0.69 |
-4.63 |
|
|
Xiaohua Gong |
598 |
0.43 |
– |
|
|
Diya Atassi |
545 |
0.39 |
– |
|
|
Zulfiqar Ali |
528 |
0.38 |
– |
|
|
Mike Matulewicz |
424 |
0.30 |
– |
|
|
Sinisa Mandrapa |
417 |
0.30 |
– |
|
|
Sara Iqbal |
359 |
0.26 |
– |
|
|
Jamie Dookie |
302 |
0.22 |
– |
|
|
Nathalie Xian Yi Yan |
297 |
0.21 |
– |
|
|
Mitchell MacEachern |
238 |
0.17 |
– |
|
|
Winston Harding |
206 |
0.15 |
– |
|
|
Mohsin Khan |
170 |
0.12 |
– |
|
|
Syed Jaffery |
169 |
0.12 |
– |
|
| Total valid votes |
140,020 |
|
|
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes |
|
|
|
|
| Turnout |
|
25.67 |
+3.83 |
|
| Eligible voters |
545,512 |
|
Note: Candidate campaign colours are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.)
or colours used in polling graphs and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates. |
| Sources: |
2022
Main article: 2022 Peel Region municipal elections § Mississauga
| Candidate |
Vote |
% |
| Bonnie Crombie |
82,736 |
78.47 |
| David Shaw |
7,202 |
6.83 |
| George Tavares |
5,613 |
5.32 |
| Derek Ramkissoon |
4,012 |
3.81 |
| Mohsin Khan |
2,866 |
2.72 |
| Melodie J. Petty |
1,464 |
1.39 |
| Jayesh Trivedi |
1,169 |
1.11 |
| Bobie Taffe |
370 |
0.35 |
2018
Main article: 2018 Peel Region municipal elections § Mississauga
| Mayoral Candidate |
Vote |
% |
| Bonnie Crombie |
91,422 |
76.68 |
| Kevin J. Johnston |
16,079 |
13.49 |
| Scott E. W. Chapman |
4,563 |
3.83 |
| Andrew Lee |
2,970 |
2.49 |
| Mohsin Khan |
1,458 |
1.22 |
| Yasmin Pouragheli |
996 |
0.84 |
| Tiger Meng Wu |
989 |
0.83 |
| Syed Qumber Rizvi |
752 |
0.63 |
2014
Main article: 2014 Peel Region municipal elections § Mississauga
| Mayoral Candidate |
Vote |
% |
| Bonnie Crombie |
102,346 |
63.49 |
| Steve Mahoney |
46,224 |
28.68 |
| Dil Muhammad |
2,429 |
1.51 |
| Stephen King |
1,874 |
1.16 |
| Masood Khan |
1,254 |
0.78 |
| Donald Barber |
1,225 |
0.76 |
| Derek Ramkissoon |
1,044 |
0.65 |
| Scott E. W. Chapman |
868 |
0.54 |
| Riazuddin Choudhry |
790 |
0.49 |
| Paul Fromm |
775 |
0.48 |
| Kevin Jackal Johnston |
741 |
0.46 |
| Andrew Seitz |
507 |
0.31 |
| Joe Lomangino |
415 |
0.26 |
| Grant Isaac |
392 |
0.24 |
| Sheraz Siddiqui |
315 |
0.20 |
2010
Main article: 2010 Peel Region municipal elections § Mississauga
| Mayoral Candidate |
Vote |
% |
| Hazel McCallion |
107,643 |
76.40 |
| Dave Cook |
10,744 |
7.63 |
| George Winter |
4,783 |
3.39 |
| Ranjit Chahal |
4,199 |
2.98 |
| Ghani Ahsan |
3,744 |
2.66 |
| Ram Selvarajah |
2,241 |
1.59 |
| Peter Orphanos |
2,140 |
1.52 |
| Donald Barber |
1,513 |
1.07 |
| Paul Fromm |
917 |
0.65 |
| Martin Marinka |
644 |
0.46 |
| Bryan Robert Hallett |
575 |
0.41 |
| Shirley Vanden Berg |
516 |
0.37 |
| Ursula Keuper-Bennett |
329 |
0.23 |
| Andy Valenton |
293 |
0.21 |
| Antu Maprani Chakkunny |
249 |
0.18 |
| Andrew Seitz |
233 |
0.17 |
| Innocent Watat |
139 |
0.10 |
2006
Main article: 2006 Mississauga municipal election
| Mayoral Candidate |
Vote |
% |
| Hazel McCallion |
98,293 |
91.41 |
| Donald Barber |
5,571 |
5.18 |
| Roy N. Willis |
3,667 |
3.41 |
2003
| Mayoral Candidate |
Vote |
% |
| Hazel McCallion |
74,719 |
91.64 |
| Masood Khan |
2,304 |
2.83 |
| Charles Cooper |
1,613 |
1.98 |
| Larry J. Mancini |
1,478 |
1.81 |
| Dyal Chanderpaul |
1,419 |
1.74 |
2000
| Mayoral Candidate |
Vote |
% |
| Hazel McCallion |
89,325 |
92.06 |
| Kanwaljit Singh Kanwal |
3,111 |
3.21 |
| Donald Barber |
2,726 |
2.81 |
| Rod P. Stewart |
1,866 |
1.92 |
1997
| Mayoral Candidate |
Vote |
% |
| Hazel McCallion |
65,678 |
94.34 |
| Donald Barber |
2,084 |
2.99 |
| James Archibald Girvin |
1,063 |
1.53 |
| Wyman Parker |
792 |
1.14 |
1994
| Mayoral Candidate |
Vote |
% |
| Hazel McCallion |
67,524 |
90.81 |
| Dianna Priestman |
1,898 |
2.55 |
| Donald Barber |
1,648 |
2.22 |
| Michael John Charette |
1,373 |
1.85 |
| James Girvin |
1,206 |
1.62 |
| Ernie DesJardine |
711 |
0.96 |
1991
91% of polls reporting
MacCallion ended up winning by a plurality of 54,158 votes.
| Mayoral Candidate |
Vote |
% |
| Hazel McCallion |
52,022 |
86.74 |
| Dianna Hostan |
3,010 |
5.02 |
| Steve Dunn |
2,560 |
4.27 |
| Glenn R. Dean |
2,383 |
3.97 |
1988
1985
| Mayoral Candidate |
Vote |
% |
| Hazel McCallion |
42,220 |
74.61 |
| Robert Taylor |
7,604 |
13.44 |
| Rick Drennan |
6,761 |
11.95 |
1982
| Mayoral Candidate |
Vote |
% |
| Hazel McCallion |
48,976 |
71.08 |
| Ron Searle |
16,711 |
24.25 |
| Doug Eland |
3,215 |
4.67 |
1980
1978
| Mayoral Candidate |
Vote |
% |
| Hazel McCallion |
28,005 |
51.51 |
| Ron Searle |
25,029 |
46.04 |
| Michael Zita |
1,332 |
2.45 |
1976
| Mayoral Candidate |
Vote |
% |
| Ron Searle |
15,405 |
33.63 |
| Martin Dobkin |
11,731 |
25.61 |
| Gerry Townsend |
11,340 |
24.76 |
| David Culhan |
6,737 |
14.71 |
| Douglas Campbell |
591 |
1.29 |
1973
| Mayoral Candidate |
Vote |
% |
| Martin Dobkin |
18,179 |
52.62 |
| Chic Murray |
15,209 |
44.03 |
| Douglas Campbell |
795 |
2.30 |
| Eberhard Matsuchka |
362 |
1.05 |
1970
| Mayoral Candidate |
Vote |
% |
| Robert Speck |
Acclaimed |
1967
| Mayoral Candidate |
Vote |
% |
| Robert Speck |
Acclaimed |
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