Mississauga East—Cooksville (french: Mississauga-Est—Cooksville) is a federal
electoral district
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in
Ontario
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,
Canada
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, that has been represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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The House of Common ...
since 2004.
History
It was created in 2003 from parts of
Mississauga Centre
Mississauga Centre (french: Mississauga-Centre) is a federal electoral district in the Peel Region of Ontario, Canada, that has represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004 and since 2015.
Geography
The riding contains th ...
and
Mississauga East
Mississauga East was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2003, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 2007. It was located in the ...
ridings.
Following the
2012 redistribution, the riding will include parts of
Mississauga—Brampton South
Mississauga—Brampton South was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015.
It consists of the parts of the cities of Mississauga and ...
and
Mississauga South
Mississauga ( ), historically known as Toronto Township, is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is situated on the shores of Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Peel, adjoining the western border of Toronto. With a popul ...
for the next election. The northern Burnhamthorpe boundary would change to Eglinton. This would mean that
Rockwood Village would move from
Mississauga—Brampton South
Mississauga—Brampton South was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015.
It consists of the parts of the cities of Mississauga and ...
to the "Mississauga East-Cooksville" riding.
It consisted of the part of the City of
Mississauga
Mississauga ( ), historically known as Toronto Township, is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is situated on the shores of Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Peel, adjoining the western border of Toronto. With a popul ...
east of a line drawn from north to south along the Queensway, Mavis Road, Central Parkway East, HWY 403 and Eglington Avenue East. It includes the neighbourhood of
Cooksville Cooksville may refer to:
Places
;Canada
* Cooksville (Mississauga), a neighbourhood in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
**Cooksville GO Station, a station in the GO Transit network located in the neighbourhood
**Mississauga East—Cooksville, an electo ...
, from which the riding derives part of its name.
For the 2015 Federal Election, Elections Canada describes the riding as follows:
"Consisting of that part of the Regional Municipality of Peel that part of the City of Mississauga described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the northeasterly limit of said city with Queensway East; thence southwesterly along Queensway East and Queensway West to Mavis Road; thence northwesterly along said road to Central Parkway West; thence northeasterly and northwesterly along said parkway and Central Parkway East to Highway No. 403; thence northeasterly and northwesterly along said highway to Eglinton Avenue East; thence northeasterly along said avenue to the northeasterly limit of said city; thence generally southeasterly along said limit to the point of commencement."
Demographics
''According to the
2021 Canada Census''
Ethnic groups: 48.5% White, 16.3% South Asian, 7.4% Filipino, 6.4% Black, 4.3% Chinese, 4.2% Arab, 3.2% Southeast Asian, 2.9% Latin American, 1.2% West Asian
Languages: 39.9% English, 6.5% Polish, 3.6% Tagalog, 3.5% Arabic, 3.5% Urdu, 2.9% Portuguese, 2.9% Ukrainian, 2.8% Spanish, 2.3% Vietnamese, 2.3% Italian, 2.1% Mandarin, 1.6% Tamil, 1.5% Serbian, 1.4% Cantonese, 1.2% Russian
Religions: 60.0% Christian (39.0% Catholic, 5.9% Christian Orthodox, 1.7% Anglican, 1.3% United Church, 1.1% Pentecostal, 11.0% Other), 13.5% Muslim, 6.0% Hindu, 2.3% Buddhist, 1.1% Sikh, 16.5% None
Median income: $37,200 (2020)
Average income: $47,360 (2020)
Riding associations
Riding association
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s are the local branches of political parties:
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
Members of Parliament
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:
Election results
See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
*
Past Canadian electoral districts
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References
External links
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Riding history from theLibrary of Parliament
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2011 Results from Elections CanadaCampaign expense data from Elections CanadaMississauga News Article on Proposed Electoral Districts August 28, 2012Electoral Districts - Mississauga–Brampton South – Existing BoundariesElectoral Districts - Mississauga Centre – Proposed Boundaries Electoral Districts - Mississauga East-Cooksville – Existing Boundaries Electoral Districts - Mississauga East-Cooksville – Proposed BoundariesElectoral Districts - Mississauga East - Cooksville - 2014 Electoral Boundaries
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Ontario federal electoral districts
Politics of Mississauga
2003 establishments in Ontario