Mississauga West was a federal
electoral district
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represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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The House of Common ...
from 1988 to 2003. It was located in 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 ...
in the
province
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of
Ontario
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. This riding was created in 1987 from
Mississauga North
Mississauga North was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988.
This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Halton (electoral dist ...
riding.
Mississauga West consisted of the part of the City of Mississauga lying of north of Dundas Street West west of the Credit River, north of the Queen Elizabeth Way, and west of Hurontario Street. It was re-defined in 1996.
The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was re-distributed between
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 ...
,
Mississauga—Erindale
Mississauga—Erindale was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015.
It was created in 2003 from parts of Mississauga Centre and Mississauga West ridings. In 20 ...
and
Mississauga—Streetsville
Mississauga—Streetsville is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. This riding is centred on the villages of Streetsville and Meadowvale.
Mississauga—Stre ...
ridings.
Members of Parliament
Electoral history
, -
,
Progressive Conservative
,
Robert Horner
, align="right", 32,992
,
New Democratic
, Paul Simon
, align="right", 6,621
,
Libertarian
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, C. Garnet Brace
, align="right", 459
, -
,
Progressive Conservative
,
Robert Horner
, align="right", 27,789
,
Reform
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, Charles Conn
, align="right", 19,838
,
New Democratic
, Paul Simon
, align="right", 2,195
,
Natural Law
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, Michael Beifuss
, align="right", 476
,
Marxist–Leninist
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, Gurdev Singh
, align="right", 127
,
Abolitionist
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The British ...
, Dwayne Foster
, align="right", 78
, -
,
Reform
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, George Brant
, align="right", 9,160
,
Progressive Conservative
, Rami Gill
, align="right", 8,102
,
New Democratic
, Timothy Dean Speck
, align="right", 2,128
, -
,
Liberal
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Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
,
Steve Mahoney
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, align="right", 31,260
,
Canadian Alliance
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, Philip Leong
, align="right", 10,582
,
Progressive Conservative
, Gul Nawaz
, align="right", 5,275
,
New Democratic
, Cynthia Kazadi
, align="right", 1,532
See also
*
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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External links
* Website of th
Parliament of Canada
{{Ridings in Ontario
Former federal electoral districts of Ontario
Politics of Mississauga