Peel South (also known as Mississauga riding) was a federal

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represented in the

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from 1968 to 1974. It was located in the

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. The riding was created in 1966 from parts of the Peel riding. It consisted of the Township of Toronto in the County of Peel, and the part of Metropolitan Toronto lying west of the Etobicoke River. The electoral district's name was changed in late 1973 to Mississauga, on a request by then MP Don Blenkarn, to coincide with the creation of the City of Mississauga."Mississauga riding official", ''Mississauga Times'', 12 December 1973. It was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Brampton—Halton Hills,

Mississauga North Mississauga North was a federal 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 and Mississauga ridings. It consisted ...

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 ...

ridings.

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Hyliard Chappell Hyliard Chappell (April 16, 1916 – March 5, 1988) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. Born in Barrie, Ontario, he graduated from the Osgoode Hall Law School in 1943. He worked in the law firm of first chairman of Metropolitan Toronto, Fr ...

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Don Blenkarn Donald Alex Blenkarn (June 17, 1930 – January 30, 2012) was a Progressive Conservative Party of Canada Member of Parliament. Blenkarn was born in Toronto. A lawyer and businessman by profession, he was elected in 1972 to represent the riding o ...

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Anthony Abbott Anthony Chisholm Abbott, (born November 26, 1930) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician. Born in Montreal, the son of Douglas Charles Abbott, Abbott was a lawyer by profession before being elected to the House of Commons of Canada as the L ...

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{{Ridings in Ontario Former federal electoral districts of Ontario Politics of Mississauga

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