Ward 5 (Britannia Woods, Malton) is a
municipal ward
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located in the northeast corner of the city of
Mississauga, Ontario
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 ...
.
Carolyn Parrish represents the ward's seat on
Mississauga City Council
Mississauga City Council is the governing body of the city of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
The council consists of the mayor
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and
Peel Regional Council
Peel Regional Council is the governing body of the Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario, Canada.
Formation
Peel Council was formed in 1973 when the Regional Municipality of Peel was created to replace the old Peel County. It was created by the ...
since her election in 2014.
The ward contains the communities of
Malton, and the part of
Hurontario (the community of Britannia) north of
Eglinton Avenue
Eglinton Avenue is a major east–west arterial thoroughfare in Toronto and Mississauga in the Canadian province of Ontario. The street begins at Highway 407 (but does not interchange with the tollway) at the western limits of Mississauga, as a ...
.
Toronto Pearson International Airport
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is located within the ward.
Demographics
According to the
Canada 2006 Census, the total population of the ward was 75,415.
The largest ethnic group in the ward is South Asians who make up 39.3% of the population (primarily East Indians). 28% of the population is White, 11.4% Black, 6.2% Chinese, 3.3% Filipino, 3.3% Southeast Asian, 1.8% Latin American, and 1.7% Arab. The ward has the highest percentage of visible minorities in the city.
English is the largest mother tongue in the ward, with 40.4% of the ward speaking it as their native language. Punjabi is spoken by 16.5% of the ward.
The median individual income of the ward is $23,141.
Election results
1994
1997
2000
2003
Two time councillor Cliff Gyles was defeated in the election by
Eve Adams; the incumbent placed a distant sixth. The election was held November 10, roughly two months after Gyles was sentenced to 2.5 years in federal penitentiary for accepting $35,000 in bribes.
2006
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2010
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2011 by-election
2014
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2018
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2022
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References
External links
* {{official, http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/cityhall/ward5
Ward 5 Census Profile1994 results2000 results2003 results2006 results2011 by-election results2014 results
Politics of Mississauga
Municipal electoral districts of Canada