Ward 5 (Britannia Woods, Malton) is a

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located in the northeast corner of the city of

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represents the ward's seat on Mississauga City Council and

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since her election in 2014. The ward contains the communities of Malton, and the part of Hurontario (the community of Britannia) north of

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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

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; 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.

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2011 by-election

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References

External links

* {{official, http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/cityhall/ward5
Ward 5 Census Profile

1994 results

2000 results2003 results

2006 results

2011 by-election results2014 results
Politics of Mississauga Municipal electoral districts of Canada