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Mayor of Mississauga
Municipal logo
since June 24, 2024
StyleHis/Her Worship; Mayor (informal)
Member ofCity Council
SeatMississauga Civic Centre
Appointer
Term length
  • 4 years
Inaugural holderRobert Speck
Formation1967; 59 years ago (1967)
Salary$146,198 + $31,219 in benefits
WebsiteMayor's Office City Website

The mayor of Mississauga is the head of Mississauga City Council and chief executive officer of the municipal government. The mayor is elected alongside city council every four years on the fourth Monday of October; there are no term limits.[1] While in office, mayors are styled His/Her Worship.

The office is currently held by Carolyn Parrish, who assumed office on June 24, 2024, following her election in the by-election on June 10 to succeed former mayor Bonnie Crombie.

Mayors of Mississauga

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This list includes the two mayors of the Town of Mississauga (existing from 1968 to 1973), and the five mayors of the City of Mississauga (1974 to present):

Town of Mississauga

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Before 1968, Mississauga (excluding the then-independent towns of Port Credit and Streetsville) was known as Toronto Township, and led by a reeve.

No. Mayor In office Notes
1 Robert Speck 1968 1972 Former reeve of Toronto Township. Died in office.
2 Chic Murray 1972 1973 Interim mayor, appointed by Council following Speck's death.

City of Mississauga

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In 1974, the City of Mississauga was formed when the Town of Mississauga was amalgamated with Port Credit and Streetsville:

No. Mayor In office Notes
3 Martin Dobkin 1973 1976 First mayor of the City of Mississauga.
4 Ron Searle 1976 1978 Former town councillor and city councillor.
5
Hazel McCallion December 1, 1978 November 30, 2014 Former mayor of Streetsville. Longest-serving mayor of Mississauga.
6
Bonnie Crombie December 1, 2014 January 12, 2024 Former city councillor and Member of Parliament for Mississauga—Streetsville. Resigned the mayoralty after being elected leader of the Ontario Liberal Party in the 2023 OLP leadership election
7
Carolyn Parrish June 24, 2024 present Former city councillor and Member of Parliament for various ridings in Mississauga. Elected mayor in the June 10, 2024 by-election prompted by Crombie's resignation.[2][3]

Deputy mayor

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City councillor(s) may be appointed by the mayor on an honorary basis.

Portrait Deputy mayor Term began Constituency as councillor
Matt Mahoney June 27, 2024 Ward 8 Erin Mills [4]

Election results

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2024

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2024 Mississauga mayoral by-election, June 10, 2024
Resignation of Bonnie Crombie
CandidatePopular voteExpenditures
Votes%±%
Carolyn Parrish 43,49431.06–$524,816.30
Alvin Tedjo 35,00525.00–$300,278.25
Dipika Damerla 27,11919.37–$576,469.83
Stephen Dasko 22,40816.00–$291,998.83
David Shaw 2,8432.03-6.80$4,511.51
Brian Crombie 2,2421.60–$9,888.92
Frank Fang 1,6941.21–$17,269.65
George Tavares 9620.69-4.63$163.42
Xiao Hua Gong 5980.43–$45,166.50
Diya Atassi 5450.39–$8,522.66
Zulfiqar Ali 5280.38–$971.23
Mike Matulewicz 4240.30–none listed
Sinisa Mandrapa 4170.30–$25,534.00
Sara Iqbal 3590.26–$0.00
Jamie Dookie 3020.22–$846.00
Nathalie Xian Yi Yan 2970.21–$1,200.00
Mitchell MacEachern 2380.17–$0.00
Winston Harding 2060.15–$1,575.00
Mohsin Khan 1700.12–$0.00
Syed Jaffery 1690.12–$8,116.00
Total valid votes140,02099.89
Rejected, unmarked and declined 1610.11
Turnout 140,18125.67+3.83
Eligible voters 545,512
Note: Candidate campaign colours are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.)
or colours used in polling graphs and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources: City of Mississauga[5][6]

2022

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Candidate Vote %
Bonnie Crombie82,73678.47
David Shaw7,2026.83
George Tavares5,6135.32
Derek Ramkissoon4,0123.81
Mohsin Khan2,8662.72
Melodie J. Petty1,4641.39
Jayesh Trivedi1,1691.11
Bobie Taffe3700.35

2018

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Mayoral Candidate Vote[7] %
Bonnie Crombie91,42276.68
Kevin J. Johnston16,07913.49
Scott E. W. Chapman4,563 3.83
Andrew Lee2,9702.49
Mohsin Khan1,4581.22
Yasmin Pouragheli9960.84
Tiger Meng Wu9890.83
Syed Qumber Rizvi7520.63

2014

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Mayoral Candidate Vote[8] %
Bonnie Crombie102,34663.49
Steve Mahoney46,22428.68
Dil Muhammad2,4291.51
Stephen King1,8741.16
Masood Khan1,2540.78
Donald Barber1,2250.76
Derek Ramkissoon1,0440.65
Scott E. W. Chapman8680.54
Riazuddin Choudhry7900.49
Paul Fromm7750.48
Kevin Jackal Johnston7410.46
Andrew Seitz5070.31
Joe Lomangino4150.26
Grant Isaac3920.24
Sheraz Siddiqui3150.20

2010

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Mayoral Candidate Vote[9] %
Hazel McCallion107,64376.40
Dave Cook10,7447.63
George Winter4,7833.39
Ranjit Chahal4,1992.98
Ghani Ahsan3,7442.66
Ram Selvarajah2,2411.59
Peter Orphanos2,1401.52
Donald Barber1,5131.07
Paul Fromm9170.65
Martin Marinka6440.46
Bryan Robert Hallett5750.41
Shirley Vanden Berg5160.37
Ursula Keuper-Bennett3290.23
Andy Valenton2930.21
Antu Maprani Chakkunny2490.18
Andrew Seitz2330.17
Innocent Watat1390.10

2006

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Mayoral Candidate Vote[10] %
Hazel McCallion98,29391.41
Donald Barber5,5715.18
Roy N. Willis3,6673.41

2003

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Mayoral Candidate Vote[11] %
Hazel McCallion74,71991.64
Masood Khan2,3042.83
Charles Cooper1,6131.98
Larry J. Mancini1,4781.81
Dyal Chanderpaul1,4191.74

2000

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Mayoral Candidate Vote[12] %
Hazel McCallion89,32592.06
Kanwaljit Singh Kanwal3,1113.21
Donald Barber2,7262.81
Rod P. Stewart1,8661.92

1997

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Mayoral Candidate Vote[13] %
Hazel McCallion65,67894.34
Donald Barber2,0842.99
James Archibald Girvin1,0631.53
Wyman Parker7921.14

1994

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Mayoral Candidate Vote[14] %
Hazel McCallion67,52490.81
Dianna Priestman1,8982.55
Donald Barber1,6482.22
Michael John Charette1,3731.85
James Girvin1,2061.62
Ernie DesJardine7110.96

1991

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91% of polls reporting

MacCallion ended up winning by a plurality of 54,158 votes.[15]

Mayoral Candidate Vote[16] %
Hazel McCallion52,02286.74
Dianna Hostan3,0105.02
Steve Dunn2,5604.27
Glenn R. Dean2,3833.97

1988

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Mayoral Candidate Vote[17] %
Hazel McCallion Acclaimed

1985

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Mayoral Candidate Vote[18] %
Hazel McCallion42,22074.61
Robert Taylor7,60413.44
Rick Drennan6,76111.95

1982

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Mayoral Candidate Vote[19] %
Hazel McCallion48,97671.08
Ron Searle16,71124.25
Doug Eland3,2154.67

1980

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Mayoral Candidate Vote[20] %
Hazel McCallion Acclaimed

1978

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Mayoral Candidate Vote[21] %
Hazel McCallion28,00551.51
Ron Searle25,02946.04
Michael Zita1,3322.45

1976

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Mayoral Candidate Vote[22] %
Ron Searle15,40533.63
Martin Dobkin11,73125.61
Gerry Townsend11,34024.76
David Culhan6,73714.71
Douglas Campbell5911.29

1973

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Mayoral Candidate Vote[23] %
Martin Dobkin18,17952.62
Chic Murray15,20944.03
Douglas Campbell7952.30
Eberhard Matsuchka3621.05

1970

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Mayoral Candidate Vote[24] %
Robert Speck Acclaimed

1967

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Mayoral Candidate Vote[25] %
Robert Speck Acclaimed

References

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  1. ↑ "AMO – Ontario Municipal Elections". www.amo.on.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  2. ↑ "Carolyn Parrish will be Mississauga's mayor, CBC News projects". CBC News Toronto. Toronto ON: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Carolyn Parrish wins Mississauga mayoral race in closer-than-expected vote". CP24. Toronto ON: BellMedia. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "City of Mississauga Council appoints new Deputy Mayor". 27 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "City of Mississauga 2024 By-election - Official 2024 By-election results". City of Mississauga. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  6. ↑ "City of Mississauga 2024 By-election - Financial Statements". City of Mississauga. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  7. ↑ "2018-Municipal-Election-Official-Results" (PDF). City of Mississauga. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  8. ↑ "2014-Municipal-Election-Official-Results" (PDF). City of Mississauga. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Election Results - Detail" (PDF). City of Mississauga. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  10. ↑ "2006-Municipal-Election-Official-Results" (PDF). City of Mississauga. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  11. ↑ "2003-Municipal-Election-Official-Results" (PDF). City of Mississauga. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  12. ↑ "2000-Municipal-Election-Official-Results" (PDF). City of Mississauga. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  13. ↑ "1997-Municipal-Election-Official-Results" (PDF). City of Mississauga. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Mississauga". Toronto Star. November 15, 1994. p. 5. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Incumbents win 131 of 225 mayoral races in province". Ottawa Citizen. November 14, 1991. p. 11. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Mississauga". Toronto Star. November 13, 1991. p. 9. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Incumbents leading in Mississauga--only one new councillor expected". Toronto Star. November 15, 1988. p. 18. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Mississauga". Toronto Star. November 13, 1985. p. 49. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Mississauga". Toronto Star. November 9, 1982. p. 21. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  20. ↑ "3 of 12 mayors unseated in areas around Metro". Toronto Star. November 11, 1980. p. 18. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  21. ↑ "McCallion win stuns establishment". Toronto Star. November 14, 1978. p. 11. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  22. ↑ "Searle topples Dobkin in Mississauga upset". Toronto Star. December 7, 1976. p. 10. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  23. ↑ "'Big blue machine' upset in Mississauga Dobkin new mayor". Toronto Star. October 2, 1973. p. 7. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  24. ↑ "Mississauga Reeve keeps seat". Toronto Star. December 8, 1970. p. 26. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  25. ↑ "Vote today at Oakville". Hamilton Spectator. December 11, 1967. p. 12. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
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