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Legislature
  
House of Commons

District created
  
2003

Last contested
  
2015

Province
  
Ontario

MP
  
Gagan Sikand Liberal

First contested
  
2004

District webpage
  
profile, map

Elector
  
82,618

Mississauga—Streetsville

Census divisions
  
Regional Municipality of Peel, Mississauga

Mississauga—Streetsville is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. This riding is centred on the villages of Streetsville and Meadowvale.

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Mississauga—Streetsville is one of the most affluent ridings in Ontario, along with Mississauga-Erindale and Mississauga South.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representation

Ethnic groups: 51.7% White, 19.1% South Asian, 6.0% Black, 5.9% Chinese, 5.2% Filipino, 3.1% Arab, 2.6% Latin American, 1.6% Southeast Asian
Languages: 60.7% English, 4.4% Chinese, 4.3% Urdu, 2.9% Polish, 2.6% Arabic, 2.6% Spanish, 2.3% Tagalog, 2.3% Portuguese, 2.2% Punjabi, 1.9% French, 1.5% Italian, 1.2% Hindi, 1.0% Gujarati
Religions: 64.5% Christian (37.9% Catholic, 4.6% Anglican, 4.1% United Church, 2.8% Christian Orthodox, 2.1% Pentecostal, 1.8% Presbyterian, 1.7% Baptist, 9.6% Other), 9.3% Muslim, 6.0% Hindu, 2.4% Sikh, 1.6% Buddhist, 15.6% No religion
Median income (2010): $34,990
Average income (2010): $44,592

Riding history

It was created in 2003 from parts of Brampton West—Mississauga and Mississauga West ridings.

It consists of the part of the City of Mississauga bounded by a line drawn from the northwestern city limit southeast along Mississauga Road, northeast along Highway 401, southeast along Mavis Road, southwest along Britannia Road West, southeast along Terry Fox Way, southwest along Eglinton Avenue West, northwest along Erin Mills Parkway, southwest along Britannia Road West to the southwestern city limit.

This riding lost territory to Mississauga—Malton and Mississauga Centre, and gained territory from Mississauga—Brampton South and a fraction from Halton during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:

References

Mississauga—Streetsville Wikipedia


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