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mayor of Mississauga

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{{Infobox Political post

| post = Mayor

| body =
Mississauga

| flag =

| flagsize = 200px

| flagcaption =

| insignia = Mississauga_city_logo_2014.svg

| insigniacaption = Municipal logo

| image = File:Smog Summit 2007 (S2311 fl2360 it0217) (cropped).jpg

| imagesize = 99x99px

| incumbent = Carolyn Parrish

| incumbentsince = June 24, 2024

| style = Mayor, His/Her Worship

| member_of = City Council

| reports_to = City Council

| seat = Mississauga Civic Centre
(Mississauga, Ontario, Canada)

| appointer = Direct election by residents of Mississauga

| termlength = 4 years

| formation = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|1967}}

| inaugural = Robert Speck

| salary = $146,198 + $31,219 in benefits

| website = [http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/cityhall/mayorsoffice Mayor'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.{{Cite web|title=AMO – Ontario Municipal Elections|url=http://www.amo.on.ca/AMO-Content/Municipal-101/Municipal-Elections|access-date=2020-09-25|website=www.amo.on.ca}} 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==

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=

Before 1968, Mississauga was led by the reeves for the townships of Clarkson, Cooksville, Dixie, Erindale, Lakeview, Lorne Park, Malton, Meadowvale, Sheridan, and Toronto Township.

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! width="25px" | No.

! colspan="2" width="75px" | Mayor

! colspan="2" width="180px" | In office

! width="490px" | 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=

The City of Mississauga was formed with the merger of the towns of Mississauga, Port Credit and Streetsville:

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! width="25px" | No.

! colspan="2" width="75px" | Mayor

! colspan="2" width="180px" | In office

! width="490px" | 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

|File:Hazel_McCallion.jpg

|Hazel McCallion

|December 1, 1978

|November 30, 2014

|Former mayor of Streetsville. Longest-serving mayor of Mississauga.

6

| File:Bonnie Crombie at 2017 AMO Conference (36541302906) (cropped3).jpg

|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

|File:Smog Summit 2007 (S2311 fl2360 it0217) (cropped).jpg

|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.{{cite news |title=Carolyn Parrish will be Mississauga's mayor, CBC News projects |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/mississauga-election-day-1.7227758 |access-date=10 June 2024 |work=CBC News Toronto |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |date=10 June 2024 |location=Toronto ON}}{{cite news |title=Carolyn Parrish wins Mississauga mayoral race in closer-than-expected vote |url=https://www.cp24.com/news/carolyn-parrish-wins-mississauga-mayoral-race-in-closer-than-expected-vote-1.6920032 |access-date=10 June 2024 |work=CP24 |publisher=BellMedia |date=10 June 2024 |location=Toronto ON}}

Deputy mayor

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

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!Portrait

!Deputy mayor

!Term began

!Constituency as councillor

!

|Matt Mahoney

|June 27, 2024

|Ward 8 Erin Mills

|{{cite web | url=https://www.mississauga.ca/city-of-mississauga-news/news/city-of-mississauga-council-appoints-new-deputy-mayor/ | title=City of Mississauga Council appoints new Deputy Mayor | date=27 June 2024 }}

Election results

=2024=

{{main|2024 Mississauga mayoral by-election}}

{{2024 Mississauga mayoral by-election/Results}}

=2022=

{{main|2022 Peel Region municipal elections#Mississauga}}

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style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Candidate

! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote

! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| %

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=

{{main|2018 Peel Region municipal elections#Mississauga}}

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style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral Candidate

! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote{{cite web |title=2018-Municipal-Election-Official-Results |url=https://www.mississauga.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2021/11/15101901/2018-Municipal-Election-Official-Results.pdf |website=City of Mississauga |accessdate=June 8, 2024 }}

! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| %

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=

{{main|2014 Peel Region municipal elections#Mississauga}}

class="wikitable"
style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral Candidate

! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote{{cite web |title=2014-Municipal-Election-Official-Results |url=https://www.mississauga.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2021/11/15101856/2014-Municipal-Election-Official-Results.pdf |website=City of Mississauga |accessdate=June 8, 2024 }}

! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| %

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=

{{main|2010 Peel Region municipal elections#Mississauga}}

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style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral Candidate

! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote{{cite web |title=Election Results - Detail |url=https://www.mississauga.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2021/11/15101852/2010-Municipal-Election-Official-Results.pdf |website=City of Mississauga |accessdate=June 8, 2024 }}

! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| %

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=

{{main|2006 Mississauga municipal election}}

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style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral Candidate

! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote{{cite web |title=2006-Municipal-Election-Official-Results |url=https://www.mississauga.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2021/11/15101850/2006-Municipal-Election-Official-Results.pdf |website=City of Mississauga |accessdate=June 8, 2024 }}

! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| %

Hazel McCallion98,29391.41
Donald Barber5,5715.18
Roy N. Willis3,6673.41

=2003=

class="wikitable"
style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral Candidate

! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote{{cite web |title=2003-Municipal-Election-Official-Results |url=https://www.mississauga.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2021/11/15101849/2003-Municipal-Election-Official-Results.pdf |website=City of Mississauga |accessdate=June 8, 2024 }}

! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| %

Hazel McCallion74,71991.64
Masood Khan2,3042.83
Charles Cooper1,6131.98
Larry J. Mancini1,4781.81
Dyal Chanderpaul1,4191.74

=2000=

class="wikitable"
style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral Candidate

! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote{{cite web |title=2000-Municipal-Election-Official-Results |url=https://www.mississauga.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2021/11/15101849/2000-Municipal-Election-Official-Results.pdf |website=City of Mississauga |accessdate=June 8, 2024 }}

! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| %

Hazel McCallion89,32592.06
Kanwaljit Singh Kanwal3,1113.21
Donald Barber2,7262.81
Rod P. Stewart1,8661.92

=1997=

class="wikitable"
style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral Candidate

! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote{{cite web |title=1997-Municipal-Election-Official-Results |url=https://www.mississauga.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2021/11/15101848/1997-Municipal-Election-Official-Results.pdf |website=City of Mississauga |accessdate=June 8, 2024 }}

! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| %

Hazel McCallion65,67894.34
Donald Barber2,0842.99
James Archibald Girvin1,0631.53
Wyman Parker7921.14

=1994=

class="wikitable"
style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral Candidate

! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote{{cite news|title=Mississauga|date=November 15, 1994|page=5|newspaper=Toronto Star|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star/148951825/|accessdate=June 8, 2024}}

! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| %

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=

91% of polls reporting

MacCallion ended up winning by a plurality of 54,158 votes.{{cite news|title=Incumbents win 131 of 225 mayoral races in province|date=November 14, 1991|page=11|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen/148953411/|accessdate=June 8, 2024}}

class="wikitable"
style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral Candidate

! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote{{cite news|title=Mississauga|date=November 13, 1991|page=9|newspaper=Toronto Star|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star/148952416/|accessdate=June 8, 2024}}

! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| %

Hazel McCallion52,02286.74
Dianna Hostan3,0105.02
Steve Dunn2,5604.27
Glenn R. Dean2,3833.97

=1988=

class="wikitable"
style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral Candidate

! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote{{cite news|title=Incumbents leading in Mississauga--only one new councillor expected|date=November 15, 1988|page=18|newspaper=Toronto Star|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star/148959843/|accessdate=June 8, 2024}}

! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| %

Hazel McCallion

| colspan="2" | Acclaimed

=1985=

class="wikitable"
style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral Candidate

! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote{{cite news|title=Mississauga|date=November 13, 1985|page=49|newspaper=Toronto Star|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star/148960254/|accessdate=June 8, 2024}}

! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| %

Hazel McCallion42,22074.61
Robert Taylor7,60413.44
Rick Drennan6,76111.95

=1982=

class="wikitable"
style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral Candidate

! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote{{cite news|title=Mississauga|date=November 9, 1982|page=21|newspaper=Toronto Star|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star/148995548/|accessdate=June 9, 2024}}

! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| %

Hazel McCallion48,97671.08
Ron Searle16,71124.25
Doug Eland3,2154.67

=1980=

class="wikitable"
style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral Candidate

! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote{{cite news|title=3 of 12 mayors unseated in areas around Metro |date=November 11, 1980|page=18|newspaper=Toronto Star|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star/148961006/|accessdate=June 8, 2024}}

! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| %

Hazel McCallion

| colspan="2" | Acclaimed

=1978=

class="wikitable"
style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral Candidate

! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote{{cite news|title=McCallion win stuns establishment |date=November 14, 1978|page=11|newspaper=Toronto Star|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star/148961360/|accessdate=June 8, 2024}}

! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| %

Hazel McCallion28,00551.51
Ron Searle25,02946.04
Michael Zita1,3322.45

=1976=

class="wikitable"
style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral Candidate

! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote{{cite news|title=Searle topples Dobkin in Mississauga upset |date=December 7, 1976|page=10|newspaper=Toronto Star|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star/148961692/|accessdate=June 8, 2024}}

! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| %

Ron Searle15,40533.63
Martin Dobkin11,73125.61
Gerry Townsend11,34024.76
David Culhan6,73714.71
Douglas Campbell5911.29

=1973=

class="wikitable"
style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral Candidate

! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote{{cite news|title='Big blue machine' upset in Mississauga Dobkin new mayor|date=October 2, 1973|page=7|newspaper=Toronto Star|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star/148962332/|accessdate=June 8, 2024}}

! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| %

Martin Dobkin18,17952.62
Chic Murray15,20944.03
Douglas Campbell7952.30
Eberhard Matsuchka3621.05

=1970=

class="wikitable"
style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral Candidate

! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote{{cite news|title=Mississauga Reeve keeps seat|date=December 8, 1970|page=26|newspaper=Toronto Star|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star/148997463/|accessdate=June 9, 2024}}

! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| %

Robert Speck

| colspan="2" | Acclaimed

=1967=

class="wikitable"
style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral Candidate

! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote{{cite news|title=Vote today at Oakville|date=December 11, 1967|page=12|newspaper=Hamilton Spectator|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-hamilton-spectator/148998195/|accessdate=June 9, 2024}}

! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| %

Robert Speck

| colspan="2" | Acclaimed

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