Mississauga—Malton (Ontario) 187/338

 Mississauga—Malton (Ontario)

Today we're in our penultimate Mississauga riding, Mississauga—Malton!

Mississauga—Malton has existed as a riding since the 2012 redistribution, created from Bramalea—Gore—Malton, Brampton South—Mississauga, and Mississauga—Streetsville. The population of the riding was 116,908 in 2021. The riding contains the neighbourhoods of Malton, Britannia, and part of East Credit.

Politically, this seat was the most Liberal in Mississauga from 2015-2019, however it fell behind Mississauga Centre in 2021. Now, that could've been for a couple factors. Incumbent MP and cabinet minister Navdeep Bains didn't run again, allowing voters who liked him personally to switch to the Conservatives or NDP (both experienced an increase in vote share in 2021). This seat is currently represented by Liberal MP Iqwinder Gaheer. 

Navdeep Bains was an MP in Mississauga for almost thirteen years (non-consecutively). In his first term he was parliamentary secretary to Prime Minister Paul Martin. After his return to Ottawa in 2015, he was appointed minister of innovation, science, and technology, leading the front on the 2016 census and COVID-19 vaccines, as well announcing Canada's Digital Charter in 2019. In 2019, this seat was 107/121 in Ontario and 261/338 in Canada by margin.

The name is great, it contains the bulk of Mississauga as well as the somewhat distant community of Malton. The shape is fine, not a huge fan of the western border. As for individuality, interesting how the riding has been the best for the Liberals and NDP in recent years.

Tomorrow we're in our final Mississauga riding, Mississauga—Streetsville!