Mississauga East—Cooksville (provincial electoral district)

For the federal electoral district, see Mississauga East—Cooksville.
Mississauga East—Cooksville
Ontario electoral district

Mississauga East—Cooksville in relation to other Greater Toronto ridings
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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Dipika Damerla
Liberal

District created 2003
First contested 2007
Last contested 2014
Demographics
Population (2006) 126,642
Electors (2011) 83,582
Area (km²) 29
Pop. density (per km²) 4,367
Census divisions Peel
Census subdivisions Mississauga
Map of Mississauga East-Cooksville

Mississauga East—Cooksville is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since the 2007 provincial election.

History

It was created in 2003 from parts of Mississauga Centre and Mississauga East ridings.

It consists of the part of the City of Mississauga east of a line drawn from north to south along the Queensway, Mavis Road, Highway 403, Central Parkway East and Burnhamthorpe Road East.

Member of Provincial Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:

Mississauga East—Cooksville
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Mississauga Centre and Mississauga East
39th  2007–2011     Peter Fonseca Liberal
40th  2011–2014 Dipika Damerla
41st  2014–Present

Election results

Ontario general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalDipika Damerla 20,934 52.33 +6.59
Progressive ConservativeZoran Churchin 10,479 26.20 −7.06
New DemocraticFayaz Karim 6,158 15.39 −1.40
GreenLinh Nguyen 1,408 3.52 +0.97
LibertarianLevko Iwanusiw 788 1.97
Equal ParentingDolly Catena 234 0.58
Total valid votes 40,001100.0
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 5571.37
Turnout 40,55843.89
Eligible voters 92,402
Liberal hold Swing +6.83
Ontario general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalDipika Damerla 15,535 45.74 −13.19
Progressive ConservativeZoran Churchin 11,297 33.26 +10.18
New DemocraticWaseem Ahmed 5,704 16.79 +8.33
GreenLloyd Jones 934 2.75 −3.50
IndependentWinston Harding 199 0.59
FreedomJonathon Dury 177 0.52 −0.12
Paramount CanadiansShriya Shah-Klorfine 117 0.34
Total valid votes 33,963 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1910.56
Turnout 34,15440.50
Eligible voters 84,330
Liberal hold Swing −11.69
Ontario general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalPeter Fonseca 22,249 58.93
Progressive ConservativeZoran Churchin 8,715 23.08
New DemocraticSatish Balasunderam 3,192 8.46
GreenCarla Cassanova 2,361 6.25
Family CoalitionAl Zawadzki 992 2.63
FreedomRyan Jamieson 243 0.64
Total valid votes 100.0
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 3490.91
Turnout 38,10147.47
Eligible voters 80,247
Liberal gain Swing

2007 electoral reform referendum

Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 21,898 61.6
Mixed member proportional 13,659 38.4
Total valid votes 35,557 100.0

Sources

    Coordinates: 43°42′N 79°42′W / 43.7°N 79.7°W / 43.7; -79.7

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