Mississauga Civic Centre (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada)
Appointer
Direct election by residents of Mississauga
Term length
4 years
Inaugural holder
Robert Speck
Formation
1967; 57 years ago (1967)
Salary
$146,198 + $31,219 in benefits
Website
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.[1] While in office, mayors are styled His/Her Worship.
Bonnie Crombie served as the 6th and most recent mayor of Mississauga. She first assumed office on December 1, 2014, following the 2014 mayoral election. Crombie was re-elected to a third term in 2022. She resigned as mayor effective January 12, 2024, after becoming leader of the Ontario Liberal Party. A by-election was held on June 10, 2024 to replace her with Carolyn Parrish being elected.
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.
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.
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^"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.
^"Carolyn Parrish wins Mississauga mayoral race in closer-than-expected vote". CP24. Toronto ON: BellMedia. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
^"2018-Municipal-Election-Official-Results" (PDF). City of Mississauga. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^"2014-Municipal-Election-Official-Results" (PDF). City of Mississauga. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^"Election Results - Detail" (PDF). City of Mississauga. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^"2006-Municipal-Election-Official-Results" (PDF). City of Mississauga. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^"2003-Municipal-Election-Official-Results" (PDF). City of Mississauga. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^"2000-Municipal-Election-Official-Results" (PDF). City of Mississauga. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^"1997-Municipal-Election-Official-Results" (PDF). City of Mississauga. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^"Mississauga". Toronto Star. November 15, 1994. p. 5. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^"Incumbents win 131 of 225 mayoral races in province". Ottawa Citizen. November 14, 1991. p. 11. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^"Mississauga". Toronto Star. November 13, 1991. p. 9. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^"Incumbents leading in Mississauga--only one new councillor expected". Toronto Star. November 15, 1988. p. 18. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^"Mississauga". Toronto Star. November 13, 1985. p. 49. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^"Mississauga". Toronto Star. November 9, 1982. p. 21. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
^"3 of 12 mayors unseated in areas around Metro". Toronto Star. November 11, 1980. p. 18. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^"McCallion win stuns establishment". Toronto Star. November 14, 1978. p. 11. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^"Searle topples Dobkin in Mississauga upset". Toronto Star. December 7, 1976. p. 10. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^"'Big blue machine' upset in Mississauga Dobkin new mayor". Toronto Star. October 2, 1973. p. 7. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^"Mississauga Reeve keeps seat". Toronto Star. December 8, 1970. p. 26. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
^"Vote today at Oakville". Hamilton Spectator. December 11, 1967. p. 12. Retrieved June 9, 2024.