Peel South (also known as Mississauga riding) was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1974. It was located in the province of Ontario. The riding was created in 1966 from parts of the Peel riding.
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Defunct federal electoral district | |
Legislature | House of Commons |
District created | 1966 |
District abolished | 1976 |
First contested | 1968 |
Last contested | 1974 |
It consisted of the Township of Toronto in the County of Peel, and the part of Metropolitan Toronto lying west of the Etobicoke River.
The electoral district's name was changed in late 1973 to Mississauga, on a request by then MP Don Blenkarn, to coincide with the creation of the City of Mississauga.[1] It was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Brampton—Halton Hills, Mississauga North and Mississauga South ridings.
Members of Parliament
editParliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Peel South Riding created from Peel |
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28th | 1968–1972 | Hyliard Chappell | Liberal | |
29th | 1972–1974 | Don Blenkarn | Progressive Conservative | |
Mississauga | ||||
30th | 1974–1979 | Anthony Abbott | Liberal | |
Riding dissolved into Brampton—Halton Hills, Mississauga North and Mississauga South |
Election results
edit1968 Canadian federal election: Peel South | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
Liberal | Hyliard Chappell | 24,255 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Earl K. Brownridge | 19,065 | ||||
New Democratic | Keith Wollard | 8,498 |
1972 Canadian federal election: Peel South | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Don Blenkarn | 31,981 | ||||
Liberal | Bill Kent | 30,305 | ||||
New Democratic | David Busby | 18,553 | ||||
Independent | Michael Houlton | 461 |
1974 Canadian federal election: Mississauga | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
Liberal | Anthony Abbott | 38,517 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Don Blenkarn | 34,080 | ||||
New Democratic | David Busby | 14,276 | ||||
Independent | Richard C. Darwin | 227 | ||||
Marxist–Leninist | David A. Starbuck | 113 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mississauga riding official", Mississauga Times, 12 December 1973.
External links
edit- Website of the Parliament of Canada