Ward 5 is a
municipal ward located in the northeast corner of the city of
Mississauga, Ontario. It includes Malton and Britannia Woods, as well as extensive industrial area. Natalie Hart is the current city councillor, who was elected in the 2024 by-election to replace former councillor
Carolyn Parrish who resigned to successfully
run for mayor of Mississauga.
The ward contains the communities of
Malton, and the part of
Hurontario (the community of Britannia) north of
Eglinton Avenue.
The Ward was created in 1951 when the council of
Toronto Township adopted a ward system.[1] It has covered the Malton area since its creation.[2] Toronto Township was re-named Mississauga in 1967.
Demographics
According to the
2006 Canadian census, the total population of the ward was 75,415.
The largest ethnic group in the ward is South Asians who make up 39.3% of the population (primarily East Indians). 28% of the population is White, 11.4% Black, 6.2% Chinese, 3.3% Filipino, 3.3% Southeast Asian, 1.8% Latin American, and 1.7% Arab. The ward has the highest percentage of visible minorities in the city.
English is the largest mother tongue in the ward, with 40.4% of the ward speaking it as their native language. Punjabi is spoken by 16.5% of the ward.
The median individual income of the ward is $23,141.
Previously registered as candidate for Mayor of Mississauga in the 2024 by-election. Ali tied for fourteenth place in the 2015 by-election for Ward 4 councillor, which was won by John Kovac,[4][5] and received third place in the 2022 election for Ward 7 councillor, which was won by Dipika Damerla.[6]
General manager of the Malton Business Improvement Area.[7] Candidate for Mississauga Ward 1 councillor, 2018.[8] Former Ontario Liberal Party regional vice-president for central west.[9]
Former chair of the Mississauga Board of Trade,[10] chair of Peel Crime Stoppers,[11] and vice-president of Eden Food for Change food bank.[12] President of telecom company Transglobal Systems of Canada.[13] Candidate for Ward 11 in the 2018[14] and 2022.[10]
Two-time councillor Cliff Gyles was defeated in the election by
Eve Adams; the incumbent placed a distant sixth. The election was held on November 10, roughly two months after Gyles was sentenced to 2.5 years in a federal penitentiary for accepting $35,000 in bribes.[17]
^Greer, Crystal (29 April 2015).
"Mississauga Ward 4 By-election"(PDF). City of Mississauga. Mississauga ON: Corporation of the City of Mississauga. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
^"Ward 4 byelection: Amir Ali". Mississauga News. Toronto ON: Metroland Media Group. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
^"2022 Official election results". City of Mississauga. Mississauga ON: Corporation of the City of Mississauga. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
Ward 5 is a
municipal ward located in the northeast corner of the city of
Mississauga, Ontario. It includes Malton and Britannia Woods, as well as extensive industrial area. Natalie Hart is the current city councillor, who was elected in the 2024 by-election to replace former councillor
Carolyn Parrish who resigned to successfully
run for mayor of Mississauga.
The ward contains the communities of
Malton, and the part of
Hurontario (the community of Britannia) north of
Eglinton Avenue.
The Ward was created in 1951 when the council of
Toronto Township adopted a ward system.[1] It has covered the Malton area since its creation.[2] Toronto Township was re-named Mississauga in 1967.
Demographics
According to the
2006 Canadian census, the total population of the ward was 75,415.
The largest ethnic group in the ward is South Asians who make up 39.3% of the population (primarily East Indians). 28% of the population is White, 11.4% Black, 6.2% Chinese, 3.3% Filipino, 3.3% Southeast Asian, 1.8% Latin American, and 1.7% Arab. The ward has the highest percentage of visible minorities in the city.
English is the largest mother tongue in the ward, with 40.4% of the ward speaking it as their native language. Punjabi is spoken by 16.5% of the ward.
The median individual income of the ward is $23,141.
Previously registered as candidate for Mayor of Mississauga in the 2024 by-election. Ali tied for fourteenth place in the 2015 by-election for Ward 4 councillor, which was won by John Kovac,[4][5] and received third place in the 2022 election for Ward 7 councillor, which was won by Dipika Damerla.[6]
General manager of the Malton Business Improvement Area.[7] Candidate for Mississauga Ward 1 councillor, 2018.[8] Former Ontario Liberal Party regional vice-president for central west.[9]
Former chair of the Mississauga Board of Trade,[10] chair of Peel Crime Stoppers,[11] and vice-president of Eden Food for Change food bank.[12] President of telecom company Transglobal Systems of Canada.[13] Candidate for Ward 11 in the 2018[14] and 2022.[10]
Two-time councillor Cliff Gyles was defeated in the election by
Eve Adams; the incumbent placed a distant sixth. The election was held on November 10, roughly two months after Gyles was sentenced to 2.5 years in a federal penitentiary for accepting $35,000 in bribes.[17]
^Greer, Crystal (29 April 2015).
"Mississauga Ward 4 By-election"(PDF). City of Mississauga. Mississauga ON: Corporation of the City of Mississauga. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
^"Ward 4 byelection: Amir Ali". Mississauga News. Toronto ON: Metroland Media Group. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
^"2022 Official election results". City of Mississauga. Mississauga ON: Corporation of the City of Mississauga. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2024.