Ward 5 (Mississauga)

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.

Toronto Pearson International Airport is located within the ward.

The Ward was created in 1951 when the council of Toronto Township adopted a ward system. It has covered the Malton area since its creation. 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.

Councillors

 * 1) Carlton J. Stewart (1952)
 * 2) Ian Hart (1953–1954)
 * 3) Sid Smith (1955)
 * 4) Thomas Sills (1956–1958)
 * 5) Frank McKechnie (1959–1997)
 * 6) Harold Kennedy (1997)
 * 7) Cliff Gyles (1997–2003)
 * 8) Eve Adams (2003–2011)
 * 9) Bonnie Crombie (2011–2014)
 * 10) Carolyn Parrish (2014–2024)
 * 11) Natalie Hart (2024– )

Omer Abdalla

 * Candidacy registered: April 16, 2024

Hamid Akbar

 * Candidacy registered: March 26, 2024
 * Campaign website: hamidakbar.ca
 * Media coverage: Modern Mississauga questionnaire

Amir Ali
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, and received third place in the 2022 election for Ward 7 councillor, which was won by Dipika Damerla.


 * Candidacy registered: March 25, 2024
 * Campaign website: electamir.ca

Kristin Dattoo

 * Candidacy registered: April 15, 2024
 * Campaign website: votekristindattoo.com

Jordan Gray

 * Candidacy registered: April 5, 2024
 * Campaign website: jordangrayward5.ca
 * Media coverage: Modern Mississauga questionnaire

Natalie Hart
General manager of the Malton Business Improvement Area. Candidate for Mississauga Ward 1 councillor, 2018. Former Ontario Liberal Party regional vice-president for central west.


 * Candidacy registered: March 20, 2024
 * Campaign website: votehart.ca
 * Media coverage: The Pointer podcast

Imran Hasan
Former chair of the Mississauga Board of Trade, chair of Peel Crime Stoppers, and vice-president of Eden Food for Change food bank. President of telecom company Transglobal Systems of Canada. Candidate for Ward 11 in the 2018 and 2022.


 * Candidacy registered: March 25, 2024
 * Campaign website: ImranHasan.ca
 * Media coverage: Modern Mississauga questionnaire

Ehsan Khandaker

 * Candidacy registered: April 12, 2024
 * Campaign website: khandaker.ca
 * Media coverage: Modern Mississauga questionnaire

Tazeen Rizvi

 * Candidacy registered: April 11, 2024
 * Campaign website: electtazeen.com

Rosemarie Sanchez Sanchez

 * Candidacy registered: April 24, 2024
 * Campaign website: votesanchezward5.ca
 * Media coverage: Modern Mississauga questionnaire

Manish Sawhney

 * Candidacy registered: March 21, 2024
 * Campaign website: manishsawhney.com
 * Media coverage: Modern Mississauga questionnaire

Shelly Scott-England
Black Caucus Alliance chair.


 * Candidacy registered: March 22, 2024
 * Campaign website: silver-round-xcbm.squarespace.com
 * Media coverage: Modern Mississauga questionnaire, The Pointer podcast

Danny Singh

 * Candidacy registered: March 20, 2024
 * Campaign website: dannysingh.ca
 * Media coverage: Modern Mississauga questionnaire

Rana Zia

 * Candidacy registered: April 2, 2024

2003
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.

1991
Incumbent Frank McKechnie defeats insurance broker Vijay Kalhan and warehouse worker Jasbir Singh.

1988
98% of polls reporting

1980
Real estate agent James McIntyre finished 1,100 votes behind McKechnie.