On June 12, voters head to the polls in the 2014 Ontario election. Learn more about the candidates and political history of the riding of Mississauga South.
Candidates
Liberals: Charles Sousa
Progressive Conservatives: Effie Triantafilopoulos
NDP: Boris Rosolak
Green: Lloyd Jones
Geography
History
Finance Minister Charles Sousa was re-elected in 2011, defeating the PC candidates by just over 5,000 votes. Sousa defeated Tim Peterson in 2007, who was elected as a Liberal MPP in 2003 but crossed the floor to the Tories.
Before that, it had been held by the Progressive Conservatives from 1977 to 2003.
By the numbers
This riding has become more urban as Mississauga has become a major city in its own right – just 52.8 per cent of people over 15 are married. According to the 2011 census, 57.5 per cent of people are second generation Canadians or older, by far the largest percentage in Mississauga.
Riding in a tweet
The Liberals will be in trouble on election night if the popular Sousa can’t hold onto Mississauga South over the PCs.
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