In what turned out to be a much closer two-way race, Mississauga will send six Liberal MPs back to the House of Commons. 

After being shut out in the last three federal elections since 2015 the Conservatives thought they could break through, especially with popular longtime Mississauga councillor Sue McFadden carrying the flag in one of the local races. 

Anger at the riding association level after allegations of nomination irregularities reported by The Pointer might have hurt the Conservatives, according to numerous sources who said widespread frustration among members had damaged the chances of flipping seats here.

Instead, Mississauga is a big part of the spectacular Canadian turnaround that saw the Liberals under Mark Carney flip the election in less than two months, after the Conservatives thought they would cruise to an easy victory, having opened up a 20-plus point lead, with polls showing large Tory advantages in Mississauga before Justin Trudeau stepped down. 

Carney stepped into the role amid a trade war that largely defined the results of the election as Canadians looked to who would be best suited to represent the country in what could be a protracted economic clash with U.S. President Donald Trump.

As of Tuesday morning, the Liberals were in position to secure 168 seats, four shy of a majority. It marks an astonishing political comeback for a party that just a few months ago was facing widespread decline in popularity under former prime minister Trudeau, who announced his resignation earlier this year, clearing the way for Carney to swoop in and secure another four-year term for the Liberals. 

Mississauga Centre

Unofficial results show Liberal representative Fares Al Soud enjoyed a comfortable lead in Mississauga Centre where candidates were vying to fill the empty seat in the riding, which had been without an incumbent after Omar Alghabra announced in 2023 he would not be seeking re-election. Al Soud will now be the new face of the Mississauga Centre riding, winning 53.7 percent of the vote, besting his Conservative counterpart, Muhammad Ishaq, who received 42 percent.

With the city’s downtown core at a pivotal moment in its growth as Mississauga waits on a long anticipated LRT line along Hurontario Street and a downtown loop, it will be critical for Al Soud to ensure the city receives key funding to accommodate future growth and new development anticipated across the riding.

The Liberal rookie will join the five incumbents whose favourability recovered after Carney came on board.

Mississauga—Streetsville

While there was some speculation Conservative candidate Sue McFadden could flip the Mississauga—Streetsville riding due to her household name in the community, having served as a Mississauga councillor for decades and Ward 9/10 trustee for the Peel District School Board prior to that, Liberal incumbent Rechie Valdez managed to hold onto her seat for a second term, receiving 51.4 percent of the vote, ahead of McFadden’s 45 percent. 

It was a tense race throughout Monday evening with McFadden jumping out to an early lead when the first polls in the riding were reported. She maintained a lead until late in the night, when the vote count flipped red.  

During her last term, Valdez served as minister of small business and has also been a member of various parliamentary committees and associations, including the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs and the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association. She was recently briefly appointed chief government whip–a position that oversees and organizes MP work on parliamentary business to secure votes–before Parliament was dissolved by Carney to trigger the election.

McFadden, who had taken a leave of absence earlier this month to run federally, will return to her councillor position at City Hall. 

Mississauga—Lakeshore

Mississauga—Lakeshore Liberal incumbent Charles Sousa will also return to Ottawa, after receiving 52.2 percent of the vote, comfortably ahead of Conservative candidate Tom Ellard, who trailed with 44.2 percent. Sousa, who served for more than a decade in provincial politics, was first elected as the riding’s federal representative during a 2022 by-election and has been a prominent voice for preserving the city’s waterfront. He was later appointed as Parliamentary secretary to the ministry of public services and procurement. 

Mississauga—East Cooksville

Peter Fonseca will continue to represent Mississauga—East Cooksville, winning 50.1 percent of the vote. Conservative candidate Nita Kang, the subject of some criticism among local members following her anointment as the candidate after others were controversially disqualified, came second with 44.7 percent. 

As the Mississauga—East Cooksville representative since 2015, Fonseca has served in several roles with the Liberals, including sitting on the foreign affairs and international development committee and co-chaired the subcommittee on international human rights.  

Mississauga—Malton

Liberal incumbent Iqwinder Gaheer will represent Mississauga—Malton for a second term after receiving 53 percent of the vote, well above the second place Conservative candidate with 42.2 percent. During his time in office he has been a member of several parliamentary bodies. Most recently, he was elected chair of the standing committee on public safety and national security in November, a role he held until Parliament was prorogued in January. 

Mississauga—Erin Mills

Mississauga—Erin Mills Liberal incumbent Iqra Khalid will represent the riding for a third term, receiving 55.7 percent of the vote, bettering Conservative candidate Milad Mikael, who received 40.1 percent. Since her election in 2015, Khalid has held several positions on Parliament Hill, most recently as the Parliamentary secretary to the revenue minister, and sat on the access to information committee and was vice-chair of the public accounts committee. She also served on the international human rights subcommittee, the top-secret national security and intelligence committee of Parliamentarians, and was chair of the justice committee and the women’s caucus. 

The Pointer’s 2025 federal election coverage is partly supported by the Covering Canada: Election 2025 Fund.

Email: paige.peacock@thepointer.com 

Twitter: @mcpaigepeacock

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