The mayor of Mississauga is the head of Mississauga City Council and chief executive officer of the municipal government. The mayor is elected alongside city council every four years on the fourth Monday of October; there are no term limits. While in office, mayors are styled His/Her Worship.

The office is currently held by Carolyn Parrish, who assumed office on June 24, 2024, following her election in the by-election on June 10 to succeed former mayor Bonnie Crombie.

Mayors of Mississauga

This list includes the two mayors of the Town of Mississauga (existing from 1968 to 1973), and the five mayors of the City of Mississauga (1974 to present):

Town of Mississauga

Before 1968, Mississauga (excluding the then-independent towns of Port Credit and Streetsville) was known as Toronto Township, and led by a reeve. No. Mayor In office Notes1Robert Speck19681972Former reeve of Toronto Township. Died in office.2Chic Murray19721973Interim mayor, appointed by Council following Speck's death.

City of Mississauga In 1974, the City of Mississauga was formed when the Town of Mississauga was amalgamated with Port Credit and Streetsville:

No. Mayor In office Notes3Martin Dobkin19731976First mayor of the City of Mississauga. 4Ron Searle19761978Former town councillor and city councillor.5Hazel McCallionDecember 1, 1978November 30, 2014Former mayor of Streetsville. Longest-serving mayor of Mississauga.6 Bonnie CrombieDecember 1, 2014January 12, 2024Former city councillor and Member of Parliament for Mississauga—Streetsville. Resigned the mayoralty after being elected leader of the Ontario Liberal Party in the 2023 OLP leadership election7Carolyn ParrishJune 24, 2024presentFormer city councillor and Member of Parliament for various ridings in Mississauga. Elected mayor in the June 10, 2024 by-election prompted by Crombie's resignation.

Deputy mayor City councillor(s) may be appointed by the mayor on an honorary basis.

PortraitDeputy mayorTerm beganConstituency as councillorMatt MahoneyJune 27, 2024Ward 8 Erin Mills

Election results 2024

2022

Candidate Vote % Bonnie Crombie 82,736 78.47 David Shaw 7,202 6.83 George Tavares 5,613 5.32 Derek Ramkissoon 4,012 3.81 Mohsin Khan 2,866 2.72 Melodie J. Petty 1,464 1.39 Jayesh Trivedi 1,169 1.11 Bobie Taffe 370 0.35

2018

Mayoral Candidate Vote %Bonnie Crombie 91,422 76.68 Kevin J. Johnston 16,079 13.49 Scott E. W. Chapman 4,5633.83 Andrew Lee 2,970 2.49 Mohsin Khan 1,458 1.22 Yasmin Pouragheli 9960.84 Tiger Meng Wu 9890.83 Syed Qumber Rizvi 7520.63

2014

Mayoral Candidate Vote %Bonnie Crombie 102,346 63.49Steve Mahoney 46,224 28.68 Dil Muhammad 2,429 1.51 Stephen King 1,874 1.16 Masood Khan 1,254 0.78 Donald Barber 1,225 0.76 Derek Ramkissoon 1,044 0.65 Scott E. W. Chapman 868 0.54 Riazuddin Choudhry 790 0.49 Paul Fromm 775 0.48 Kevin Jackal Johnston 741 0.46 Andrew Seitz 507 0.31 Joe Lomangino 415 0.26 Grant Isaac 392 0.24 Sheraz Siddiqui 315 0.20

2010

Mayoral Candidate Vote %Hazel McCallion 107,643 76.40Dave Cook 10,744 7.63George Winter 4,783 3.39Ranjit Chahal 4,199 2.98Ghani Ahsan 3,744 2.66Ram Selvarajah 2,241 1.59Peter Orphanos 2,140 1.52 Donald Barber 1,513 1.07Paul Fromm917 0.65Martin Marinka 644 0.46Bryan Robert Hallett 575 0.41Shirley Vanden Berg 516 0.37Ursula Keuper-Bennett 329 0.23Andy Valenton 293 0.21Antu Maprani Chakkunny 249 0.18Andrew Seitz 233 0.17Innocent Watat 139 0.10

2006

Mayoral Candidate Vote %Hazel McCallion 98,293 91.41Donald Barber 5,571 5.18Roy N. Willis 3,667 3.41

2003 Mayoral Candidate Vote %Hazel McCallion 74,719 91.64 Masood Khan 2,304 2.83 Charles Cooper 1,613 1.98 Larry J. Mancini 1,478 1.81 Dyal Chanderpaul 1,419 1.74

2000 Mayoral Candidate Vote %Hazel McCallion 89,325 92.06 Kanwaljit Singh Kanwal 3,111 3.21 Donald Barber 2,726 2.81 Rod P. Stewart 1,866 1.92

1997 Mayoral Candidate Vote %Hazel McCallion 65,678 94.34 Donald Barber 2,084 2.99 James Archibald Girvin 1,063 1.53 Wyman Parker 792 1.14

1994 Mayoral Candidate Vote %Hazel McCallion 67,524 90.81 Dianna Priestman 1,898 2.55 Donald Barber 1,648 2.22 Michael John Charette 1,373 1.85 James Girvin 1,206 1.62 Ernie DesJardine 711 0.96

1991 91% of polls reporting

MacCallion ended up winning by a plurality of 54,158 votes.

Mayoral Candidate Vote %Hazel McCallion 52,022 86.74Dianna Hostan 3,010 5.02 Steve Dunn 2,560 4.27 Glenn R. Dean 2,383 3.97

1988 Mayoral Candidate Vote %Hazel McCallion Acclaimed

1985 Mayoral Candidate Vote %Hazel McCallion 42,220 74.61Robert Taylor 7,604 13.44Rick Drennan 6,761 11.95

1982 Mayoral Candidate Vote %Hazel McCallion 48,976 71.08Ron Searle 16,711 24.25Doug Eland 3,215 4.67

1980 Mayoral Candidate Vote %Hazel McCallion Acclaimed

1978 Mayoral Candidate Vote %Hazel McCallion 28,005 51.51Ron Searle 25,029 46.04Michael Zita 1,332 2.45

1976 Mayoral Candidate Vote %Ron Searle 15,405 33.63Martin Dobkin 11,731 25.61Gerry Townsend 11,340 24.76David Culhan 6,737 14.71Douglas Campbell 591 1.29

1973 Mayoral Candidate Vote %Martin Dobkin 18,179 52.62 Chic Murray 15,209 44.03 Douglas Campbell 795 2.30 Eberhard Matsuchka 362 1.05

1970 Mayoral Candidate Vote %Robert Speck Acclaimed

1967 Mayoral Candidate Vote %Robert Speck Acclaimed

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