Municipal ward in Mississauga, Ontario
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.
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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.
 Candidacy registered: April 16, 2024
 Candidacy registered: March 26, 2024
 Campaign website: hamidakbar.ca
 Media coverage: "Modern Mississauga" questionnaire
Election results.
2024 by-election.
Candidates.
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
 Candidacy registered: April 15, 2024
 Campaign website: votekristindattoo.com
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
Candidacy registered: April 12, 2024
Campaign website: khandaker.ca
Media coverage: "Modern Mississauga" questionnaire
Candidacy registered: April 11, 2024
Campaign website: electtazeen.com
Candidacy registered: April 24, 2024
Campaign website: votesanchezward5.ca
Media coverage: "Modern Mississauga" questionnaire
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
Candidacy registered: March 20, 2024
Campaign website: dannysingh.ca
Media coverage: "Modern Mississauga" questionnaire
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. 