The 2026 Mississauga municipal election will be held on October 26, 2026, as part of the larger Peel Region and Ontario municipal elections. This will be the first set of municipal elections to not overlap with a provincial election in the same year since 2010. Municipal elections in Mississauga are non-partisan.
Mayoral election Background In May 2023, Crombie announced that she had formed an exploratory committee to run for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party. The decision was made public days after the announcement of the dissolution of Peel Region. Multiple councillors publicly questioned her ability to govern the city during the process.
The by-election resulted in twenty-one candidates, of which nineteen remained on the ballot. Candidates included councillors Dipika Damerla, Stephen Dasko, Carolyn Parrish, and Alvin Tedjo, as well as Crombie's former husband, Brian Crombie, and returning candidates David Shaw and George Tavares.
Carolyn Parrish won the by-election and was sworn in as Mayor for a roughly two-year term on June 24, 2024, along with new Ward 5 councillor Natalie Hart.
Candidates
Registered Karam Ahmed Aamir Bhatti Bonnie Crombie, MP for Mississauga—Streetsville (2008–2011), city councillor for Ward 5 (2011–2014), 6th mayor of Mississauga (2014–2024), leader of the Ontario Liberal Party (2023–2026) Dipika Damerla, city councillor for Ward 7 (2018–present), Liberal MPP for Mississauga East—Cooksville (2011-2018), 2024 mayoral by-election candidate Gord Elliott Frank Fang, 4th place in 2022 election for Ward 9, 7th place in 2024 Mississauga mayoral by-election, former Conservative Party of Canada electoral district association CEO Amjad Jilani Mohsin Khan Mike Matulewicz, 2024 mayoral by-election candidate, independent candidate for Mississauga—Erin Mills in the 2025 Ontario general election Fadi Naami Carolyn Parrish, incumbent mayor of Mississauga (2024–present), city councillor for Ward 5 (2014–2024) and Ward 6 (2006-2010), Liberal, later Independent MP for Mississauga—Erindale (1993–2006) David Shaw, 2022 mayoral election and 2024 mayoral by-election candidate Alvin Tedjo city councillor for Ward 2 (2022–present), 2024 mayoral by-election candidate, 2020 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election candidate, endorsed by Peel Regional Police Association Ana Luisa Vasquez de Espinal
Crombie, Matulewicz, and Vasquez replied to a survey from Modern Mississauga.
Withdrawn Zulfiqar Ali, registered August 4, and withdrew August 6 Rahul Mehta, withdrew to run in Ward 8. George Tavares, withdrew to run in Ward 7.
Polling +Polling FirmSourceFinal date of pollSample SizeMOECarolyn ParrishBonnie CrombieAlvin TedjoDipika DamerlaStephen DaskoOtherLeadLiaison StrategiesIVR4 October 20261000±3.1%29%30%26%11%4%1Pallas DataIVR1 October 2026503±4.4%34%25%21%14%7%9Mainstreet ResearchIVR25 September 20261404±2.6%27.6%30.4%20.5%10.4%11.2%2.8Canada Pulse InsightsSago25 September 2026514±4.3%30%25%26%12%8%4Pallas DataIVR11 September 2026576±4.1%32%27%19%12%7%5Liaison StrategiesIVR12 August 20261000±3.1%35%35%12%18%TieLiaison StrategiesIVR23 October 2025800±3.46%33%38%12%7%6%4%5
Mayoral debates
CBC News Toronto, September 25 CityNews Toronto with Food Banks Mississauga and Metamorphsis Network, October 1
City council elections
Ward 1 Stephen Dasko is the incumbent councillor since 2018
Both Dasko and Gannon replied to Modern Mississauga.
Registered candidates Stephen Dasko, incumbent Olivia Gannon
Ward 2
There is no incumbent councillor in this ward, as Alvin Tedjo is running for mayor. He was a first-term councillor, elected in 2022.
Mississauga News received survey responses from most candidates. Those who did not respond were Abdul Mukhtar Ghafarzoy, Syed Jaffery, and Ananya Majumder. Leeann Cole, Tom Ellard, and Majumder replied to a survey from Modern Mississauga.
Registered candidates Samer Fawzi Alghoul, founder and CEO of 9875336 Canada Inc., now its director Ronnie Amyotte, retired Michelle Baker, Executive Director, Ontario’s Big City Mayors Michael Carroll, small business owner Leeann Cole, Peel District School Board trustee, business owner Tom Ellard, partner in a management consulting firm Abdul Mukhtar Ghafarzoy, did not reply to a survey from Mississauga News Syed Jaffery, 2018 withdrawn candidate for Ward 6, 2018 candidate for Ward 9, 2022 candidate for Ward 2, 2024 Mississauga mayoral by-election candidate, withdrawn 2026 candidate for Ward 9, did not reply to a survey from Mississauga News Ross Kutisker-Jacobson, self-employed in real estate and property management, law student Ananya Majumder, did not reply to a survey from Mississauga News Olga Polstvin, mediator Alex Ragozzino, business owner Sue Shanly, medical aesthetics and medical research, chair of the Mississauga Residents' Association Network Audrey Simpson, life insurance advisor, ran in the 2022 election
Ward 3 Chris Fonseca is the incumbent councillor since 2010
Chris Fonseca, Mendi Kabashi, and Kim Pines responded to a survey from Mississauga News, the other three did. Mendi Kabashi and Kim Pines responded to a survey from Modern Mississauga.
Registered candidates Chris Fonseca, incumbent Arshad Hashmi, did not reply to a survey from Mississauga News Mendi Kabashi, senior condominium manager Former Italian Officer. Kim Pines, president of a translation company Stjepan Vukovic, did not reply to a survey from Mississauga News
Ward 4 John Kovac is the incumbent councillor since 2014 and deputy mayor
Modern Mississauga has not received survey responses from any candidates.
Registered candidates Zulfiqar Ali, placed 11th out of 20 in the 2024 Mississauga mayoral by-election, 7th out of 7 in the 2025 Ontario general election for Mississauga Centre, registered for three days as a mayoral candidate in this election Humphrey Chukwuemeka Khawar Hussain John Kovac, incumbent
Ward 5
Natalie Hart is the incumbent councillor since 2024
Modern Mississauga has received survey responses from Ismail Bawa, Natalie Hart, and Rosemarie Sanchez Sanchez
Registered candidates Aruna Anand Ismail Bawa Raghavan Babu Bhogaiah Mandeep Singh Dhaliwal Jamie Dookie Natalie Hart, incumbent Vipan Mehta Michael Anthony Perretta Rosemarie Sanchez Sanchez, candidate for Ward 5 in the 2024 by-election Danny Singh
Ward 6 Joe Horneck is the incumbent councillor since 2022 Joe Horneck contested the seat unsuccessfully in 2018, against incumbent Ron Starr. Horneck was elected as councillor in 2022, after Starr faced harassment allegations from a female former councillor.
Modern Mississauga has received a survey response from Martina Wood.
Registered candidates Michael Bastian Javed Dean Gurcharan Guleria Ahmad Reshad Hatefi Joe Horneck, incumbent Martina Wood
Ward 7
Dipika Damerla is the incumbent councillor since 2018
Modern Mississauga has received survey responses from Gerald Adad, Amir Ali, Lucas Alves, Joel Binda, Keshav Mandadi, Naila Saeed, Maisa Salhia, and George Tavares.
Registered candidates Gerald Adad Amir Ali Lucas Alves, former Peel District School Board trustee, board vice-chair Joel Binda, Former City of Mississauga Finance department staff. Asha Falinski Ahsan Khokhar Jerry Krzywda Keshav Mandadi Louroz Mercader, Ward 7 candidate in 2010, 2014, and 2018 Naila Saeed, childcare franchise executive, Ontario New Democratic Party candidate for Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill in the 2025 Ontario general election, New Democratic Party candidate for Don Valley North in the 2025 Canadian federal election Maisa Salhia Amitabh Srivastava Tassawar Syed George Tavares, Business owner and experienced project manager, working on projects in Canada, internationally, 2022 mayoral candidate election and 2024 mayoral by-election candidate Peter Tolias, Business owner. Hazra Wade Leslie Zurek-Silvestri, nurse and health-care consultant, former president of Art Gallery of Mississauga, 2018 and 2022 candidate in Ward 7
Ward 8 In June 2024, Mahoney was appointed Deputy Mayor; the title was shared later in the term with John Kovac. After the resignation of Carolyn Parrish from the Peel Police Services Board in 2024, Mahoney was appointed to the position. Mahoney was first elected in 2014, after the retirement of his mother, incumbent Ward 8 councillor Katie Mahoney.
While all candidates replied to a survey from Mississauga News, Grzegorz Nowacki did not say what his occupation or priorities were. Modern Mississauga has received survey responses from Nowacki and Viktoria Manzar.
Registered candidates Valerie Hogue, independent consultant Matt Mahoney, incumbent Viktoria Manzar, HR manager Rahul Mehta, Active Living Specialist at Peel Multicultural Council, candidate for Ward 8 in the 2022 municipal election, member of Stop Sprawl Peel Grzegorz Nowacki, did not respond on his occupation to Mississauga News, candidate in 2018 for the same ward
Ward 9
After 31 years as councillor, Pat Saito retired at the end of the 2018–2022 term of council. One of three open seats, the race attracted eleven registered candidates, including Martin Reid, who had job-shadowed Saito for two years. After the resignation of Bonnie Crombie as Mayor of Mississauga, Reid served as Acting Mayor.
Modern Mississauga has received a survey response from Anwar Knight.
Registered candidates Ramsha Haq Anwar Knight, television weather anchor, founder of Hold Schools Accountable Parent Network Martin Reid, incumbent Mohammad Shabbeer, 2022 candidate for Ward 9
Syed Jaffery was a candidate but withdrew.
Ward 10 Sue McFadden is the incumbent councillor since 2006. She ran as the Conservative candidate for Mississauga—Streetsville in the 2025 Canadian Federal election, losing to Rechie Valdez.
A survey sent by Mississauga News to all candidates received responses from Aatish Jamal, Sue McFadden, and Salman Tariq. No response was received from Hamza Bajwa, or Suha Hashim.
Registered candidates Hamza Bajwa Suha Hashim Aatish Jamal, childcare business owner Sue McFadden, incumbent Salman Tariq, owner of an immigration business, LL.M. student at Osgoode Hall Law School, candidate for the New Democratic Party, Mississauga-Erin Mills, in the 2019 federal election
Ward 11 Brad Butt is the incumbent councillor since 2022
Modern Mississauga has received survey responses from Brad Butt and Dev Vashi.
Registered candidates Brad Butt, incumbent Amin Nanji Dev Vashi
References
External links
City of Mississauga: General information, Registered candidates