Alvin Tedjo wins Mississauga mayoral race, ousts Parrish

Alvin Tedjo has been elected mayor of Mississauga, Ont., defeating incumbent Carolyn Parrish in Monday’s municipal election, according to the city’s unofficial results.

The city reported that Tedjo received 74,479 votes, or 38.9 per cent of the ballots cast. CBC News reported his share as 39.2 per cent. Parrish finished second with 51,853 votes, or 27.3 per cent, and former Ontario Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie placed third with 43,191 votes, or 22.7 per cent.

The city said 191,166 people voted, an unofficial turnout of 33.9 per cent of eligible voters. The city has said the numbers are unofficial.

Tedjo, 43, was first elected as the Ward 2 councillor in 2022. CBC reported that he is the fourth person to hold the mayor’s job in nearly half a century. In his victory speech, he called winning the mayoralty the honour of a lifetime, CBC reported.

Parrish was the incumbent and lost her seat. The result left the winner with less than 40 per cent support, about 12 percentage points ahead of Parrish.

Searches for Tedjo’s name and for Mississauga’s election results were among the top trends in Google Trends Canada on Tuesday, with more than 100,000 searches for his name over the past 24 hours.

Mississauga was one of several Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area races that changed hands. According to CP24’s roundup of unofficial results, Jeff Knoll won Oakville with 36 per cent, ahead of incumbent Rob Burton, who had 20 per cent. George Minakakis won Milton with 45 per cent, ahead of incumbent Gord Krantz at 25.4 per cent. In Halton Hills, Jason Brass won with 55 per cent, ahead of incumbent Ann Lawlor at 30 per cent.

Incumbents held on in several other cities. Patrick Brown won a third term in Brampton with 55 per cent, ahead of Wesley Jackson. Marianne Meed Ward returned as mayor of Burlington, ahead of Lisa Kearns at 30 per cent. Steven Del Duca was re-elected in Vaughan with 81.5 per cent, and Frank Scarpitti was re-elected in Markham with 71 per cent.

In Toronto, Olivia Chow won a second term, which Canada News Media reported earlier in Olivia Chow wins second term as Toronto mayor. In Hamilton, Keanin Loomis was elected mayor, with Andrea Horwath third. In the capital, Mark Sutcliffe was re-elected Ottawa mayor.

Results from every municipality remain unofficial until each city certifies its count.

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Sources: City of Mississauga unofficial results, CBC News, CP24.