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(Source: Liaison Strategies)<\/p>\n
For its latest poll, Liaison said it surveyed a random sample of 1,000 Mississauga residents from Oct. 2-4 using Interactive Voice Recording technology. Participants were reached through random digit dialing across both landline and cellphone networks.<\/p>\n
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For the total sample, the margin of error is +\/- 3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20, and is higher for subsamples, including decided and leaning voters, Liaison noted.<\/p>\n
David Valentin, principal at Liaison Strategies, observed Crombie has a narrow lead over Parrish, with Tedjo closing the gap.<\/p>\n
\u201cTedjo\u2019s gains coincide with an increase in his earned media coverage since August, when Crombie dominated the coverage,\u201d Valentin said. \u201cHe is attracting more attention, and the race is becoming more competitive.\u201d<\/p>\n
Last 30 Days: 56,393 Votes<\/p>\n
All Time: 1,559,775 Votes<\/p>\n
1065 VOTES
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(Source: Liaison Strategies)<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the latest poll conducted by Toronto-based Pallas Data shows Parrish with nearly a double-digit lead over Crombie.<\/p>\n
The pollster released its results on Saturday, showing Parrish sitting at 34 per cent (two points up from Pallas\u2019 last poll in early September<\/a>), Crombie at 25 per cent (two points down from last poll), Tedjo at 21 per cent (two points up from last poll) and Damerla at 14 per cent (two points up from last poll) among decided and leaning voters.<\/p>\n The \u201canother candidate\u201d option garnered seven per cent of votes.<\/p>\n Pallas noted, according to its data, 28 per cent of Mississauga voters remain undecided in advance of the Oct. 26 municipal election.<\/p>\n Pallas Data said its latest survey was conducted on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 among a sample of 503 eligible Mississauga voters. It added the margin of error is +\/- 4.4 percentage points at the 95 per cent confidence level.<\/p>\n \u201cOpposition vote is divided\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cParrish is ahead because the main opposition vote is divided between Bonnie Crombie and Alvin Tedjo,\u201d said Dr. Joseph Angolano, founder and CEO of Pallas Data. \u201cShe might be in trouble if that vote coalesces around one candidate, but Crombie and Tedjo are performing well enough in their own right and maintain their share of the vote.\u201d<\/p>\n Pallas noted its latest poll was completed this past Thursday night, as the latest mayoral debate featuring the four main candidates<\/a> was ending. That debate, Pallas further noted, \u201cmade headlines for how heated it was. Therefore, the (poll) results predate any reaction to it.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a raucous debate, and we don\u2019t know yet how voters took it,\u201d Angolano said. \u201cWhat this poll shows is where the race stood going in, with more than a quarter of voters undecided.\u201d<\/p>\n Pallas said its most-recent Mississauga mayoral survey was conducted using automated telephone interviews (IVR) on landlines and cellphones.<\/p>\n Third poll shows Crombie with slight lead<\/p>\n Results of a poll conducted by Toronto-based Mainstreet Research also released on Saturday show Crombie with a nearly three-point lead over Parrish.<\/p>\n The pollster, in what it describes as \u201ca divided race,\u201d puts Crombie ahead with 30.4 per cent while Parrish checks in at 27.6 per cent. Tedjo follows with 20.5 per cent while Damerla registered 10.4 per cent.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Mississauga mayoral race is the most heated race we will see in 2026,\u201d said Mainstreet president and CEO Quito Maggi.<\/p>\n \u201cThe clash of these two political heavyweights, and the emergence of the new challenger in Tedjo, is one for the ages,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Similar to other municipal races, Mainstreet noted, voters in Mississauga cite affordability and cost of living as a top issue (32.7 per cent) in this election followed by crime and safety (18.5 per cent).<\/p>\n In addition to the three most-recent mayoral surveys, an INSAUGA Canada head-to-head poll<\/a> conducted last week showed\u00a0Parrish with significantly more support than Crombie among readers who answered a question about the upcoming Mississauga election.<\/p>\n The poll asked: Who will you vote for as Mississauga mayor?<\/p>\n Exactly 1,000 votes were cast, with 628 respondents, or 62.8 per cent, choosing Parrish, compared with 372 votes, or 37.2 per cent, for Crombie.<\/p>\n The poll was specifically a head-to-head question between Parrish and Crombie and did not include the other candidates running for mayor.<\/p>\n Crombie left mayor\u2019s post in 2024<\/p>\n Crombie left the Mississauga mayor\u2019s post in early 2024 after 10 years to lead the Ontario Liberals and take a shot at unseating Ontario Premier Doug Ford.<\/p>\n Parrish subsequently won a mayoral byelection in June 2024<\/a>, defeating, among others, Tedjo, Damerla and Ward 1 Coun. Stephen Dasko.<\/p>\n The two highest-profile mayoral candidates have gone head-to-head in a heated municipal election campaign prior to 2026, with Crombie defeating Parrish (2,479 votes to 2,239 votes) in a September 2011 byelection for the Ward 5 council seat.<\/p>\n The other 10 candidates for mayor of Mississauga are:<\/p>\n David Shaw \u2014 ran in both the 2024 mayoral byelection and 2022 municipal election for mayor. Registered to run May 1 For more information on who\u2019s running and the election in general, visit the city\u2019s election page online<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nMike Matulewicz \u2014 ran in the 2024 mayoral byelection. Registered to run May 5
\nAmjad Jilani \u2014 registered to run July 14
\nFrank Fang \u2014 ran in the 2024 mayoral byelection and competed for the Ward 9 council seat in the 2022 municipal election. Registered to run July 15
\nFadi Naami \u2014 registered to run July 20
\nKaram Ahmed \u2014 registered to run Aug. 20
\nAamir Bhatti \u2014 registered to run Aug. 21
\nGord Elliott \u2014 registered to run Aug. 21
\nMohsin Khan \u2014 registered to run Aug. 18
\nAna Luisa Vasquez De Espinal \u2014 registered to run Aug. 11<\/p>\n