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\u201cCrombie and Tedjo have each gained five points since our Oct. 5 release. Parrish is down one point, while Damerla has fallen from 11 per cent to four per cent,\u201d Valentin said. \u201cCrombie still leads Tedjo by four points, but Tedjo is now ahead of the incumbent. Both challengers have made gains without either pulling away from the other.\u201d<\/p>\n
Valentin also noted that Tedjo, Ward 2 councillor in Mississauga, has made big gains since an August survey of the city\u2019s mayoral race.<\/p>\n
\u201cTedjo was at 12 per cent in August. He is now at 31 per cent. That is a very different campaign from the one we were looking at two months ago, when Crombie and Parrish were tied at 35 per cent. Crombie has recovered her August share, while Parrish has not.\u201d<\/p>\n
Last 30 Days: 60,565 Votes<\/p>\n
All Time: 1,593,991 Votes<\/p>\n
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INSAUGA Canada poll puts Parrish ahead<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, an original INSAUGA Canada head-to-head poll<\/a> released on Wednesday focused solely on the incumbent, Parrish, and her predecessor, Crombie. Among readers who weighed in, the choice was Parrish.<\/p>\n The poll asked readers: Who has your vote for Mississauga mayor?<\/p>\n Two choices were provided to respondents \u2014 the current mayor and former mayor.<\/p>\n More than 1,600 votes were cast in the online poll, with 983 respondents (59.9 per cent) choosing Parrish, compared with 658 votes (40.1 per cent) for Crombie.<\/p>\n A total of 1,641 votes were cast.<\/p>\n Gender results shed some light on poll<\/p>\n Regarding the latest Liaison Strategies survey, the pollster noted that the gender results \u201chelp explain why Crombie has a lead but not much breathing room. Among decided and leaning men, she has 41 per cent, compared with 29 per cent for Tedjo and 26 per cent for Parrish.<\/p>\n \u201cAmong women, the three are much closer: Tedjo has 33 per cent, Crombie 30 per cent and Parrish 29 per cent.\u201d<\/p>\n An\u00a0August Liaison poll<\/a> showed Parrish and Crombie tied at 35 per cent, Damerla with 18 per cent and Tedjo with 12 per cent at that time.<\/p>\n Of the latest survey results, Valentin further noted that, \u201cParrish\u2019s disapproval has fallen from 42 per cent to 37 per cent, but her approval has barely changed, moving from 38 per cent to 37 per cent. The share unsure has risen from 20 per cent to 25 per cent. Fewer residents disapproving is better for her than the alternative, but it has not come with more approval or a higher vote share.<\/p>\n \u201cThe city\u2019s mood remains difficult for the incumbent,\u201d Valentin continued. \u201cForty-six per cent say Mississauga is moving in the wrong direction, compared with 30 per cent who say the right direction and 24 per cent who are unsure. That is somewhat better than the 48 per cent wrong direction and 28 per cent right direction in our previous survey, but negative views still outnumber positive ones.\u201d<\/p>\n Liaison summed up the mayoral race, as of today, by suggesting \u201cCrombie has the advantage, Tedjo has continued to build support and Parrish remains close enough that neither challenger can afford to ignore her.\u201d<\/p>\n Other polls point to a three-person race for mayor<\/p>\n Poll results released on Thursday afternoon by Toronto-based Pallas Data also indicate a three-way race for the mayor\u2019s seat in Mississauga.<\/p>\n However, that poll puts Parrish in front with 30 per cent (down four from previous Pallas poll), Crombie in second at 28 per cent (up three from previous poll) and Tedjo a close third at 27 per cent (up six from previous poll). Damerla dropped to seven per cent (down seven from previous poll).<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been a long time since I\u2019ve seen results this close with the election only four days away,\u201d said Dr. Joseph Angolano, Pallas Data founder and CEO, in releasing the results. \u201cIt\u2019s a dead heat with four days to go and this will be settled by which team has the better get-out-the-vote operation.\u201d<\/p>\n Pallas Data\u2019s previous mayoral poll in early October had Parrish with a nine-point lead over Crombie.<\/p>\n The pollster said on Thursday the percentage of undecided Mississauga voters has dropped to 16 per cent compared to 28 per cent in early October.<\/p>\n Pallas Data said its latest survey was conducted Oct. 20-21 among a sample of 508 eligible Mississauga voters. It added the margin of error is +\/- 4.3 percentage points at the 95 per cent confidence level.<\/p>\n Results of a poll<\/a> conducted by Toronto-based Mainstreet Research released on Monday gave Crombie the nod from 33.6 per cent of respondents, ahead of Tedjo, who garnered 28.4 per cent.<\/p>\n Parrish placed third in the poll, with 26.2 per cent, while Damerla fell to 4.5 per cent.<\/p>\n The remaining 7.3 per cent of respondents said they\u2019d vote for someone else.<\/p>\n That survey did not include undecided voters, the pollster said.<\/p>\n Voters head to the polls on Oct. 26<\/p>\n Voters in Mississauga and across Ontario will cast their ballots in the municipal election on Monday, Oct. 26.<\/p>\n With fierce rivals Parrish and her predecessor Crombie going head to head, political observers have pegged the Mississauga mayoral race as among the most interesting and potentially exciting anywhere in Ontario.<\/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 Campaign watchers in Mississauga \u2014 and some polls\/surveys \u2014 have noted recently that Tedjo appears to have garnered additional support and that the contest could turn out to be a close three-way race on election night.<\/p>\n In total, 14 candidates are vying to become mayor of Mississauga.<\/p>\n The other 10 candidates 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 (Cover photo: City of Mississauga)<\/p>\n \u2014 Editor\u2019s note: Story has been updated from Thursday morning to include Pallas Data poll results that were released on Thursday afternoon.<\/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