📌 The Canadian federal electoral district of Mississauga--Erindale was contested during the 2008 Federal election which was held on October 13, 2008. 🏆 Bob Dechert, the Conservative candidate, won the riding with 23863 votes making up a 42.7% share of the vote. 🥈 The runner-up Liberal candidate, Omar Alghabra, received 23466 votes (42%) and was therefore defeated by a vote margin of 397. 📊 Other candidates who received a sizable share of the vote include Mustafa Rizvi - NDP-New Democratic Party (8.5%), and Richard Pietro - Green Party (6.5%).