Imagine going to the polls every year: a civic dream, or a recipe for fatigue? For decades, Ontario municipal elections were held annually, with representatives elected for one-year terms.

Public office was a part-time job at best, particularly in lowly populated areas like Peel. Henry Albert Brown (1862-1911), whose election material is shown, was a farmer.

The majority of the City of Mississauga was historically known as “Toronto Township.” While Port Credit and Streetsville eventually became their own municipalities, residents of communities like Meadowvale were represented by and serviced by the township.

The Region of Peel Archives has collected election material since 1978, the year the collection started. The public can access material from many candidates in the 1978, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2006, 2010, and 2014 local elections, and 2011 Malton byelection.