Editing Gilbert Parent (section)

==Electoral record==
{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1997}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|'''PARENT, Gib'''| 24,115}}
{{CANelec|CA|Reform|JOHNSTONE, Don| 12,053}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|ATKINSON, Joe|5,827}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|WILSON, James|  5,510}}
{{CANelec|CA|Christian Heritage|BYLSMA, David|515}}
{{CANelec|CA|Natural Law|LARRASS, Anne|  363}}
{{CANelec|CA|Marxist-Leninist|WALKER, Ron|143}}
{{end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[1993 Canadian federal election]]}}
|-
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}
|[[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]]
|PARENT, Gilbert
|align="right"|25,534
|53.97%
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Reform|row}}
|[[Reform Party of Canada|Reform]]
|JOHNSTONE, Don
|align="right"| 11,901
|25.15%
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Progressive Conservatives|row}}
|[[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]]
|ST. AMAND, Terry
|align="right"| 5,472
|11.56%
{{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP|row}}
|[[New Democratic Party (Canada)|New Democratic Party]]
|DOBRUCKI, Rob
|align="right"|3,737
|7.89%
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Natural Law|row}}
|[[Natural Law Party of Canada|Natural Law]]
|AMOS, Laureen
|align="right"|311
|0.66%
{{CANelec|CA |Green |FANNON, Jim |304 |0.64%}}
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Abolitionist|row}}
|[[Abolitionist Party of Canada|Abolitionist]]
|DOUCET, Leonard
|align="right"|64
|0.14%
{{end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[1988 Canadian federal election]]}}
|-
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}
|[[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]]
|PARENT, Gilbert
|align="right"|17,878
| 
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Progressive Conservatives|row}}
|[[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]]
|PIETZ, Allan
|align="right"|16,287
|
{{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP|row}}
|[[New Democratic Party (Canada)|New Democratic Party]]
|LEE, Ken
|align="right"|12,646
|
{{CANelec|CA |Green |THOMSON, Rachel |273}}
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Independents|row}}
|No affiliation
|WALKER, Ron
|align="right"|71
|
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Communist|row}}
|[[Communist Party of Canada|Communist]]
|WALLIS, David
|align="right"|57
|
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1984}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|[[Allan Pietz]]|18,418}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Gilbert Parent|14,481}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Rob Dobrucki|10,508}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Andrew Rivett|284}}
{{CANelec|CA|Communist|John MacLennan|145}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1980}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Gilbert Parent|18,112}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Robert Wright|11,729}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|George Krusell|11,292}}
{{CANelec|CA|Communist|John Severinsky|95}}
{{CANelec|CA|Marxist-Leninist|Ron Walker|78}}
{{end}}

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