Rob Parker (Canadian politician)

Rob Parker (January 18, 1943 – March 17, 2016) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a broadcaster, businessman and journalist by career.

Rob Parker
Member of Parliament for Eglinton
In office October 1978 – March 1979
Preceded by	Mitchell Sharp
Personal details
Born	(1943-01-18)January 18, 1943
Died	March 17, 2016(2016-03-17) (aged 73)[1] Ajijic, Mexico
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Profession	Broadcaster, businessman, journalist

He was elected to the 30th Canadian Parliament at the Eglinton riding in a by-election on 16 October 1978. In the 1979 election, Parker was defeated at the Eglinton—Lawrence riding by Roland de Corneille of the Liberal party. He made another unsuccessful attempt to unseat de Corneille there in the 1980 election.

In 2007, Parker was living in the Lake Chapala region of Mexico, active with the Canadian expatriate community there.^[2]

Electoral record

v t e 1979 Canadian federal election: Eglinton—Lawrence
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Roland de Corneille	19,270	42.88
	Progressive Conservative	Rob Parker	17,605	39.18
	New Democratic	Leo Heaps	7,368	16.40
	Libertarian	Linda Cain	585	1.30
	Marxist–Leninist	Iqbal S. Sumbal	111	0.25
Total valid votes			44,939	100.00

v t e 1980 Canadian federal election: Eglinton—Lawrence
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roland de Corneille	20,861	50.47	+7.59
	Progressive Conservative	Rob Parker	13,985	33.83	-5.35
	New Democratic	Graham Murray	6,077	14.70	-1.70
	Libertarian	Linda Cain	343	0.83	-0.47
	Marxist–Leninist	Iqbal S. Sumbal	71	0.17	-0.08
Total valid votes			41,337	100.00
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