Rob Parker (January 18, 1943 – March 17, 2016) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the

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. He was a broadcaster, businessman and journalist by career. He was elected to the

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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

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. He made another unsuccessful attempt to unseat de Corneille there in the 1980 election. In 2007, Parker was living in the

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region of

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, active with the Canadian expatriate community there.
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* 1943 births 2016 deaths Canadian journalists Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs People from Ajijic 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MP-stub