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During the [[2023 New Zealand general election]] held on 14 October, Parmar was elected to Parliament on the ACT party list.<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 General Election - Successful Candidates |url=https://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2023/successful-candidates.html |publisher=[[Electoral Commission (New Zealand)|Electoral Commission]] |access-date=25 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122030023/https://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2023/successful-candidates.html |archive-date=22 November 2023 |date=3 November 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> She also came third place in the Pakuranga electorate, gaining 1,298 votes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pakuranga - Official Result |url=https://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2023/electorate-details-35.html |publisher=[[Electoral Commission (New Zealand)|Electoral Commission]] |access-date=15 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123163448/https://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2023/electorate-details-35.html |archive-date=23 November 2023 |date=3 November 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
As ACT's education spokesperson, Parmar objected to the [[University of Auckland]]'s designated [[safe space]]s for [[Māori people|Māori]] and [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pasifika]] students. She argued that the policy was racially discriminatory, divisive and failed to address historical injustices faced by ethnic minorities in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Parmar |first1=Parmjeet |title=Auckland University's designated Maori and Pacific spaces: ACT education spokeswoman Parmjeet Parmar's view |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/parmjeet-parmar-its-not-the-job-of-a-university-reinforce-any-groups-existing-world-views/BB2YUUPAHJCFLPNNF7BSOF4UEI/ |access-date=5 April 2024 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=30 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404075132/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/parmjeet-parmar-its-not-the-job-of-a-university-reinforce-any-groups-existing-world-views/BB2YUUPAHJCFLPNNF7BSOF4UEI/ |archive-date=4 April 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Personal life==
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