Gerard Voisine was elected to Parliament in April 3335. He began his parliamentary career as Chief of Staff to Deputy Leader Max Lippincott. After Lippincott was defeated in a leadership election, Voisine aligned himself Léon Ajzenstat and Claude Desmarais. While Ajzenstat and Desmarais were bitter political rivals, they both served as mentors to Voisine. Most expected Voisine to resign from the government and as leader following his nomination, but he instead remained in Parliament to campaign for the presidency.