Gibeault ran as a candidate for the
New Democrats in the
Edmonton-Mill Woods electoral district for the
1982 Alberta general election. He was defeated by incumbent Progressive Conservative MLA
Milt Pahl. Gibeault defeated Pahl in the
1986 Alberta general election. Pahl's popular support fell by 6,000 votes, while Gibeault also lost votes from the 1982 election. Gibeault improved his margin of victory running for a second term in the
1989 Alberta general election. Giberault ran for a third term in the
1993 Alberta general election in the new electoral district of
Edmonton-Ellerslie. He was defeated by Liberal candidate
Debby Carlson. ==Municipal politics==