Exhibit 99.1

                          CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                           18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                     AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                      OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Peter J. Murphy, Chief Executive Officer of Parlex Corporation (the
"Company"), do hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to
my knowledge:

      (a)  the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period
ending September 29, 2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Report"), fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      (b)  the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.

Dated: November 13, 2002

/s/ Peter J. Murphy
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Peter J. Murphy
Chief Executive Officer