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André Bellavance

Stood on Principlefederal- Quebec

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André Bellavance

2014Bloc Québécois→Independent

0/5 - Career destroyed

Why They Crossed

Bellavance, BQ MP for Richmond-Arthabaska since 2004, left the Bloc to sit as an independent, expressing disillusionment with the party's direction.

What Happened Next

Bellavance did not run in the 2015 election.

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Political Context

41st Parliament

Governing Party: Conservative
Government Type: majority
Total Seats: 308

Cite This Crossing

Crossing the Floor. (2014). André Bellavance: Bloc Québécois to Independent (2014). Retrieved 2026-04-11, from https://crossingthefloor.ca/crossings/andre-bellavance-2014

Blair Lekstrom

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