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Frank Branch (2006) | Crossing the Floor

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Frank Branch

Stood on Principleprovincial- New Brunswick

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Frank Branch

2006Liberal→Independent

0/5 - Career destroyed

Why They Crossed

Branch, New Brunswick Liberal MLA for Nepisiguit, left the Liberal caucus to sit as an independent over policy disagreements with the government.

What Happened Next

Branch did not run in the next election.

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Cite This Crossing

Crossing the Floor. (2006). Frank Branch: Liberal to Independent (2006). Retrieved 2026-04-11, from https://crossingthefloor.ca/crossings/frank-branch-2006

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