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Ghislain Lebel (2002) | Crossing the Floor

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Ghislain Lebel

Fought Their Leaderfederal- Quebec

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Ghislain Lebel

2002Bloc Québécois→Independent

0/5 - Career destroyed

Why They Crossed

Lebel, Bloc Québécois MP for Chambly, left the BQ caucus to sit as an independent over disagreements with the party leadership.

What Happened Next

Lebel did not run in the 2004 election.

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Michael Malley

Progressive Conservative → Independent

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Pierre Brien

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7 Bloc Québécois MPs (Québec debout crisis)

Bloc Québécois → Independent / Québec debout

Same party involved

Political Context

37th Parliament

Governing Party: Liberal
Government Type: majority
Total Seats: 301

Cite This Crossing

Crossing the Floor. (2002). Ghislain Lebel: Bloc Québécois to Independent (2002). Retrieved 2026-04-11, from https://crossingthefloor.ca/crossings/ghislain-lebel-2002