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Gilbert Chartrand (1990) | Crossing the Floor

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Gilbert Chartrand

Started New Partyfederal- Quebec

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Gilbert Chartrand

1990Progressive Conservative→Bloc Québécois

1/5 - No measurable gain

Why They Crossed

Chartrand was among the PC MPs who followed Lucien Bouchard to form the Bloc Québécois after the Meech Lake Accord failure.

What Happened Next

Chartrand did not run in 1993.

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Maxime Bernier

Conservative → People's Party

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Jean-François Fortin

Bloc Québécois → Strength in Democracy

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Claude Patry

New Democratic Party → Bloc Québécois

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Political Context

34th Parliament

Governing Party: Progressive Conservative
Government Type: majority
Total Seats: 295

Cite This Crossing

Crossing the Floor. (1990). Gilbert Chartrand: Progressive Conservative to Bloc Québécois (1990). Retrieved 2026-04-11, from https://crossingthefloor.ca/crossings/gilbert-chartrand-1990

André Bachand

Progressive Conservative → Independent

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