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Gilles Rocheleau (1990) | Crossing the Floor

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Gilles Rocheleau

Started New Partyfederal- Quebec

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Gilles Rocheleau

1990Liberal→Bloc Québécois

1/5 - No measurable gain

Why They Crossed

Rocheleau was one of the Liberal MPs who left to co-found the Bloc Québécois after the Meech Lake Accord failed.

What Happened Next

Rocheleau ran for the BQ in 1993 but was defeated.

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Claude Patry

New Democratic Party → Bloc Québécois

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Jean-Guy Carignan

Liberal → Independent

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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). Gilles Rocheleau: Liberal to Bloc Québécois (1990). Retrieved 2026-04-11, from https://crossingthefloor.ca/crossings/gilles-rocheleau-1990