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Ian Paton (2024) | Crossing the Floor

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Ian Paton

Party Collapsingprovincial- British Columbia

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Ian Paton

2024BC United→BC Conservative

4/5 - Major payoffRe-elected

Why They Crossed

Paton, BC United MLA for Delta South, crossed to the BC Conservatives in 2024 as BC United suspended its campaign.

What Happened Next

Paton was re-elected as a BC Conservative in the 2024 election.

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Cite This Crossing

Crossing the Floor. (2024). Ian Paton: BC United to BC Conservative (2024). Retrieved 2026-04-11, from https://crossingthefloor.ca/crossings/ian-paton-2024

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