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John van Dongen (2012) | Crossing the Floor

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John van Dongen

Fought Their Leaderprovincial- British Columbia

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John van Dongen

2012BC Liberal→BC Conservative

0/5 - Career destroyed

Why They Crossed

Van Dongen, a long-serving BC Liberal MLA, crossed to the BC Conservatives in 2012, citing dissatisfaction with Premier Christy Clark's leadership.

What Happened Next

Van Dongen later sat as an independent and did not run in 2013.

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Cite This Crossing

Crossing the Floor. (2012). John van Dongen: BC Liberal to BC Conservative (2012). Retrieved 2026-04-11, from https://crossingthefloor.ca/crossings/john-van-dongen-2012

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