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Lorne Doerkson (2024) | Crossing the Floor

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Lorne Doerkson

Party Collapsingprovincial- British Columbia

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Lorne Doerkson

2024BC United→BC Conservative

4/5 - Major payoffRe-elected

Why They Crossed

Doerkson, BC United MLA for Cariboo-Chilcotin, individually crossed to the BC Conservatives as BC United collapsed in 2024.

What Happened Next

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

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Cite This Crossing

Crossing the Floor. (2024). Lorne Doerkson: BC United to BC Conservative (2024). Retrieved 2026-04-11, from https://crossingthefloor.ca/crossings/lorne-doerkson-2024

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