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Gérard Ouellet and Gérard Girouard (1964) | Crossing the Floor

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Gérard Ouellet and Gérard Girouard

Switched Sidesfederal- Quebec

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Gérard Ouellet and Gérard Girouard

1964Social Credit→Progressive Conservative

1/5 - No measurable gain

Why They Crossed

Ouellet and Girouard, Social Credit MPs from Quebec, left the fragmenting Social Credit party to join the Progressive Conservatives.

What Happened Next

Neither was re-elected in subsequent elections.

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Political Context

26th Parliament

Governing Party: Liberal
Government Type: minority
Total Seats: 265

Cite This Crossing

Crossing the Floor. (1964). Gérard Ouellet and Gérard Girouard: Social Credit to Progressive Conservative (1964). Retrieved 2026-04-11, from https://crossingthefloor.ca/crossings/ouellet-and-girouard-1964

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Robert Lanctôt

Bloc Québécois → Liberal

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