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Robert Toupin (1986) | Crossing the Floor

Rejected by Everyonefederal- Quebec

Robert Toupin

1986Prog. Conservative→Independent

0/5 - No benefit - they lost everythingNotable Crossing

Why They Crossed

Toupin left the Conservatives, tried to join the Liberals - but the Liberals said no. He briefly joined the NDP, then sat alone as an independent.

What Happened

He never returned to Parliament. The only known case of a floor-crosser being rejected by the party they tried to join.

Related Crossings

David Kilgour

Prog. Conservative → Independent

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Prog. Conservative → Bloc Québécois

Same party involved

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Bloc Québécois → Independent

Same party involved

Sana Hassainia

NDP → Independent

Same party involved

Maria Mourani

Bloc Québécois → Independent

Same party involved

Political Context

The Crosser