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All Floor Crossings
Every documented case of a Canadian MP, MPP, MLA, MNA, or MHA switching parties — federal and provincial, 1867 to present. Filter by level, province, or category.
31 crossings
Frank Broadstreet Carvell
1917NotableLiberal → Liberal-UnionistMPNew Brunswick
4/5
Like Fielding, Carvell supported conscription during WWI and left the Liberals to join the Union Government.
War & ConscriptionGot Cabinet
Hugh Guthrie
1917NotableLiberal → UnionistMPOntario
4/5
Another Liberal who supported conscription during WWI and crossed the floor.
War & ConscriptionGot Cabinet
Henri Bourassa
1900NotableLiberal → IndependentMPQuebec
4/5
Henri Bourassa, grandson of Louis-Joseph Papineau and Liberal MP for Labelle, resigned his seat in 1899 to protest Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier's decision to send Canadian tro…
Stood on Principle
James Domville
1896Conservative → LiberalMPNew Brunswick
4/5
James Domville, a Conservative MP from Kings County, New Brunswick, and former militia colonel, switched to the Liberal Party around 1896 as the Conservative coalition showed si…
Switched Sides
Joseph-Israël Tarte
1893NotableConservative → LiberalMPQuebec
4/5
Joseph-Israël Tarte, a Quebec Conservative journalist and politician, had been one of the party's most effective organizers in Quebec. However, he became disillusioned with the …
Fought Their LeaderGot Cabinet
Alfred Gilpin Jones
1872NotableIndependent → LiberalMPNova Scotia
4/5
Alfred Gilpin Jones, elected as an Anti-Confederate in 1867 and then sitting as an Independent, gradually aligned with the Liberal Party by 1872 as the anti-Confederation moveme…
Changed BeliefsGot Cabinet
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Andrew Rainsford Wetmore
1866NotableAnti-Confederate → Confederation PartyMLANew Brunswick
4/5
Wetmore, an Anti-Confederate in the New Brunswick colonial legislature, switched sides and supported Confederation after the pro-Confederation forces prevailed.
Party DissolvedGot Cabinet