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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.
MacKay, Conservative MP from Cape Breton, crossed to the Liberals in 1873 during the Pacific Scandal crisis that brought down John A. Macdonald's government.
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…
When Joseph Howe negotiated better terms for Nova Scotia and joined the federal cabinet, 14 remaining Anti-Confederate MPs followed suit, joining the Liberal-Conservatives or Li…
Howe led the fight against Nova Scotia joining Canada. When that fight was lost, he negotiated better financial terms for Nova Scotia, then joined the government.
Cartwright believed he deserved to be Finance Minister. When Prime Minister Macdonald gave the job to someone else, Cartwright left the party in anger.
Campbell, elected as an Anti-Confederate MP from Nova Scotia, joined the Liberal-Conservatives as the Anti-Confederate movement dissolved after Confederation.
Wetmore, an Anti-Confederate in the New Brunswick colonial legislature, switched sides and supported Confederation after the pro-Confederation forces prevailed.