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Every affiliation event this project holds, verified and unverified alike. The unit is the event: a caucus that moved together is one row with several participants. Each row states how well dated it is, how well evidenced it is, and whether it meets the publication standard.
519 events, not people — 35 of 519 of the events matching these filters meet the publication standard
This list counts events, not people. A group event is one row here and several people in a person-based tally. Withdrawn records are excluded from this listing. Coverage report
286 of 807
Carried to another party
A seat given to one party at an election, sitting under another party’s banner without an election in between. This is the floor-crossing figure, and it is the only figure that may be published under that name.
169 of 807
Left a caucus for the crossbench
The member left a caucus and sat as an independent. No party gained the seat. This figure has its own headline and is never added to the one beside it — adding the two is the single error this whole classification exists to prevent.
45 of 807
Joined a party from the crossbench
Counted toward neither headline above. The outbound leg of the same episode is already in the crossbench figure, so counting the return as well would count one person twice. Whether the voters were asked in between is the interesting question, and it is answered separately below.
These two figures are never summed. A seat carried to another party and a member who left a caucus for the crossbench are different acts, and a total that merges them answers no question anybody asked.
Measured over the records these filters admit, not over the whole database. The record-wide figures are on the coverage report. This selects RECORDS holding at least one participation of the class asked for, and each matching record still lists all of its people — so a group record where nine members crossed and one left for the crossbench matches either filter, and shows all ten either way. To count acts rather than records, read the figures above, which count people.
Every leg below states where the seat went: to another party, or out of a caucus to the crossbench. The two are counted separately and never share a total. The tally beside each is for the events on this page only, not for the record as a whole.
Why these are counted apart, and what the project believes about it
On December 12, 1989, in the Senate of Canada, the recorded affiliation of Douglas Donald Everett changes from the Liberal Party of Canada to Independent Liberal. The event record cites one…
CTF-E-PLI-19891212-89E121BBOn April 18, 1989, in the House of Commons, the recorded affiliation of Richard Grisé changes from the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to Independent. No source is cited for this…
CTF-E-000255On September 21, 1988, in the House of Commons, the recorded affiliation of Suzanne Blais-Grenier changes from the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to Independent. No source is…
CTF-E-000253Gilles Roch changed from Progressive Conservative to Liberal while serving as an MLA on September 8, 1988. His earlier party-support change before the 1986 election was not a floor…
CTF-E-000277On January 18, 1988, in the House of Commons, the recorded affiliation of Donald James Johnston changes from the Liberal Party of Canada to Independent Liberal. No source is cited for this…
CTF-E-000254On October 26, 1987, in the House of Commons, the recorded affiliation of Robert Toupin changes from the New Democratic Party to Independent. The event record cites one source, a primary…
CTF-E-PLI-19871026-3582FEFDOn May 14, 1986, in the House of Commons, the recorded affiliation of Robert Toupin changes from the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to Independent. The event record cites one…
CTF-E-000061In 1986, in the Senate of Canada, the recorded affiliation of Daniel Aiken Lang changes from the Liberal Party of Canada to Independent. The event record cites one source, a primary…
CTF-E-PLI-19860101-CD0B97E1In 1986, in the Senate of Canada, the recorded affiliation of Ann Elizabeth Haddon Bell (Heath) changes from the Liberal Party of Canada to Independent. The event record cites one source, a…
CTF-E-PLI-19860101-BB789CDDIn 1986, in Ontario, the recorded affiliation of Tony Lupusella changes from the Ontario New Democratic Party to the Ontario Liberal Party. No source is cited for this event record: it is a…
CTF-E-000169In 1986, in Ontario, the recorded affiliation of David Ramsay changes from the Ontario New Democratic Party to the Ontario Liberal Party. No source is cited for this event record: it is a…
CTF-E-000168In 1985, in British Columbia, the recorded affiliation of Graham Lea changes from the British Columbia New Democratic Party to the Conservative Party of British Columbia. No source is cited…
CTF-E-000166In 1985, in British Columbia, the recorded affiliation of Al Passarell changes from the British Columbia New Democratic Party to the British Columbia Social Credit Party. No source is cited…
CTF-E-000165On June 20, 1983, in the House of Commons, the recorded affiliation of Gilles Grégoire changes from the Parti Québécois to Independent. The event record cites one source, a primary official…
CTF-E-PLI-19830620-BECA5DC9On May 5, 1983, in the House of Commons, the recorded affiliation of John Douglas Reynolds changes from the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to the Social Credit Party of Canada.…
CTF-E-PLI-19830505-7768B178On December 6, 1982, in the House of Commons, the recorded affiliation of Peter Ittinuar changes from the New Democratic Party to the Liberal Party of Canada. No source is cited for this…
CTF-E-000100On May 20, 1982, in the Senate of Canada, the recorded affiliation of Eric Cook changes from the Liberal Party of Canada to Independent. The event record cites one source, a primary…
CTF-E-PLI-19820520-CB2DE78FOn January 29, 1982, in the House of Commons, the recorded affiliation of Gary Michael Gurbin changes from Independent Progressive Conservative to the Progressive Conservative Party of…
CTF-E-PLI-19820129-D4513947On January 29, 1982, in the House of Commons, the recorded affiliation of William J. Yurko changes from the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to Independent. No source is cited for…
CTF-E-000252On December 17, 1981, in the House of Commons, the recorded affiliation of Gary Michael Gurbin changes from the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to Independent Progressive…
CTF-E-PLI-19811217-F7510814On August 17, 1981, in the House of Commons, the recorded affiliation of Roch La Salle changes from the Union Nationale to the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. The event record…
CTF-E-PLI-19810817-F7863FAFIn 1981, in the House of Commons, the recorded affiliation of Roch La Salle changes from the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to the Union Nationale. The event record cites one…
CTF-E-PLI-19810101-7595C501Group event
One event in which several members moved together. It counts as ONE event with several participants, never as several separate crossings.
In 1980, in Saskatchewan, the record groups two changes of affiliation, each from the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan to Unionest Party. Two people are named individually,…
CTF-E-000164In 1980, in Newfoundland and Labrador, the recorded affiliation of Thomas Rideout changes from the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador to the Progressive Conservative Party of…
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