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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.
99 events, not people — 11 of 99 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 Withdrawn records are excluded from this listing.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
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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.
94 of 110
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.
0 of 110
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 June 2, 2004, in the Senate of Canada, the recorded affiliation of Jean-Claude Rivest changes from the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to Independent. The event record cites one…
CTF-E-PLI-20040602-1C7A37FCOn February 3, 2004, in the Senate of Canada, the recorded affiliation of Mira Spivak changes from the Conservative Party of Canada to Independent. The event record cites one source, a…
CTF-E-PLI-20040203-9E144999Group event
One event in which several members moved together. It counts as ONE event with several participants, never as several separate crossings.
On February 2, 2004, in the House of Commons, the record groups one change of affiliation, each from the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to Independent. One person is named…
CTF-E-PLI-20040202-2F89855DOn October 10, 2003, in the House of Commons, the recorded affiliation of Jean-Guy Carignan changes from the Liberal Party of Canada to Independent. The event record cites one source, a…
CTF-E-PLI-20031010-A92AF163On February 7, 2003, in the House of Commons, the recorded affiliation of Pierrette Venne changes from the Bloc Québécois to Independent Bloc Québécois. The event record cites one source, a…
CTF-E-PLI-20030207-FF5ED5D0Group event
One event in which several members moved together. It counts as ONE event with several participants, never as several separate crossings.
On April 10, 2002, in the House of Commons, the record groups five changes of affiliation, each from the Canadian Alliance to Independent. Five people are named individually, but the record…
CTF-E-PLI-20020410-250E8D00On June 30, 2000, in the House of Commons, the recorded affiliation of Gerry St. Germain changes from the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to Independent Conservative. The event…
CTF-E-PLI-20000630-8E478749On September 28, 1999, in the House of Commons, the recorded affiliation of Jake E. Hoeppner changes from the Reform Party of Canada to Independent Reform. The event record cites one…
CTF-E-PLI-19990928-2A1492AAOn March 17, 1997, in the House of Commons, the recorded affiliation of Nic Leblanc changes from the Bloc Québécois to Independent Sovereignist. The event record cites one source, a primary…
CTF-E-PLI-19970317-5612667FOn November 4, 1996, in the House of Commons, the recorded affiliation of Jean-Marc Jacob changes from the Bloc Québécois to Bloc Québécois (Not in Caucus). The event record cites one…
CTF-E-PLI-19961104-E95B40E1On May 8, 1996, in the House of Commons, the recorded affiliation of Dennis Joseph Mills changes from the Liberal Party of Canada to Independent Liberal. The event record cites one source,…
CTF-E-PLI-19960508-1F0369FDOn May 5, 1993, in the House of Commons, the recorded affiliation of Alex Kindy changes from the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to Independent. The event record cites one source,…
CTF-E-PLI-19930505-8FF8F6C1On 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 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-19871026-3582FEFDIn 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-BB789CDDOn 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 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 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 May 4, 1971, in the House of Commons, the recorded affiliation of Roch La Salle changes from the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to Independent. The event record cites one…
CTF-E-PLI-19710504-2F9C37DERené Lévesque left the Quebec Liberal Party and sat as an Independent on October 14, 1967. His later party leadership, two election defeats, 1976 victory, and premiership are recorded as…
CTF-E-000215On November 23, 1944, in the House of Commons, the recorded affiliation of Jean-François Pouliot changes from the Liberal Party of Canada to Independent Liberal. The event record cites one…
CTF-E-PLI-19441123-E6C50647On November 23, 1944, in the House of Commons, the recorded affiliation of Charles Eugène Parent changes from the Liberal Party of Canada to Independent Liberal. The event record cites one…
CTF-E-PLI-19441123-53AFDEB1On June 9, 1921, in the House of Commons, the recorded affiliation of John Archibald Maharg changes from the Progressive Party of Canada to Independent. The event record cites one source, a…
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