All Floor Crossings

Carignan, a Liberal senator from Quebec, left the Liberal caucus to sit as an independent in the Senate over policy disagreements.

Melenchuk and Osika, the last two Saskatchewan Liberal MLAs, crossed to the governing NDP, effectively ending the Saskatchewan Liberals as a legislative force.

Harvey crossed from the PCs to the Liberals in 2000, dissatisfied with the party's direction under Joe Clark.

Price, PC MP for Compton-Stanstead, crossed to the Liberals along with several other Quebec PCs in 2000.

St-Jacques joined the Liberal Party along with other Quebec PC MPs who were unhappy with the party's direction.

Jack Ramsay, a Reform Party MP for Crowfoot in Alberta and former RCMP officer, was suspended from the Reform caucus in November 1999 following criminal charges and personal con…

Jake Hoeppner, a Reform Party MP for Portage—Lisgar in Manitoba, had a prolonged falling out with the party that began with his suspension from caucus in July 1999. Hoeppner was…

Jim Jones, a Progressive Conservative MP for Markham in Ontario, defected to the newly formed Canadian Alliance in September 2000. Jones had been expelled from the PC caucus in …

Laliberte, NDP MP for Churchill River, crossed to the Liberals in 2000, reportedly for better access to government resources for his northern riding.

One of the most dramatic ideological shifts - from the left-wing NDP all the way to the right-wing Progressive Conservatives.

Castrilli, Ontario Liberal MPP for Downsview, crossed to the PCs after losing her Liberal nomination due to riding redistribution. She joined the governing party of Mike Harris.

Bill Matthews, a Progressive Conservative MP for Burin—St. George's in Newfoundland, crossed to the Liberal Party in August 1999. Matthews had been elected as a PC in 1997 and w…

Wilson, PDA MLA and former BC Liberal leader, crossed to the governing BC NDP under Premier Ujjal Dosanjh, receiving a cabinet appointment.

Réjean Lefebvre, a Bloc Québécois MP, left the party caucus in January 1999 following personal disputes with the party leadership. Lefebvre had been elected in the 1993 BQ sweep…

Cullen, Ontario Liberal MPP for Ottawa West, left the Liberals to join the Ontario NDP, citing disagreements over the party's direction on social policy.

Belanger, Saskatchewan Liberal MLA for Athabasca, crossed to the governing NDP, joining the party he felt better served his northern riding's interests.

Four Liberal and four PC members of the Saskatchewan legislature left their parties to create a brand new party - the Saskatchewan Party - uniting the right.

In August 1997, four Liberal MLAs (Bob Bjornerud, June Draude, Ken Krawetz, and Rod Gantefoer) and four Progressive Conservative MLAs (Bill Boyd, Don Toth, Ben Heppner, and Dan …

Julé, Saskatchewan Liberal MLA for Humboldt, left the Liberals to join the newly formed Saskatchewan Party, which united the right against the NDP.

Bernard St-Laurent, a Bloc Québécois MP for Manicouagan, broke with the party in March 1997 following internal disputes with the BQ leadership. St-Laurent had been elected in th…

Gooshen, Saskatchewan PC MLA, refused to join the new Saskatchewan Party formed from the merger of PCs and Liberals, choosing instead to sit as an independent.

Neufeld left the Reform Party of BC to join the BC Liberals, the new dominant centre-right party, as Reform faded provincially.

Jan Brown, a Reform Party MP for Calgary Southeast, was suspended from the Reform caucus on May 7, 1996, after clashing repeatedly with the party leadership. Brown had been one …

In 1993, the Liberals won a huge election partly by promising to eliminate the GST (sales tax). Once in power, they broke that promise. Nunziata voted against his own party's bu…