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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.
547 events, not people — 35 of 547 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 Withdrawn records are excluded from this listing.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
287 of 835
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.
180 of 835
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.
60 of 835
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
Classified as appointment onboarding, not a floor crossing: this is the earliest Senate affiliation change this database records for this senator, a first move out of non-affiliated status…
CTF-E-PLI-20200206-4D58022FOn January 31, 2020, in the Senate of Canada, the recorded affiliation of Patti LaBoucane-Benson changes from the Independent Senators Group to Non-affiliated. The event record cites one…
CTF-E-PLI-20200131-EECE86B8On January 24, 2020, in the Senate of Canada, the recorded affiliation of Marc Gold changes from the Independent Senators Group to Non-affiliated. The event record cites one source, a…
CTF-E-PLI-20200124-20E7513FAmanda Simard joined the Ontario Liberal Party from Independent status on January 16, 2020. This is the second of two affiliation stages, after leaving the Progressive Conservatives in 2018.
CTF-E-000084On November 18, 2019, in the Senate of Canada, the recorded affiliation of Percy E. Downe changes from the Progressive Senate Group (2019) to the Canadian Senators Group. The event record…
CTF-E-PLI-20191118-8A790DE6On November 18, 2019, in the Senate of Canada, the recorded affiliation of Jean-Guy Dagenais changes from the Conservative Party of Canada to the Canadian Senators Group. The event record…
CTF-E-PLI-20191118-D5659050Group event
One event in which several members moved together. It counts as ONE event with several participants, never as several separate crossings.
On November 18, 2019, in the Senate of Canada, the record groups eight changes of affiliation, each from the Progressive Senate Group (2019) to Non-affiliated. Eight people are named…
CTF-E-PLI-20191118-99FA6D3FGroup event
One event in which several members moved together. It counts as ONE event with several participants, never as several separate crossings.
On November 14, 2019, in the Senate of Canada, the record groups nine changes of affiliation, each from the Liberal Party of Canada to the Progressive Senate Group (2019). Nine people are…
CTF-E-PLI-20191114-356CB4FCOn November 14, 2019, in the Senate of Canada, the recorded affiliation of Diane Bellemare changes from Non-affiliated to the Independent Senators Group. The event record cites one source,…
CTF-E-PLI-20191114-4ABAEEABOn November 4, 2019, in the Senate of Canada, the recorded affiliation of Vernon White changes from the Conservative Party of Canada to the Canadian Senators Group. The event record cites…
CTF-E-PLI-20191104-49796626On November 4, 2019, in the Senate of Canada, the recorded affiliation of Scott Tannas changes from the Conservative Party of Canada to the Canadian Senators Group. The event record cites…
CTF-E-PLI-20191104-F05680BCOn November 4, 2019, in the Senate of Canada, the recorded affiliation of David Richards changes from Non-affiliated to the Canadian Senators Group. The event record cites one source, a…
CTF-E-PLI-20191104-9115F8B7Group event
One event in which several members moved together. It counts as ONE event with several participants, never as several separate crossings.
On November 4, 2019, in the Senate of Canada, the record groups eight changes of affiliation, each from the Independent Senators Group to the Canadian Senators Group. Eight people are named…
CTF-E-PLI-20191104-C45BF506On August 16, 2019, in the House of Commons, the recorded affiliation of Pierre Nantel changes from the New Democratic Party to Independent. The event record cites one source, a primary…
CTF-E-PLI-20190816-B2387CAAOn June 12, 2019, in the Senate of Canada, the recorded affiliation of Mobina S.B. Jaffer changes from Non-affiliated to the Independent Senators Group. The event record cites one source, a…
CTF-E-PLI-20190612-2ADA2147On April 3, 2019, in the House of Commons, the recorded affiliation of Jody Wilson-Raybould changes from the Liberal Party of Canada to Independent. The event record cites one source, a…
CTF-E-PLI-20190403-6ADCF2F6On April 3, 2019, in the House of Commons, the recorded affiliation of Jane Philpott changes from the Liberal Party of Canada to Independent. The event record cites one source, a primary…
CTF-E-PLI-20190403-0F601CFEOn March 20, 2019, in the House of Commons, the recorded affiliation of Celina Caesar-Chavannes changes from the Liberal Party of Canada to Independent. The event record cites one source, a…
CTF-E-PLI-20190320-8B3A6C15Group event
One event in which several members moved together. It counts as ONE event with several participants, never as several separate crossings.
Classified as appointment onboarding, not floor crossings: for every senator named here this is the earliest Senate affiliation change this database records, a first move out of…
CTF-E-PLI-20190221-15901460In 2019, in Quebec, the recorded affiliation of Catherine Fournier changes from the Parti Québécois to Independent. No source is cited for this event record: it is a legacy lead, kept from…
CTF-E-000210On December 19, 2018, in the Senate of Canada, the recorded affiliation of Mobina S.B. Jaffer changes from the Liberal Party of Canada to Non-affiliated. The event record cites one source,…
CTF-E-PLI-20181219-78958F72On December 1, 2018, in the House of Commons, the recorded affiliation of Raj Grewal changes from the Liberal Party of Canada to Independent. The event record cites one source, a primary…
CTF-E-PLI-20181201-44DF3B8CAmanda Simard left the Progressive Conservative caucus and began sitting as an Independent on November 29, 2018. She did not join the Ontario Liberal Party until January 16, 2020.
CTF-E-000278On November 7, 2018, in the House of Commons, the recorded affiliation of Tony Clement changes from the Conservative Party of Canada to Independent. The event record cites one source, a…
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