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All Floor Crossings
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.
32 crossings
Dallas Brodie
2025BC Conservative → IndependentMLABritish Columbia
0/5
Brodie, BC Conservative MLA, left the party caucus in 2025 amid internal disputes, sitting as an independent.
Kicked Out
TA
Tara Armstrong
2025BC Conservative → IndependentMLABritish Columbia
0/5
Armstrong, BC Conservative MLA, left the party caucus in 2025 amid disagreements with party leadership.
Kicked Out
7B
7 BC United MLAs
2024BC United → BC ConservativeMLABritish Columbia
2/5
As BC United collapsed, seven more MLAs followed Banman to the BC Conservatives throughout 2024.
Party Collapsing
ES
Elenore Sturko
2024BC United → BC ConservativeMLABritish Columbia
4/5
Sturko, BC United MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale, crossed to the BC Conservatives as BC United suspended its campaign in 2024.
Party Collapsing
IP
Ian Paton
2024BC United → BC ConservativeMLABritish Columbia
4/5
Paton, BC United MLA for Delta South, crossed to the BC Conservatives in 2024 as BC United suspended its campaign.
Party Collapsing
LD
Lorne Doerkson
2024BC United → BC ConservativeMLABritish Columbia
4/5
Doerkson, BC United MLA for Cariboo-Chilcotin, individually crossed to the BC Conservatives as BC United collapsed in 2024.
Party Collapsing
Peter Milobar
2024BC United → BC ConservativeMLABritish Columbia
4/5
Milobar, BC United MLA for Kamloops-Centre, crossed to the BC Conservatives as BC United collapsed in 2024.
Party Collapsing
Teresa Wat
2024BC United → BC ConservativeMLABritish Columbia
4/5
Wat, BC United MLA for Richmond North Centre, crossed to the BC Conservatives as BC United collapsed in 2024.
Party Collapsing
TH
Trevor Halford
2024BC United → BC ConservativeMLABritish Columbia
4/5
Halford, BC United MLA for Surrey-White Rock, crossed to the BC Conservatives as BC United suspended its campaign.
Party Collapsing
Bruce Banman
2023NotableBC United → BC ConservativeMLABritish Columbia
2/5
Banman was the first of many MLAs to leave BC United (formerly BC Liberals) for the surging BC Conservatives. BC United was losing support rapidly as the right consolidated arou…
Party Collapsing
John van Dongen
2012BC Liberal → BC ConservativeMLABritish Columbia
0/5
Van Dongen, a long-serving BC Liberal MLA, crossed to the BC Conservatives in 2012, citing dissatisfaction with Premier Christy Clark's leadership.
Fought Their Leader
Blair Lekstrom
2010BC Liberal → IndependentMLABritish Columbia
2/5
Lekstrom, BC Liberal MLA for Peace River South and former cabinet minister, left the BC Liberal caucus to protest the party's implementation of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST).
Stood on Principle
Blair Wilson
2008NotableIndependent → Green PartyMPBritish Columbia
0/5
Wilson had resigned from the Liberal caucus over allegations about his finances. He then joined the Green Party, becoming their first-ever Member of Parliament.
Joined New Party
David Emerson
2006NotableLiberal → ConservativeMPBritish Columbia
5/5
This is one of the most controversial crossings in Canadian history. Emerson was elected as a Liberal, and just TWO WEEKS later, he crossed to join Stephen Harper's new Conserva…
Wanted PromotionGot Cabinet
Chuck Cadman
2004NotableConservative → IndependentMPBritish Columbia
2/5
Chuck Cadman, the Conservative MP for Surrey North and a well-known victims' rights advocate whose teenage son Jesse had been murdered in 1992, lost the Conservative Party nomin…
Kicked Out
Keith Martin
2004NotableCanadian Alliance → LiberalMPBritish Columbia
4/5
Martin, a physician and MP for Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca, left the Canadian Alliance (which was merging with the PCs) to join the Liberals, saying the new Conservative Party was to…
Changed Beliefs
LS
Larry Spencer
2004Canadian Alliance → IndependentMPBritish Columbia
0/5
Larry Spencer, a Canadian Alliance MP for Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre, was expelled from the Alliance caucus in November 2003 after making controversial comments to a newspaper c…
Kicked Out
Joe Peschisolido
2002Canadian Alliance → LiberalMPBritish Columbia
3/5
Peschisolido, Alliance MP for Richmond, crossed to the Liberals citing dissatisfaction with the Alliance's direction under Stephen Harper.
Switched Sides
GW
Gordon Wilson
1999NotableProgressive Democratic Alliance → BC NDPMLABritish Columbia
4/5
Wilson, PDA MLA and former BC Liberal leader, crossed to the governing BC NDP under Premier Ujjal Dosanjh, receiving a cabinet appointment.
Joined GovernmentGot Cabinet
RN
Richard Neufeld
1997NotableReform Party of BC → BC LiberalMLABritish Columbia
5/5
Neufeld left the Reform Party of BC to join the BC Liberals, the new dominant centre-right party, as Reform faded provincially.
Switched SidesGot Cabinet
NH
Neufeld, Hanson, Fox, and Weisgerber
1995NotableSocial Credit → Reform Party of BCMLABritish Columbia
2/5
Four Social Credit MLAs left the collapsing party to join the Reform Party of BC as Social Credit became unelectable provincially after years of scandal.
Party Collapsing
GW
Gordon Wilson and Judi Tyabji
1993NotableBC Liberal → Progressive Democratic AllianceMLABritish Columbia
3/5
Wilson, former BC Liberal leader, and Tyabji left the Liberals after Wilson was ousted as leader due to a personal scandal involving his relationship with Tyabji. They founded t…
Started New PartyGot Cabinet
Al Passarell
1985NDP → Social CreditMLABritish Columbia
2/5
Passarell, NDP MLA for Atlin who had defeated Frank Calder, crossed to Social Credit in 1985.
Switched Sides
Graham Lea
1985NDP → BC ConservativeMLABritish Columbia
0/5
Lea, NDP MLA for Prince Rupert and former cabinet minister, left the NDP after losing the 1984 leadership race. He sat briefly with the United Party before joining the BC Conser…
Lost Leadership Race