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Some politicians are given a cabinet post on the very same day they cross. Examples: Belinda Stronach (2005), David Emerson (2006), Jack Horner (1977), Brendan Maguire (2024). The message is clear - your vote has a price, and the price is a promotion.
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Crossings
50%
Re-elected
71%
Got Cabinet
4.5/5
Avg Benefit Score
Gladu was the fourth Conservative MP to cross the floor to the Liberals during the 45th Parliament. A veteran MP first elected in 2015, she joined Prime Minister Mark Carney's g…
Jeneroux was the third Conservative to join the Liberals. He represents Edmonton-Riverbend - deep in Alberta Conservative country. An Alberta Conservative joining the Liberals i…
D'Entremont was a Conservative MP from Nova Scotia who crossed the floor to join Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government. He was the first of three Conservative MPs to m…
Ma was the second Conservative MP to cross to the Liberals. His crossing was especially significant because it brought the Liberals within just one seat of a majority government…
Maguire left the Nova Scotia Liberals and joined the governing Progressive Conservatives.
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…
In one of the most dramatic moments in Canadian parliamentary history, Stronach crossed the floor to join Paul Martin's Liberal cabinet. Her single vote helped save the minority…
When the Progressive Conservatives merged with the Canadian Alliance to form today's Conservative Party, Brison refused to go along. He joined the Liberals instead.
Fentie left the Yukon NDP and joined the Yukon Party.
Horner was an Alberta Conservative who crossed to join Pierre Trudeau's Liberal cabinet. In Alberta, being a Liberal is almost unthinkable - this was a huge deal.
Like Fielding, Carvell supported conscription during WWI and left the Liberals to join the Union Government.
Another Liberal who supported conscription during WWI and crossed the floor.
Howe led the fight against Nova Scotia joining Canada. When that fight was lost, he negotiated better financial terms for Nova Scotia, then joined the government.
Cartwright believed he deserved to be Finance Minister. When Prime Minister Macdonald gave the job to someone else, Cartwright left the party in anger.