List of Canadian politicians who have switched parties

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Belinda Stronach made a controversial move in 2005 from the Conservatives to the Liberals Belinda Head Shot - Golf Rocks.JPG
Belinda Stronach made a controversial move in 2005 from the Conservatives to the Liberals

Many Canadian politicians have run for office with more than one party. This is a list of some.

Contents

Conservative parties

"Tories" denotes members of the Progressive Conservative Party and its predecessor parties, the Canadian Alliance and the modern Conservative Party.

Tories/other provincial conservative parties to Liberals

Tories to Co-operative Commonwealth Federation/New Democratic Party

Tories to Greens

Tories/other provincial conservative parties to Bloc/Parti Québécois

Tories to other

Tories to none/no public support

One conservative party to another

Liberal parties

Liberals to Tories/other provincial conservative parties

Liberals to Social Credit

Liberals to New Democratic Party

Liberals to Greens

Liberals to Bloc/Parti Québécois

Liberals to others

New Democratic Party

CCF/NDP to Liberal

Bob Rae, a former NDP Premier of Ontario, is now a member of the Liberal Party. Bob Rae addressing the press at the Liberal Leadership Convention.jpg
Bob Rae, a former NDP Premier of Ontario, is now a member of the Liberal Party.

New Democratic Party members who left to start their own parties

New Democratic Party to none/no public support

New Democratic Party to Tories/other provincial Conservative parties

New Democratic Party to Greens

New Democratic Party to Social Credit

New Democratic Party to Bloc Québécois/Parti Québécois

New Democratic Party to other

Green Party

Greens to New Democratic Party

Greens to Liberals

Greens to Parti Québécois/Bloc Québécois

Greens to Conservative parties

Bloc Québécois/Parti Québécois

Bloc Québécois/Parti Québécois to Tories/Other provincial conservative parties

Bloc Québécois/Parti Québécois to Liberals

Bloc Québécois/Parti Québécois to other

Social Credit

Social Credit to Liberals

Social Credit to Progressive Conservative

Social Credit to NDP

Social Credit to others

Progressive Party/United Farmers

Progressives/United Farmers to Liberals

Progressives/United Farmers to CCF

Progressives/United Farmers to Conservatives

Other

Communists to all others

Marijuana Party to NDP

Marijuana Party to Liberals

See also

Notes

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