List of Canadian politicians who have switched parties
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Many Canadian politicians have run for office with more than one party. This is a list of some.
- MPs are Members of ParliamentMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
of CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... - MPPs are Members of Provincial Parliament of OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
- MNAs are Members of the National Assembly of QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
- MHAs are Members of the House of AssemblyNewfoundland and Labrador House of AssemblyThe Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly is one of two components of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Newfoundland and Labrador General Assembly meets in the Confederation Building at St...
of Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400... - MLAs are Members of the Legislative AssemblyMember of the Legislative AssemblyA Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....
of other provinces
Conservative parties
"Tories" denotes members of the Progressive Conservative PartyProgressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
and its predecessor parties
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
, the Canadian Alliance
Canadian Alliance
The Canadian Alliance , formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance , was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. The party was the successor to the Reform Party of Canada and inherited its position as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons and held...
and the modern Conservative Party
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
.
Tories/other provincial conservative parties to Liberals
- Leo BarryLeo Barry (Canadian jurist)Leo Barry is a Canadian jurist and current Justice of the Court of Appeal of Newfoundland and Labrador.Barry graduated from Memorial University , Dalhousie Law School in 1967 and received a Masters from Yale Law School in 1968.Prior to his judicial career, Barry was a Newfoundland MHA and Liberal...
- Newfoundland Progressive Conservative MHA in the 1970s and 1980s, Energy Minister under Frank Moores and Brian Peckford, crossed the floor to join the Newfoundland Liberal Party in 1984, served as Liberal leader from 1985 until 1987. - Ken BoshcoffKen BoshcoffKen Boshcoff is a Canadian politician. He was born in Fort William, Ontario. He served as mayor of Thunder Bay, Ontario from 1997 to 2003, during which he established Thunder Bay as the "Martial Arts Capital of Canada". He also had a role in establishing the Northern Ontario School of Medicine,...
- Liberal MP 2004+ Thunder Bay-Rainy River, former Mayor of Thunder Bay, ran for the PCs in 1984 - Lise BourgaultLise BourgaultLise Bourgault is a Canadian politician. Since 2003, she has been the mayor of Brownsburg-Chatham, Quebec.Bourgault was born in St-Pamphile, Quebec. Ray Barrette and Lise lived together in a small town called St Adele, situated in the northern part of Montreal...
- PC MP in the 1980s ran for the Liberals in the 2000 election. - Scott BrisonScott BrisonScott A. Brison, PC, MP is a Canadian politician from Nova Scotia, Canada. Brison has been the Member of Parliament for the riding of Kings-Hants since the 1997 federal election. Brison was originally elected as a Progressive Conservative but crossed the floor to join the Liberal Party in 2003...
- First openly gay Progressive Conservative MP, Kings Hants 1997–1998, (gave up seat for than leader Joe Clark to run), 2000–2003. He ran for the PC leadership in June 2003, coming in 3rd. He quit the new Conservatives in late 2003 over their far right wing agenda, saying "... while they figure out ways to privatize the sidewalk." - Donna CansfieldDonna CansfieldDonna H. Cansfield, is a politician in Ontario, Canada, who has represented the riding of Etobicoke Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 2003...
- Liberal MPP 2003+ Etobicoke Centre, former School Board Trustee. Used to be a Tory. - Gary CarrGary CarrGary Carr is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 2003, and served in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal from 2004 to early 2006...
- Ontario PC MPP Oakville 1995–2003 / Liberal MP Halton 2004+ ; This former NHL hockey player and former Speaker of the House for the Ontario Legislature publicly rebuffed, and quit the Tories over the lack of integrity and waste caused by the Harris/Eves governments. - John HerronJohn Herron (New Brunswick politician)John Herron is a former Canadian politician and Red Tory.Herron was first elected to the House of Commons in the 1997 federal election as a candidate of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada . He was reelected in the 2000 election...
- PC MP for New Brunswick, quit the new conservatives, to run for the Liberals and subsequantely lost to the Conservative candidate. - Jack HornerJack Horner (politician)John Henry "Jack" Horner, PC was a rancher and former Canadian politician and Cabinet minister.Nicknamed "Cactus Jack", Horner was born in Saskatchewan, the fifth child in a family of six boys and three girls. His mother's uncle had been a prisoner of Louis Riel's provisional government...
- PC MP, switched to Liberals in 1977. - David KilgourDavid KilgourDavid Kilgour, PC is a former Canadian politician.Kilgour graduated from the University of Manitoba in economics in 1962 and the University of Toronto law school in 1966. From crown attorney in northern Alberta to Canadian Cabinet minister, Kilgour ended his 27 year tenure in the Canadian House of...
- former PC MP from Alberta, switched to being a Liberal MP in early 1990s over the Mulroney Government introducing the GST. - Nancy MacBethNancy MacBethNancy MacBeth, née Elliott is a Canadian politician, who was the leader of the Alberta Liberal Party from 1998 to 2001.-Early life:...
– former PC MLA, & came in second PC leadership in 1990 to Ralph Klein. Later quit the PCs and became leader of the Alberta Liberals. - Keith Martin - Reform/Alliance MP, left the new Conservatives soon after they formed to become a Liberal.
- Bill MatthewsBill MatthewsWilliam "Bill" Matthews is a Canadian politician.Matthews was a Progressive Conservative member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1982 to 1996...
- PC MP elected in 1997. Switched to Liberals in 1999, but consequently lost the liberal nomination for the riding. Ran in another riding. - Joe PeschisolidoJoe PeschisolidoJoe Peschisolido is a Canadian politician and businessman.Born in Toronto, Ontario, Peschisolido has a BA degree in Political Science from Trinity College at the University of Toronto and a law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School.In 1993, Peschisolido joined the Reform Party of Canada...
- Ran for Alliance in 1997 in Etobicoke North. Alliance MP Richmond BC 2000–2002, joined the Liberals 28 January 2002. He lost the 2004 nomination to person he had previously beat, Raymond Chan. - Belinda StronachBelinda StronachBelinda Caroline Stronach, PC is a Canadian businessperson, philanthropist and former politician. She was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 2004 to 2008. Originally elected as a Conservative, she later crossed the floor to join the Liberals...
- Conservative Leadership candidate and MP elect in 2004, switched to liberals in 2005 in exchange for a cabinet position. - Garth TurnerGarth TurnerJohn Garth Turner, PC is a Canadian business journalist, best-selling author, entrepreneur, broadcaster, financial advisor and politician, twice elected as a Member of the House of Commons, former Minister of National Revenue and leadership candidate for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada...
- former PC/Conservative MP, switched to the Liberal Party after being kicked out of the Conservative Party - Mark WarnerMark Warner (Canadian politician)Mark A. A. Warner is a Canadian international trade and competition lawyer previously with the Toronto firm Fasken Martineau DuMoulin and with the Government of Ontario....
- former Conservative candidate for Toronto Centre, he was removed by Stephen Harper. He later endorsed Liberal candidate Bob Rae. - Marianne WilkinsonMarianne WilkinsonMarianne Wilkinson is the Councillor of Kanata North in the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She is a long-time resident of Kanata and a veteran public servant in that former city. She served as Kanata's first mayor following its incorporation...
- former head of the Progressive Conservatives Women's Council and former Mayor of Kanata, Ontario Liberal candidate for Lanark-Carleton in the 2003 election. (She has now joined something called the Patriot Party.) - Andre RiedlAndré RiedlAndré Riedl is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was a Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Iberville from 2007 to 2008....
- elected as Action démocratique du QuébecAction démocratique du QuébecThe Action démocratique du Québec, commonly referred to as the ADQ is a centre-right political party in Quebec, Canada. On the sovereignty question, it defines itself as autonomist, and has support from both soft nationalists and federalists....
MNA, crossed over to Quebec Liberal Party in 2008. - Pierre-Michel AugerPierre-Michel AugerPierre-Michel Auger is a Canadian politician, who was a Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Champlain from 2007 to 2008....
- elected as Action démocratique du QuébecAction démocratique du QuébecThe Action démocratique du Québec, commonly referred to as the ADQ is a centre-right political party in Quebec, Canada. On the sovereignty question, it defines itself as autonomist, and has support from both soft nationalists and federalists....
MNA, crossed over to Quebec Liberal Party in 2008. - Hubert MeilleurHubert MeilleurHubert Meilleur is a politician from Quebec, Canada, currently the mayor of Mirabel.-Mayor:He was first elected as mayor in 1987 and was re-elected in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007. Under his tenure, Mirabel's population increased, going from 15,000 to 34,000...
- former President of the ADQ, ran for the PLQ in 2007 and 2008. - Bridget PastoorBridget PastoorBridget A. Pastoor is a Canadian politician who has been serving as a member of the Alberta legislative assembly since 22 November 2004....
- Alberta Liberal MLA elected in 2004, had previously supported the Tories under Lougheed. - Ron EvansRon Evans (politician)Ron Evans is a clergyman and politician in Manitoba, Canada. He is currently the Grand Chief for the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs . A priest in the Anglican Church of Canada, Evans is also a prominent figure in the Aboriginal community of northern Manitoba...
- Grand Chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, ran for the Manitoba PCs in 1999, later switched to the Liberals in 2000, running as the Liberal candidate for Churchill in 2004. - Jean CharestJean CharestJohn James "Jean" Charest, PC, MNA is a Canadian politician who has been the 29th Premier of Quebec since 2003. He was leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1993 to 1998 and has been leader of the Quebec Liberal Party since 1998....
- Federal Progressive Conservative leader 1994–1998, left the federal PC for the Liberal Party of Quebec then became Premier of Quebec under that banner (2003–present) - Claude MorinClaude Morin (ADQ)Claude Morin is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Beauce-Sud from 2007 to 2008....
- former ADQ MNA, running for the federal Liberals in the next election. - Ricardo LopezRicardo López (politician)Ricardo López was a member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a businessman by career.He represented the Quebec riding of Châteauguay where he was first elected in the 1984 federal election and re-elected in 1988, therefore becoming a member in the 33rd and 34th Canadian Parliaments. He was...
- former PC MP and Canadian Alliance candidate, nominated for the federal Liberals in 2008 but stepped down. - Jack VolrichJack VolrichJack Volrich was born in Anyox, British Columbia and was the 33rd mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from 1977 to 1980. Prior to this, he practiced law and served as an alderman on the Vancouver City Council....
- Federal PC candidate in 1984, organized for the Liberals in 1993.
Tories to Co-operative Commonwealth Federation/New Democratic Party
- John EdzerzaJohn EdzerzaJohn Edzerza was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of McIntyre-Takhini in the Yukon Legislative Assembly.-Political career:...
- Yukon Party MLA 2002–2006, switched to the Yukon NDP in 2006 and ran as their candidate - David MacDonald - United Church Minister, PC MP Prince/Egmont 1965–1980, Rosedale 1988–1993. Ran for NDP in Toronto-Centre Rosedale in 1997 federal election.
- Donald C. MacDonaldDonald C. MacDonaldDonald Cameron MacDonald, CM, O.Ont was a long time Canadian politician and political party leader and had been referred to as the "Best premier Ontario never had." He represented the provincial riding of York South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1955 to 1982...
- a Conservative Party supporter in his youth, switched to the CCF in the 1930s as a result of the Great DepressionGreat DepressionThe Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
and became a CCF organizer, candidate, and Ontario CCF/NDP leader in the 1950s and 1960s and remained an MPP until the 1980s. - Dr. Hinrich Bitter-SuermannHinrich Bitter-SuermannHinrich Bitter-Suermann is a German-Canadian pathologist and Professor of Surgery specialized in organ transplantation.-Education:...
- Liver transplant surgeon, born in 1940 in Berlin, Germany. Resided in Chester Basin, N.S. since 1982. Elected as a Progressive Conservative MLA in Chester- St. Margarets in 1998, but disagreed with the party's decision to support the Liberal budget and crossed the floor to join the NDP. He ran for Nova Scotia NDP leadership in 2000. He lost to the PC candidate in the 1999 Nova Scotia election, and again by approximately 200 votes in 2003. - Robert ToupinRobert ToupinRobert Toupin, LL.B , LL.M is a former Canadian Member of Parliament.Toupin had been a worker for the Quebec Liberal Party when he joined the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada following Brian Mulroney's election as party leader...
- Quebec PC MP for Terrebonne, switched to NDP in 1986, then to Independent in 1987.
Tories to Greens
- Gabriel DravenGabriel DravenGabriel Draven is a Toronto based entrepreneur with an MBA from the Schulich School of Business York University. In 2001 he was co-awarded the school's top prize for strategy for work undertaken with Toronto based anti-poverty organization, the Daily Bread Food Bank.He is known for his work in the...
- Green Party of Ontario President. Perennial Green Party candidate for Toronto Centre-Rosedale (Ontario October 2003, Federal June 2004 election). Stated to a local newspaper that he was a Tory while in University. - Phil GilliesPhil GilliesPhilip Andrew Gillies is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1981 to 1987 as a Progressive Conservative, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Frank Miller.Gillies was educated at Queenborough in Kent, England...
- former Ontario PC cabinet minister, now endorses the Green Party - Jim HarrisJim Harris (politician)James R. M. "Jim" Harris is a Canadian author, environmentalist, and politician. He was leader of the Green Party of Canada from 2003 to 2006, when he was succeeded by Elizabeth May.-Early life and Green activism:...
- Leader of the Green Party of Canada (2003–2006). A former Progressive Conservative member in the early 1980s. - Rafe MairRafe MairRafe Mair, born , is a lawyer, political commentator and former radio personality and politician in British Columbia, Canada.Mair was born in Vancouver, British Columbia where he worked as a lawyer for many years....
- former BC Social Credit MLA and now radio host. Now a Green Party supporter. - David ScrymgeourDavid ScrymgeourT. David Scrymgeour is a Canadian entrepreneur. He is the founder of a group of companies in the information and training industries. Politically he has worked with the Green Party of Canada, the Green Party of Ontario, the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and the Progressive Conservative...
- former (and first) Executive Director of the Conservative Party of Canada. Served as campaign director for Jim Flaherty's Ontario PC leadership bid before switching to the Green Party. - Douglas RocheDouglas RocheDouglas James Roche, OC, KCSG is a former Canadian politician, He served as Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Edmonton—Strathcona from 1972 to 1979 and for Edmonton South 1979-1984. In 1984, he was appointed Canada's Ambassador for Disarmament, a position he held until 1989...
- former PC MP and Senator, endorsed Green Party in the 2008 federal election.
Tories/other provincial conservative parties to Bloc/Parti Québécois
- Lucien BouchardLucien BouchardLucien Bouchard, is a Canadian lawyer, diplomat, politician and former Minister of the Environment of the Canadian Federal Government. He was the Leader of Opposition in the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 1996, and the 27th Premier of Quebec from January 29, 1996 to March 8, 2001...
– Quebec Premier 1996–2001 / PC MP under the Mulroney government, elected in 1988, then created the federal version of the Parti Québécois, the Bloc Québécois, leader of the Bloc to 1996, before becoming Premier of Quebec. - Gilbert ChartrandGilbert ChartrandGilbert Chartrand was a Progressive Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a businessman and trader by career....
- Tory MP for Verdun—Saint-Paul from 1984, left the PCs in 1990 to serve as an independent and then joined the BQ when it was founded, rejoined the Progressive Conservatives in 1991, retired in 1993. - François GérinFrançois GérinFrançois Gérin was a member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a lawyer by career.Gérin was born in Coaticook, Quebec....
- PC MP elected for Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead in 1984. Left the PCs in 1990 to become an Independent and then a founding member of the BQ. Retired in 1993. - Nic LeBlancNic LeblancNic Leblanc was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1984 to 2000. He is a businessperson by career....
- PC MP 1984–1992 for Longueuil, than become Bloc MP 1992–1997. Ran for Canadian Alliance in 2000, and Conservatives in 2004. - Louis PlamondonLouis PlamondonLouis Plamondon is a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec and the current interim parliamentary leader of the Bloc Québécois ....
- PC MP Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour from 1984 until 1990. Left PCs with Bouchard to become an Independent and then a founding member of the BQ. Re-elected as BQ in 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006 and 2008. - Benoît TremblayBenoît TremblayBenoît Tremblay was a Canadian politician and a member of the House of Commons from 1988 to 1997.-Background:Tremblay was born on 16 March 1948 in Val-Brillant, Quebec...
- PC MP for Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie elected in 1988. Left PCs with Bouchard after the failure of Meech Lake to sit as Independent. Founding member of the BQ. Re-elected in 1993, retired in 1997. - Pierrette VennePierrette VennePierrette Venne was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 2003. By career, she worked in law....
- PC MP Saint Hubert 1988–1991, BQ 1991–2004. - Marcel MasseMarcel MasseMarcel Masse, is a Canadian politician. He served as a Quebec MLA, federal MP, federal cabinet minister. Despite being a federal Progressive Conservative, Masse was aligned with Quebec separatistism Marcel Masse, (born May 27, 1936) is a Canadian politician. He served as a Quebec MLA, federal...
- former PC cabinet minister, joined PQ in the 1990s and served in a number of government positions. - Rodrigue BironRodrigue BironRodrigue Biron is a politician in Quebec, Canada. He was leader of the Union Nationale political party from 1976 to 1980, when he joined the Parti Québécois.-Background:...
- Union Nationale leader, elected as a PQ MNA, later ran for the BQ. - Antonio FlamandAntonio Flamand-Background:He was born on June 28, 1933 in Saint-Honoré, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean. He moved to Rouyn-Noranda and made career in accounting and education.-Member of the legislature:...
- Union Nationale MNA, later ran for PQ. - Jérôme ProulxJérôme Proulx-Member of the legislature:Proulx won a seat to the National Assembly of Quebec in 1966 in the district of Saint-Jean and was a member of the Union Nationale. In 1969 though, he left his party and sat as an Independent to protest against the passage of Bill 63, a controversial language legislation...
- Union Nationale MNA, later ran for PQ.
Tories to other
- Richard HoldenRichard Holden (politician)Richard B. Holden was a lawyer and member of the provincial legislature of Quebec, Canada. An obituary describes him as cynical and self-deprecating, a boulevardier and a maverick.-Personal life:...
- Ran as a PC candidate in 1979 federal election, elected as a MNA for the Equality PartyEquality Party (Quebec)The Equality Party was a political party in Quebec, Canada, that promoted the use of English in Quebec on an equal basis with French. Four Equality Party members were elected to Quebec's National Assembly in 1989, as part of an anglophone reaction to changes made by the governing Liberals to...
, crossed the floor to join the Parti QuébécoisParti QuébécoisThe Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...
Tories to none/no public support
- Rick BorotsikRick BorotsikRick Borotsik is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as Mayor of Brandon from 1989 to 1997, was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004, and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in 2007...
- Manitoba PC MP from 1997 to 2004 for Brandon, quit the new merged Conservatives over Harper's right wing views. He later became a Manitoba PC MLA. - Joe ClarkJoe ClarkCharles Joseph "Joe" Clark, is a Canadian statesman, businessman, and university professor, and former journalist and politician...
- former Prime Minister of Canada and two-time leader of Progressive Conservatives, - Flora MacDonald - former "Red Tory" PC MP, leadership candidate and cabinet minister. MacDonald voted for the New DemocratsNew Democratic PartyThe New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
in the 2004 election.
One conservative party to another
- H. James JonesH. James JonesH. James Jones is a Canadian politician. He served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2000, initially as a Progressive Conservative and later as a member of the Canadian Alliance....
- Elected as a PC, joined Canadian Alliance. - Jan BrownJan BrownJanet Corinne Brown is a former Canadian politician. She was first elected as a Member of Parliament under the Reform Party of Canada ticket in the Alberta riding of Calgary Southeast in the 1993 federal election...
- Reform MP for Calgary Southeast Jan Brown became a PC in June 1997. - Larry SpencerLarry SpencerLarry Spencer is a Baptist pastor in Canada, and former Member of Parliament for the Saskatchewan riding of Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre. He is currently serving as interim national president of the Christian Heritage Party of Canada....
, former Alliance MP, removed from caucus for controversial social views, ran in 2004 election as independent, now a member of the Christian Heritage Party, serving as interim president. - Brian PallisterBrian PallisterBrian William Pallister is a Canadian politician. He represented the riding of Portage—Lisgar in the Canadian House of Commons from 2000 to 2008. He previously served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1992 to 1997, and was a cabinet minister in the provincial government of Gary Filmon...
- former Manitoba PC cabinet minister, ran as federal PC candidate, later elected as a Canadian Alliance MP. - Jake EppJake EppArthur Jacob "Jake" Epp, PC, OC is an executive and former Canadian politician.Born into a Mennonite family in Manitoba, Jake Epp was a high school history teacher in Steinbach, Manitoba before entering politics...
- federal PC cabinet minister, later joined Canadian Alliance. - Gaston TremblayGaston TremblayGaston Tremblay was a politician in Quebec, Canada and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec .-Member of the legislature:...
- Union Nationale MNA, crossed over to the Ralliement créditiste du QuébecRalliement créditiste du QuébecThe Ralliement créditiste du Québec was a provincial political party in Quebec, Canada that operated from 1970 to 1978. It promoted social credit theories of monetary reform, and acted as an outlet for the expression of rural... - John A. GambleJohn A. GambleJohn Albert Gamble was a far-right Canadian politician. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Progressive Conservative in the 1979 federal election and re-elected in the 1980 election representing the riding of York North.He was a candidate at the 1983 Progressive Conservative...
, PC MP, sought Reform Party nomination in 1993. - Preston ManningPreston ManningErnest Preston Manning, CC is a Canadian politician. He was the only leader of the Reform Party of Canada, a Canadian federal political party that evolved into the Canadian Alliance...
- Reform Party founder, ran for the Social Credit Party of Canada in 1960s. - Ernie EvesErnie EvesErnest Lawrence "Ernie" Eves was the 23rd Premier of the province of Ontario, Canada, from April 15, 2002, to October 23, 2003.-Beginnings:...
- Premier of Ontario and supporter of the Progressive Conservative Party of CanadaProgressive Conservative Party of CanadaThe Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
, briefly took a membership in the Canadian Alliance to support Tom Long's leadership bid before returning to the federal PCs. - Douglas EdmondsonDouglas EdmondsonDouglas Edmondson was a political figure in Manitoba, Canada during the 1980s. He was the first leader of that province's Confederation of Regions Party, although he never actually ran in a provincial election....
- served as leader of the Manitoba Confederations of Regions Party, had previously been a Progressive Conservative. - Hugh Curtis - BC PC MLA, crossed floor to the Socreds, serving in a variety of government posts.
- William Shaw - former Union Nationale MNA and federal Progressive Conservative, later ran for the Equality Party and the Canadian Alliance.
- Trueman Tuck - ran for the Freedom Party of OntarioFreedom Party of OntarioThe Freedom Party of Ontario is a provincial political party in Ontario, Canada. It was founded on January 1, 1984 in London, Ontario by Robert Metz and Marc Emery, as a successor to the Unparty....
, later leader of Republican Party of OntarioRepublican Party of OntarioThe People First Republican Party of Ontario is a minor political party in Ontario, Canada, registered by Elections Ontario in 2004 as the Republican Party of Ontario. It nominated two candidates in the 2007 provincial election...
. - Craig ChandlerCraig ChandlerCraig B. Chandler is a Canadian businessman, pundit, and political and religious activist. He is a co-founder and executive director of the Progressive Group for Independent Business...
- social conservative, has at different times either run for, or supported, the Social Credit Party, the Reform Party, the Progressive Conservative Party, the Conservative Party, and the Alberta Alliance/Wildrose Alliance. - Rob AndersonRob Anderson (politician)Rob Anderson is a Canadian politician and current Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the constituency of Airdrie-Chestermere as a member of the Wildrose Alliance...
- Alberta MLA, crossed the floor from Alberta PCs to Wildrose Alliance in 2010. - Heather ForsythHeather ForsythHeather Forsyth is a Canadian politician and current member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Calgary-Fish Creek as a Wildrose Alliance representative. She was a Progressive Conservative until she crossed the floor on January 4, 2010.-Early life:Forsyth was...
- Alberta MLA, crossed the floor from Alberta PCs to Wildrose Alliance in 2010. - Peter Kaufmann - Winnipeg municipal politician, supported federal PCs before switching to Canadian Alliance in 2000.
Liberals to Tories/other provincial conservative parties
- John BrydenJohn H. BrydenJohn H. Bryden is a Canadian politician, journalist, historian.-Education:He received an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English and History from McMaster University in 1966, and a Masters of Philosophy in English from the University of Leeds in 1968.-Early career:From 1969 to 1989, Bryden held...
- Liberal MP Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Aldershot 1993-2004 - He quit the Liberals over integrity issues and that he believed that the cities shouldn't get any money from the federal government. He sought the New Conservative Party Nomination for Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Aldershot and lost. - Lawrence CannonLawrence CannonLawrence Cannon, PC is a Canadian politician from Quebec and Prime Minister Stephen Harper's former Quebec lieutenant. On October 30, 2008 he was sworn in as Minister of Foreign Affairs...
- former Quebec Liberal Cabinet Minister, Candidate for Conservatives in Pontiac in 2005 federal election. - Annamarie Castrilli - Ontario Liberal MPP elected in 1995 for Downsview. Switch to the PCs, and ran for them in another riding in 1999, losing badly.
- Joe ComuzziJoe ComuzziJoseph Robert "Joe" Comuzzi, PC is a former Canadian politician.Comuzzi was born in Fort William, Ontario. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Windsor in 1954. In 1966, Comuzzi received the University of Windsor Alumni Award of Merit, the Alumni Association's most...
- former Liberal MP, switched to the Conservatives over Same-Sex Marriage - Anne CoolsAnne CoolsAnne Clare Cools is a member of the Canadian Senate. Born in Barbados, with her appointment, she became the first Black Canadian to be appointed to Canada's upper house...
- anti-poverty and housing advocate, Toronto Centre-Rosedale candidate in 1980,appointed by Pierre TrudeauPierre TrudeauJoseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, , usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984.Trudeau began his political career campaigning for socialist ideals,...
to the Senate in 1984. As a senator, she switched over to the Conservatives on Tuesday June 8, 2004. - John CrosbieJohn CrosbieJohn Carnell Crosbie, PC, OC, ONL, QC is a retired provincial and federal politician and the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada...
- Liberal Newfoundland MHA, switched to Newfoundland PCs, then PC MP, outspoken finance minister for Joe Clark's government. - David EmersonDavid EmersonDavid Lee Emerson, PC, OBC is a Canadian politician, businessman and civil servant.Emerson is a former Member of Parliament for the riding of Vancouver Kingsway. He was first elected as a Liberal and served as Minister of Industry under Prime Minister Paul Martin...
- Liberal MP and cabinet Minister elected in 2004 for Vancouver Kingsway, switched parties before even being sworn into his seat. Switched to Conservatives 6 February 2006 so he could keep his cabinet job. - Raminder GillRaminder GillRaminder Singh Gill is a Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2003, and has unsuccessfully sought election to the Canadian House of Commons on three separate occasions. He currently serves as a citizenship judge. Gill was born...
- Ontario PC MPP 1999–2003, he was initially a Liberal, but after losing the 1993 federal Liberal nomination to Gurbax Malhi he became a Conservative. - Stephen HarperStephen HarperStephen Joseph Harper is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became prime minister when his party formed a minority government after the 2006 federal election...
- said he used to be a Trudeau Liberal and was involved in a Young LiberalsYoung Liberals of CanadaThe Young Liberals of Canada is the national youth wing of the Liberal Party of Canada. All members of the Liberal Party, who are aged 25 and under, are members of the Commission of the Young Liberals. The Young Liberals of Canada are the largest political youth organization in Canada...
group as a youth - Paul HellyerPaul HellyerPaul Theodore Hellyer, PC is a Canadian engineer, politician, writer and commentator who has had a long and varied career. He is the longest serving current member of the Privy Council, just ahead of Prince Philip.-Early life:...
- former Liberal MP. He was invited by Federal Progressive Conservative Leader Robert Stansfield to join, and accepted. He later quit over Free Trade and started a new party, Canadian Action PartyCanadian Action PartyThe Canadian Action Party is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1997. It promotes Canadian nationalism, monetary and electoral reform, and opposes neoliberal globalization and free trade agreements.- Background :The Canadian Action Party was founded by Paul T...
. He has recently sought to merge the Canadian Action Party with the New Democratic Party. - Rahim JafferRahim JafferRahim Nizar Jaffer is a former Canadian politician and a former Member of Parliament. He served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2008, representing the Alberta riding of Edmonton—Strathcona as a member of the Conservative Party. He was the first Muslim elected to the Canadian Parliament...
- Reform/Alliance/Conservative MP for Edmonton Strathcona, said he used to be a liberal (Source - CBC Newsworld, Cross Country Checkup Edmonton Strathcona candidates debate, Sunday June 6, 2004) - Wajid KhanWajid KhanWajid Ali Khan is a Canadian businessman and politician. Until 2008, he was a member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Mississauga—Streetsville as a Conservative Member of Parliament.-Early life:Khan served as an officer and a pilot in the Pakistan Air Force from 1966 to...
- 2007 - switched from Liberal MP to Conservative MP because he was 'freelancing' for Harper and had to choose between the job and his party, and he chose his job. - Ralph Klein - a Liberal supporter until 1988 federal election when he endorsed the federal Mulroney Tories. Was elected to the Alberta legislature as a Tory in 1989 and became Premier in 1992
- Robert LaytonRobert LaytonRobert Edward John "Bob" Layton, PC was a Canadian politician.-Early career:Robert Layton was born in Montreal, the son of Norah Lestelle and former Quebec cabinet minister Gilbert Layton. He graduated from McGill University in 1947...
- Liberal Party organizer in Quebec, switched to the Tories in the early 1980s and was elected to the House of Commons in 1984 as a Tory MP, appointed to cabinet. - Joseph McEwenJ. Earl McEwenJoseph Earl McEwen was a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1985.- Early life :McEwen was born at Sharbot Lake, and educated in Trenton.- Career :...
- Ontario Liberal MPP for Frontenac—Addington 1975–1984, switched to Ontario PC in 1984 then lost - Tim PetersonTim PetersonTim Peterson is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the Greater Toronto Area riding of Mississauga South...
- Ontario Liberal MPP for Mississauga SouthMississauga SouthMississauga South is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979....
elected in 2003, left the Liberals to sit as an independent in 2007, and ran for the Ontario PC party in the 2007 election. - Marvin Shore - Ontario Liberal MPP for London North 1975–1976, switched to Tories 1976–1977 then lost. His son is writer/producer David ShoreDavid ShoreDavid Shore is a Canadian writer, best known for his work writing and producing in television. As a former lawyer, Shore became known for his work on Family Law, NYPD Blue, and Due South...
. - Mario DumontMario DumontMario Dumont is a television personality and former politician in the province of Quebec. He was a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec , and the leader of the Action démocratique du Québec , from 1994 to 2009...
- former head of Quebec Liberal Party youth wing, helped found and later led Action démocratique du QuébecAction démocratique du QuébecThe Action démocratique du Québec, commonly referred to as the ADQ is a centre-right political party in Quebec, Canada. On the sovereignty question, it defines itself as autonomist, and has support from both soft nationalists and federalists.... - Jean AllaireJean AllaireJean Allaire was the author of the Allaire Report, and subsequently in 1994 the first leader of the fiscally conservative, autonomist provincial level political party in Quebec, the Action démocratique du Québec...
- former Quebec Liberal Party member, first leader of the Action démocratique du QuébecAction démocratique du QuébecThe Action démocratique du Québec, commonly referred to as the ADQ is a centre-right political party in Quebec, Canada. On the sovereignty question, it defines itself as autonomist, and has support from both soft nationalists and federalists....
. - Bob BjornerudBob BjornerudBob Bjornerud is a Canadian provincial politician. He is the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Melville-Saltcoats.-External links:**...
- Saskatchewan Liberal MLA, helped form the Saskatchewan PartySaskatchewan PartyThe Saskatchewan Party is a conservative liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was established in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal party members and supporters who sought to remove the Saskatchewan New Democratic...
. - June DraudeJune DraudeJune Draude is a Canadian provincial politician. She is the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Kelvington-Wadena....
- Saskatchewan Liberal MLA, helped form the Saskatchewan Party. - Rod GantefoerRod GantefoerRod Gantefoer is a Canadian provincial politician. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan since 1995, representing the constituencies of Melfort-Tisdale from 1995 to 2003 and Melfort since 2003....
- Saskatchewan Liberal MLA, helped form the Saskatchewan Party. - Ken KrawetzKen KrawetzKenneth Patrick Krawetz is a Canadian provincial politician. He is the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Canora-Pelly, and the current Deputy Premier of Saskatchewan.-Background:...
- Saskatchewan Liberal MLA, helped form the Saskatchewan Party. - Stephen WoodworthStephen Woodworth (politician)Stephen Woodworth is a Canadian politician. He represents the electoral district of Kitchener Centre in the Canadian House of Commons for the Conservative Party of Canada....
- Kitchener Centre MP, ran for the Liberals in Waterloo in the 1988 election - Sylvie LespéranceSylvie LespéranceSylvie Lespérance was a politician in Quebec, Canada, and the Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Joliette from 2002 to 2003....
- former Quebec Liberal Party candidate, elected in a by-election for the ADQ. - Gérard Latulippe - Quebec Liberal MNA and Cabinet Minister in the 1980s, ran for Canadian Alliance in 2000.
Liberals to Social Credit
- Bill Vander ZalmBill Vander ZalmWilhelmus Nicholaas Theodore Marie "Bill" Vander Zalm is a politician and entrepreneur in British Columbia, Canada. He was the 28th Premier of British Columbia from 1986 to 1991.-Early life:...
- ran for federal Liberals in 1968 and the BC Liberals in early 1970s, he later became BC Premier under Social Credit. - Jack DavisJack Davis (Canadian politician)John Davis, PC was a Canadian politician from British Columbia who was elected both federally and provincially.-Early life and education:...
- federal Liberal cabinet minister, later served as a Socred provincial cabinet minister in BC.
Liberals to New Democratic Party
- Jean AllardJean René AllardJean René Allard is a former politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in 1969 as a New Democrat, but subsequently left to sit as an Independent MLA....
- Manitoba Liberal candidate for Rupertland in 1966. He won the riding of Churchill for the NDP in 1969. He quit the NDP in 1972 to sit as an independent. - Linda AsperLinda AsperLinda Asper is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. Originally a New Democrat, she joined the Liberal Party and then later returned to the New Democratic Party during the 1990s. She was a member of the Manitoba legislature from 1999 to 2003....
- sister of Israel Asper (Founder of Global, Manitoba Liberal Party Leader 1970–1975), ran for Manitoba Liberals in 1990, NDP MLA 1999–2003 then resigning to take up an international job position. - Buckley BelangerBuckley BelangerBuckley Harold Belanger is a Canadian provincial politician. He is currently the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Athabasca....
- Saskatchewan Liberal MLA elect in 1995. He switched to the NDP and a by-election was held in 1998 where he was re-elected as a New Democrat. - Françoise BoivinFrançoise BoivinFrançoise Boivin is a Canadian politician, who represents the electoral district of Gatineau in the Canadian House of Commons....
- Liberal MP for Gatineau 2003–2006; re-elected for the same riding as a New Democrat in 2011. - Richard CashinRichard CashinRichard Joseph Cashin, PC, OC is a lawyer and former Canadian politician and trade union leader....
- from Liberal MP from Newfoundland in 1960s, later Newfoundland NDP President in 1970s - Alex CullenAlex CullenAlexander Shaun Cullen is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a former Member of Provincial Parliament in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and a former member of Ottawa City Council, representing the Bay Ward in Ottawa's west end.-Early life and city politics:Cullen was born February 18,...
- Ontario MPP Elected in a by-election in Ottawa West in 1997, switch to the NDP in November 1998 after losing the nomination to the brother of the Mayor of Ottawa. He lost in the 1999 election. - Laurent DesjardinsLaurent DesjardinsLaurent Desjardins is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a member of the Manitoba legislature for most of the period from 1959 to 1988, and was a cabinet minister under New Democratic Premiers Edward Schreyer and Howard Pawley.Desjardins was educated at St. Boniface College, St...
- Manitoba Liberal MLA for St. Boniface, who decided to support the minority NDP government in 1969 to stop any attempts of the Liberals, Progressive Conservative and Social Credit of trying to create a coalition government. He official joined the NDP in 1972. - Dennis DrainvilleDennis DrainvilleDennis Paul Drainville is a Canadian bishop an educator and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1993; later taught Humanities and History for 12 years at the Cegep College de la Gaspésie et des Îles, and is now Anglican Bishop of Quebec.-Ontario...
- former Ontario NDP MPP 1990–1993, ran for Ontario Liberals in 1981 in Riverdale - Sam DroverSam DroverSam Drover was a long time member of Newfoundland's House of Assembly and founded the Newfoundland Co-operative Commonwealth Federation , a social democratic political party....
- Liberal MHA Newfoundland 1949–1955. He switched to the CCF, become the 1st CCF-NDP in Newfoundland. He became the leader, but he lost his seat and the party won no ridings. - Pauline JewettPauline JewettPauline Jewett, was a Canadian Member of Parliament.Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, she received a BA and a MA from Queen's University and a Ph.D in political science from Harvard University in 1949...
- Liberal MP from 1963 to 1965. Quit party over the implementation of the War Measures ActWar Measures ActThe War Measures Act was a Canadian statute that allowed the government to assume sweeping emergency powers in the event of "war, invasion or insurrection, real or apprehended"...
in 1970. Moved to British Columbia and sat as an NDP MP from 1979 to 1988. - Jack LaytonJack LaytonJohn Gilbert "Jack" Layton, PC was a Canadian social democratic politician and the Leader of the Official Opposition. He was the leader of the New Democratic Party from 2003 to 2011, and previously sat on Toronto City Council, serving at times during that period as acting mayor and deputy mayor of...
- former head of the Liberal Party Quebec Youth Wing; joined the NDP in the 1970s. Now Federal NDP Leader. - Alexa McDonoughAlexa McDonoughAlexa Ann Shaw McDonough OC is a Canadian politician who became the first woman to lead a major, recognized political party in Canada, when she was elected the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party's leader in 1980...
- worked for the Nova Scotia Liberals in the 1970 provincial election. Was disappointed by the Gerald Regan government and switched to the NDP to work on the 1974 federal election campaign of her father Lloyd ShawLloyd Shaw (socialist)Lloyd Robert Shaw, CM was a Canadian businessman, political activist and organizer, and a member of the Order of Canada.-Life and career:...
. Subsequently ran for the NDP, became provincial NDP leader in 1980 and federal leader in the 1990s. - Thomas MulcairThomas MulcairThomas J. "Tom" Mulcair is a Canadian lawyer, university professor, and politician. He is the federal Member of Parliament for Outremont, Quebec, Canada, and currently holds a seat in the New Democratic Party of Canada...
- former Quebec Liberal environment minister, later became the NDP MP for Outremont - Gordon WilsonGordon Wilson (Canadian politician)Gordon Wilson is a former provincial politician in British Columbia. He served as leader of the Liberal Party of BC from 1987–1993, leader and founder of the Progressive Democratic Alliance from 1993–1997, and in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Finance and Minister of Employment, Investment...
- former BC Liberal Leader ; Was defeated in a snap BC liberal leadership contest because of him having a committing Adultery with a fellow liberal MLA. He left to start his own party, the Progressive Democratic Alliance, winning his own seat. He later joined the NDP and ran for its leadership. He lost the leadership race and his seat in 2001. - Ron OsikaRon OsikaRonald Osika is a Saskatchewan politician.He was born in Hafford, Saskatchewan and educated in The Battlefords. A former officer in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Osika's first foray into politics was an unsuccessful bid for a Reform Party nomination in 1992.He was first elected from Melville...
- Saskatchewan Liberal MLA, switched to Independent to maintain spot in cabinet but would run in the 2003 election as an NDP candidate. - Jim MelenchukJim MelenchukJim Melenchuk is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Saskatoon Northwest in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1999 to 2003....
- Saskatchewan Liberal MLA, switched to Independent to maintain spot in cabinet but would run in the 2003 election as an NDP candidate. - Thérèse CasgrainThérèse CasgrainMarie Thérèse Forget Casgrain, was a feminist, reformer, politician and senator in Quebec, Canada.Thérèse Casgrain was raised in a wealthy family, the daughter of Lady Blanche MacDonald and Sir Rodolphe Forget...
- First leader of Quebec CCF, had previously been a Liberal.
Liberals to Greens
- Blair WilsonBlair WilsonBlair Wilson was the Canadian Member of Parliament in the 39th Canadian parliament for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country electoral district. He was elected on January 23, 2006 in the 2006 federal election as the Liberal candidate...
- elected as a Liberal MP in 2006, left the Liberal caucus after being accused of financial impropriety, joined the Green Party on August 30, 2008, becoming its first ever Member of Parliament.
Liberals to Bloc/Parti Québécois
- Gilles RocheleauGilles RocheleauGilles Rocheleau was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1993. He co-founded the Bloc Québécois with Lucien Bouchard in 1990....
- Hull-Aylmer, elected as a Liberal in 1988, than switched to the Bloc, and lost under the Bloc banner in 1993 - Gaston GourdeGaston GourdeGaston Gourde was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a lawyer by career.Gourde represented the Lévis, Quebec electoral district after winning a 4 May 1981 by-election...
, former Liberal Party MP, contested 1998 Quebec election as a PQ candidate. - René LévesqueRené LévesqueRené Lévesque was a reporter, a minister of the government of Quebec, , the founder of the Parti Québécois political party and the 23rd Premier of Quebec...
- Quebec Liberal MNA and Cabinet minister, quit in 1967 to become an independent MNA, co-founded the Parti QuébécoisParti QuébécoisThe Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...
in 1968.
Liberals to others
- Donald Pennell - Ontario Liberal Party candidate in 1975 election, first leader of the Family Coalition Party in 1987.
- Mel HurtigMel HurtigMel Hurtig, is a Canadian publisher, author, political activist and former political candidate.He was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. He is the former president of the Edmonton Art Gallery.-Businessman and Publisher:...
- former Federal Liberal Candidate in Alberta (Edmonton West) in 1972, started National PartyNational Party of CanadaThe National Party of Canada was a short-lived Canadian political party that contested the 1993 federal election. The party should not be confused by an earlier and unrelated National Party that was founded in 1979.-Formation:...
to stop free trade. - Robert ForkeRobert ForkeRobert Forke, PC was a Canadian politician. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Brandon in 1921. In 1922, he replaced Thomas Crerar as leader of the Progressive Party of Canada...
- former Liberal, became Progressive Party of CanadaProgressive Party of CanadaThe Progressive Party of Canada was a political party in Canada in the 1920s and 1930s. It was linked with the provincial United Farmers parties in several provinces and, in Manitoba, ran candidates and formed governments as the Progressive Party of Manitoba...
leader, later returned to Liberals. - Thomas CrerarThomas CrerarThomas Alexander Crerar, was a western Canadian politician and a leader of the short-lived Progressive Party of Canada. He was born in Molesworth, Ontario, and moved to Manitoba at a young age....
- Liberal-Unionist, later became leader of the Progressive Party of Canada, returned to Liberal Party. - Dave Taylor - Alberta MLA switched affiliation from Liberal to Independent in April 2010.
CCF/NDP to Liberal
- Jeremy AkermanJeremy AkermanJeremy Bernard Akerman is a former Canadian politician, writer and actor and a former leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.-Biography:...
– former Nova Scotia NDP Leader and MLA; switched to Liberals, ran in a Nova Scotia provincial by-election for them - Hazen ArgueHazen ArgueHazen Robert Argue, PC was a Canadian politician based in Saskatchewan who served in Ottawa for 43 years at various levels of Canada's federal government. He was first elected as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Member of Parliament in 1945 and ended his career as a Liberal Party Senator...
– CCF MP 1945–1961, CCF leader 1960–1961, lost the NDP leadership in 1961, and out of bitterness later that year joined the liberals as an MP from 1961 to 1963. As a Senator, he was part of the Trudeau Cabinet (1980–1982) when no Liberals MPs were elected west of Winnipeg. He was a Liberal senator from 1966 to 1988 when charges for fraud were brought against him, but he died before they could be brought to trial. - Chris AxworthyChris AxworthyChristopher S. Axworthy is a Canadian politician.After teaching law at the University of New Brunswick and Dalhousie Law School, Chris Axworthy came to Saskatoon in 1984 as the founding Executive Director of the and as a Professor of Law at the University of Saskatchewan...
– former NDP MP in 1980s, and MLA/Cabinet Minister for Saskatchewan NDP in 1990s, and Saskatchewan NDP leadership candidate in 2000, ran for Federal Liberals in 2004 and 2006 election - Bill BarleeBill BarleeNeville Langrell Barlee is a Canadian politician who was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a New Democrat in 1988...
– former NDP MLA/Cabinet Minister in B.C., federal Liberal candidate in 2000 election for Kootenay-Boundary-Okanagan (Source - Public Record; Elections Canada) - Joan BeattyJoan BeattyJoan Beatty is a Canadian politician. She was the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Cumberland...
- former Saskatchewan NDP MLA and Cabinet Minister, later became the Liberal candidate for Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River in the 2008 by-election. - Elmer BuchananElmer BuchananElmer Buchanan is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Bob Rae...
- Agriculture minister in the Ontario NDP government of Bob Rae (1990–1995). Left the NDP in 2006 to support Rae's bid to lead the Liberal Party of Canada. Appointed by the provincial Liberal government to serve as vice chair of the Ontario Farm Products and Marketing Commission. - True DavidsonTrue DavidsonJean Gertrude Davidson, CM , the first mayor of the Borough of East York, Ontario, was one of Toronto’s most colourful politicians in a career spanning nearly 25 years...
- former Mayor of East York, was a CCF candidate a few times, but later became in Liberal in the 1970s - Ujjal DosanjhUjjal DosanjhUjjal Dev Singh Dosanjh, PC, QC, is a Sikh Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as 33rd Premier of British Columbia from 2000 to 2001 and as a Liberal Party of Canada Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2011 including a stint as Minister of Health from 2004 until 2006 when the party lost...
- former NDP Premier of B.C./Liberal MP Surrey? 2004+ - He was appointed by Paul Martin to be a candidate. When asked why he quit, he said that the provincial New Democrats in B.C., and the federal Liberals both had his same views. - Tarek Fateh - prominent NDP organizer and past candidate became a Liberal in 2006.
- Eric FaircloughEric FaircloughEric Fairclough is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Mayo-Tatchun in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 2011....
- former Yukon NDP Leader and Yukon NDP MLA switched to the Liberals in 2006. - Kevin Flynn - Liberal MPP Oakville, ran for Ontario NDP in 1985 in Oakville.
- Eugene ForseyEugene ForseyEugene Alfred Forsey, served in the Canadian Senate from 1970 to 1979. He was considered to be one of Canada's foremost constitutional experts.- Biography :...
- founding member and long-time organizer of the CCF, president of the CCF in Quebec and a federal CCF candidate in Ottawa in 1948 and 1949. Left shortly after the creation of the NDP in 1961 because of the new party's view on Quebec. Appointed to the Senate as a Liberal in 1970. - Rosemary GodinRosemary GodinRosemary Godin is a former Canadian politician and current writer and clergyperson. She was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 1998 provincial election. She represented the electoral district of Sackville-Beaver Bank as a member of the New Democratic Party of Nova Scotia...
- NDP MLA in Nova Scotia Sackville-Beaver Bank 1998–1999, ran provincially for Liberals in Dartmouth North in 2003. - Barbara HallBarbara HallBarbara Hall is a Canadian lawyer, public servant and former politician. She was the 61st mayor of Toronto, the last to run before amalgamation. She was elected mayor of the pre-amalgamation City of Toronto in 1994, and held office until December 31, 1997...
- former Mayor of Toronto, ran for Ontario NDP in 1985 in St. David riding of Toronto - Elijah HarperElijah HarperElijah Harper is an Aboriginal Cree Canadian politician and band chief. He was a key player in the rejection of the Meech Lake Accord, an attempt at Canadian constitutional reform.- Early life :...
- Manitoba NDP MLA for Rupertsland 1981–1992, Liberal MP for Churchill 1993–1997. He did not quit the NDP, but wanted to become the MP, but the incumbent did not want to quit, so he ran for the liberals. - Norman Jamison - Ontario NDP MPP Norfolk 1990–1995, website Rabble.ca says he's a liberal
- Rick LaliberteRick LaliberteRick Laliberte is a former Canadian Member of Parliament for the riding of Churchill River, a riding that encompasses the northern half of the province of Saskatchewan....
- elected for NDP in 1997 for Churchill River, switched to Liberals just before 2000 election, in September 2000. He won, but became an independent, losing in 2004. - Laurier LapierreLaurier LaPierreLaurier L. LaPierre, OC is a retired Canadian Senator and former broadcaster, journalist and author. He is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada....
- co-host of This Hour Has Seven DaysThis Hour Has Seven DaysThis Hour Has Seven Days is a controversial CBC Television newsmagazine which ran from 1964 to 1966. The show, inspired by the BBC-TV and NBC-TV satire series That Was The Week That Was, was created by Patrick Watson and Douglas Leiterman as an avenue for a more stimulating and boundary-pushing...
, NDP candidate in 1968, later Liberal Senator and the first openly gay Senator in Canada - Anthony Lupusella - Ontario NDP MPP 1975–1986 for Dovercourt, switched to Liberals from 1986 to 1990 after losing the NDP nomination for the riding.
- Paul MacEwanPaul MacEwanPaul MacEwan is a former politician in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, and long-time member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.-Biography:...
- Nova Scotia NDP MLA in 1970s, ran 4 times as NDP (1967-1970-1974-1978), once as independent (1981), then he started the Cape Breaton Labour Party and ran once (1984), then again as independent (1988), then three times as a Liberal. (1993-1998-1999) - Giorgio MammolitiGiorgio MammolitiGiorgio Mammoliti is a city councillor in Toronto, Canada for Ward 7 York West, representing one of the two York West wards. He is Chair of the Affordable Housing Committee and a member of the mayor's executive committee. Previously, he served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario...
- Ontario NDP MPP for Yorkview 1990–1995, Toronto City Councillor 1997-now, slowly became alienated from the NDP, and as he moved towards right wing liberals (e.g., Liberals for Tory, John Tory Mayor campaign, instead of liberal Barbara Hall). He has recently become the butt of jokes from the local alternative weekly newspapers in Toronto. - Gary McRobbGary McRobbGary McRobb is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Kluane in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 2011.Originally a member of the Yukon NDP, McRobb was expelled from the party in 2006. He is now a Yukon Liberal Party MLA....
- Yukon NDP MLA switched to the Liberals in May 2006. - Glen Murray - former Mayor of Winnipeg, originally a New Democrat but ran for the Liberals in 2004 federal election.
- John NunziataJohn NunziataJohn Nunziata is a Canadian politician. He served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1984 to 2000, initially as a Liberal and later as an independent member.-Background:...
- a York City Councillor at the time, He quit the NDP after losing the NDP nomination for the 1982 York South by-election to Ontario NDP leader-elect Bob Rae. - Jackie PementJackie PementJacquelynne Pement is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Bulkley Valley-Stikine in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1991 to 1996...
- former BC NDP Cabinet Minister, gave vocal support to Gordon Campbell (Source - BC Liberals 2001 Election Website) - Elmore PhilpottElmore PhilpottElmore Philpott was a Canadian politician and journalist. Philpott joined the Canadian military during World War I and was badly wounded - he needed two canes to help him walk for the rest of his life....
- left the Liberals to join the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in the 1930s becoming Ontario CCF President. Left the party to become an independent, moved to British Columbia and was elected a Liberal MP from 1953 to 1957. - Bob RaeBob RaeRobert Keith "Bob" Rae, PC, OC, OOnt, QC, MP is a Canadian politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre and interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada....
- left the NDP in 2002, citing Svend RobinsonSvend RobinsonSvend Robinson is a former Canadian politician. He was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 2004, representing the suburban Vancouver-area constituency of Burnaby for the New Democratic Party...
's "behaviour" towards IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
(National PostNational PostThe National Post is a Canadian English-language national newspaper based in Don Mills, a district of Toronto. The paper is owned by Postmedia Network Inc. and is published Mondays through Saturdays...
); subsequently ran as a candidate in the 2006 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election. - David RamsayDavid James RamsayDavid James Ramsay is a politician in Ontario, Canada.-Early life and career:Born in Australia, Ramsay moved to Canada with his parents at age one after having been adopted in Sydney, and was raised in Oakville, Ontario...
- Ontario NDP MPP Timiskaming 1985–1986 / Ontario Liberal MPP Timiskaming 1986–2000, and Ontario Liberal MPP Timiskaming/Cochrane 2000+ - He was elected as an NDP MPP in 1985 when Ontario elected a Liberal minority government, and he became a member of the joint party cabinet. In 1986 he switched to the Peterson Liberals. As of 2006, he is currently the Ontario Minister for Northern Resources. - Reid ScottReid ScottReid Scott is a retired lawyer and provincial judge in Canada, and a former New Democratic Party of Member of Parliament for the Danforth electoral district, in Toronto, from 1962 to 1968, leaving federal politics when his riding disappeared due to redistribution...
- Ontario CCF MPP for Beaches (Toronto) from 1948 to 1952 and NDP MP for Danforth from 1962 to 1968 joined the Liberal Party in 2008 at the age of 82. - Paul SummervillePaul SummervillePaul Summerville is an economist, equity research director, and Asian regional head at several prominent global investment banks , and Wellington Management...
- prominent economist, NDP star candidate in 2006 election in St. Paul's, left NDP to support Bob Rae's leadership bid. - W. Ross ThatcherW. Ross ThatcherWilbert Ross Thatcher, PC was the ninth Premier of Saskatchewan, Canada, serving from 2 May 1964 to 30 June 1971....
- former CCF (NDP) MP in Saskatchewan, became a Liberal, and later Premier of Saskatchewan for the Liberals - Peter TritesPeter TritesPeter Trites is a former high school teacher and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Saint John East in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1984 to 1991 as a New Democratic Party and then Liberal member.He was born in Moncton, New Brunswick, the son of Gerald L....
- NDP MLA Saint John's Champlain 1984 (byelection)-1987 (switch to Liberals for 1987 election, NDP lost) - Pierre TrudeauPierre TrudeauJoseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, , usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984.Trudeau began his political career campaigning for socialist ideals,...
- former Prime Minister of Canada, was outraged by then Liberal Leader/Prime Minister Lester Pearson flip-flop on Canada becoming a nuclear power, he endorsed the NDP and was an organizer for NDP candidate Charles Taylor, a University Professor/Philosopher. - Dan WatersDan WatersDaniel Waters is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995.-Background:...
- Ontario NDP MPP Muskoka-Georgian Bay 1990–1995, ran for Ontario Liberals 2003 in Parry Sound-Muskoka - Michel BissonnetMichel BissonnetMichel Bissonnet, MNA is a Canadian politician who served as Liberal member and President of the National Assembly of Quebec.-Background:...
- active in the federal and provincial NDP wings in Quebec, later Quebec Liberal Party MNA and President of the National Assesmbly. - Doug Moffatt - NDP MPP for Durham East, later ran twice for the federal Liberals.
- Henri-François GautrinHenri-François GautrinHenri-François Gautrin is a Quebec politician, teacher and physician. He is the current Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Verdun in the Montreal region...
- Leader of the Quebec NDP, elected as a provincial Liberal. - Lillian DyckLillian DyckLillian Eva Quan Dyck is a Canadian senator from Saskatchewan. She was appointed to the Senate on the recommendation of Prime Minister Paul Martin on March 24, 2005....
- former NDP member, sat in the Senate as "Independent New Democrat", joined Liberals in 2009. - Dave NeumannDave NeumannDavid Emil Neumann is a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. He was the mayor of Brantford from 1980 to 1987 and served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1987 to 1990...
- former Ontario Liberal MPP for Brantford, previous ran for the Ontario NDP. - Raymond Cho - Toronto city councillor, ran for federal NDP in 1988, now a Liberal supporter.
New Democratic Party members who left to start their own parties
- Sidney Green - Winnipeg Lawyer, Manitoba NDP MLA in the 1960s/1970s, ran for Manitoba NDP leadership in 1969 as the radical leftist candidate, In 1979 he declared at an NDP convention, claiming "the trade union movement and militant feminists" had taken control of the party. In 1981 he started the Progressive Party of ManitobaProgressive Party of Manitoba (1981-1995)The Progressive Party of Manitoba was a political party in Manitoba, Canada which existed from 1981 to 1995. The party was created in March 1981 by five former members of the province's New Democratic Party: Sidney Green, Ben Hanuschak, Bud Boyce, Murdoch Mackay and Max Hofford...
with 2 other NDP MLAs Ben HanuschakBen HanuschakBen Hanuschak is a Manitoba politician. He was a cabinet minister in the government of New Democratic Premier Edward Schreyer, and was subsequently a founding member of the Progressive Party of Manitoba....
and Bud BoyceBud BoyceJoseph Russell Boyce was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1981, and served in the cabinet of Edward Schreyer...
. - Ted W. Kulp - former NDP candidate, founder and only candidate of the Forward Canada Party in the 1997 federal electionCanadian federal election, 1997The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada won a second majority government...
. - James LaxerJames LaxerJames Laxer is a Canadian political economist, professor and author.In 1969, Laxer, along with his father Robert Laxer and Mel Watkins, founded the Waffle, a radical left wing group influenced by the New Left, the anti-Vietnam War movement and Canadian economic nationalism, that tried to win...
- Runner-up at the 1971 NDP federal leadership convention and leader of The WaffleThe WaffleThe Waffle was a radical wing of Canada's New Democratic Party in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It later transformed into an independent political party, with little electoral success before it permanently disbanded in the mid-1970s...
with Mel WatkinsMel WatkinsMel Watkins is a Canadian political economist and activist. He is professor emeritus of economics and political science at the University of Toronto...
, left the NDP with the Waffle in 1972 to form the Movement for an Independent Socialist Canada as an independent party. Rejoined the NDP in the 1980s. - Paul MacEwanPaul MacEwanPaul MacEwan is a former politician in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, and long-time member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.-Biography:...
- Nova Scotia NDP MLA in 1970s, ran 4 times as NDP (1967-1970-1974-1978), once as independent (1981), then he started the Cape Breaton Labour Party and ran once (1984), then again as independent (1988), then three times as a Liberal. (1993-1998-1999) - Murdoch MacKayMurdoch MacKayMurdoch MacKay is a lawyer and former politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was president of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba during the 1970s, and later joined the breakaway Progressive Party....
- Manitoba NDP President in the 1970s, left to co-found the Progressive Party of ManitobaProgressive Party of Manitoba (1981-1995)The Progressive Party of Manitoba was a political party in Manitoba, Canada which existed from 1981 to 1995. The party was created in March 1981 by five former members of the province's New Democratic Party: Sidney Green, Ben Hanuschak, Bud Boyce, Murdoch Mackay and Max Hofford...
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New Democratic Party to none/no public support
- Buzz HargroveBuzz HargroveBasil Eldon "Buzz" Hargrove, OC is the former National President of the Canadian Auto Workers trade union...
CAW president and long-time NDP supporter, expelled from the NDP in 2006 after endorsing several Liberal candidates since 1999. - Canadian Auto WorkersCanadian Auto WorkersThe Canadian Auto Workers is one of Canada's largest and highest profile social unions. While rooted in Ontario's large auto plants of Windsor, Brampton, Oakville, St...
disaffiliated from the NDP following Buzz Hargrove's expulsion. - David MillerDavid Miller (Canadian politician)David Raymond Miller is a Canadian politician. He was the 63rd Mayor of Toronto and the second since the 1998 amalgamation. He was elected to the position in 2003 for a three-year term and re-elected in 2006 for a four-year term...
long-time NDP Toronto city councillor and federal and provincial NDP candidate. Elected mayor of Toronto while an NDP member in 2004. Allowed NDP membership to lapse in 2007.
New Democratic Party to Tories/other provincial Conservative parties
- Brian AshtonBrian Ashton (politician)Brian Ashton was a city councillor in Toronto, Canada, representing Ward 36 Scarborough Southwest. He did not run for re-election in the 2010 municipal election and was succeeded by Gary Crawford.-Career:...
- Toronto City Councillor, former NDPer who lost the nomination for the NDP in a Scarborough riding, and later became a Red Tory. - Garry BreitkreuzGarry BreitkreuzGarry W. Breitkreuz is a Canadian politician. He is currently the Conservative Party of Canada member of the Canadian House of Commons from Yorkton—Melville....
- Conservative MP, was a New Democratic Party member and supporter - Dennis FentieDennis FentieDennis G. Fentie, MLA is a Canadian politician. He was the seventh Premier of Yukon and leader of the Yukon Party, serving from 2002 to 2011, as well as the MLA for Watson Lake.-Background:...
- Premier of Yukon, former Yukon NDP MLA - he quit the NDP and a few months later became Premier of the Yukon for the right wing Yukon Party. (Source - CBC News, Yukon Election coverage) - Peter FenwickPeter FenwickPeter Fenwick is a Canadian politician. He is a former leader of the New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador.Fenwick was born in St. Thomas, Ontario to Digby and Benoit Fenwick of Montreal and Stanbridge East. He and his wife Jennifer moved to Cape St George, Newfoundland in 1968 and had...
- former Newfoundland NDP leader, & first NDP elected to Newfoundland Assembly in 1984. He ran for the Canadian Alliance in 2000. - Peter John NorthPeter John NorthPeter John North is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was elected to two terms in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, where he served from 1990 to 1999....
- NDP MPP Elgin 1990–1993, became independent after trying to become a PC party member but instead being rebuffed by Mike Harris's PCs, re-elected in 1995. - Carol TeichrobCarol TeichrobCarol Teichrob was a Saskatchewan politician, member of the legislative assembly for 8 years. She was an agricultural producer for 35 years, and also served as councillor and reeve of the Rural Municipality of Corman Park 10 years....
- former Saskatchewan NDP MLA and Cabinet Minister, now Conservative Party supporter - Angela VautourAngela VautourAngela Vautour is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Beauséjour—Petitcodiac in the House of Commons from 1997 to 2000....
- 1st elected as an NDP MP in New Brunswick in 1997, switched to the PCs in September 1999. She lost her riding to a Liberal in 2000. Ran again for the New Conservatives in 2004. (Source - Public Records ; Elections Canada)
New Democratic Party to Greens
- Dan BiocchiDan BiocchiDan Biocchi is a Canadian politician and former Olympic athlete . He was born November 28, 1955 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He emigrated to Montreal, Quebec in August 1962....
- Green Party candidate in 2004 for Ottawa-Orleans. He was an NDP member and the Executive Assistant to former NDP MP Cid SamsonCid SamsonCyril Samson is a former Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Timmins—Chapleau in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1993.Samson was a member of the New Democratic Party....
. - Marc EmeryMarc EmeryMarc Scott Emery is a Canadian cannabis policy reform advocate, as well as a former cannabis seed seller. He is currently serving a five year sentence in a United States federal prison for selling cannabis seeds....
- Marijuana activist. Emery has been a public supporter of the New Democratic Party since 2003 as a result of Jack Layton's support for the decriminalization of marijuana. In the 2009 BC provincial election, Emery supported the Green Party of British Columbia. His wife, Jodie Emery, was the BC Green candidate in Vancouver-Fraserview., - Peter IttinuarPeter IttinuarPeter Freuchen K. Ittinuar is a Canadian politician. He was the first Inuk in Canada to be elected as an MP, and represented the electoral district of Nunatsiaq in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1984....
- former NDP MP for Nunavut, Green PartyGreen Party of CanadaThe Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...
candidate for NunavutNunavut (electoral district)Nunavut is a federal electoral district in Nunavut, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. Nunatsiaq, its predecessor that covered the same area, was a federal electoral district in Northwest Territories, that was represented in the House of Commons from 1979...
in the 2008 federal electionCanadian federal election, 2008The 2008 Canadian federal election was held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 40th Canadian Parliament after the previous parliament had been dissolved by the Governor General on September 7, 2008...
. - Nick TernetteNick TernetteNick Ternette is a politician and political activist in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He is a perennial candidate for mayor of the city, representing left-wing and socialist policies....
- former New Democrat who started a Green party to contest the Winnipeg Municipal Elections in 1989.
New Democratic Party to Social Credit
- Frank CalderFrank Calder-External links:*...
- Longtime BC NDP MLA, switched to SoCred in 1975. He lost by 1 vote to NDP candidate Al Passerall in 1979. - Al Passerall - BC NDP MLA for Atlin crossed to Social Credit in 1985
New Democratic Party to Bloc Québécois/Parti Québécois
- Denis LazureDenis LazureDenis Lazure was a Canadian politician and a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1976 to 1984 and from 1989 to 1996. -Background:...
- ran for federal NDP twice in the 1960s, elected as a PQ MNA in the 1970s. - Rémy TrudelRémy TrudelRémy Trudel is a university professor and a former Quebec politician. A member of the Parti Québécois, he served as Member of the National Assembly for Rouyn-Noranda—Témiscamingue from 1989 to 2003. In 1988, he was one of the star candidates for the New Democratic Party in the riding of...
- NDP candidate in 1988 federal election, later served as PQ MNA and cabinet minister.
New Democratic Party to Libertarian
- Neil ReynoldsNeil Reynolds-Career in Journalism:After working as a journalist at the Sarnia Observer, London Free Press and Toronto Star, Reynolds became editor-in-chief of the Kingston Whig-Standard in 1977....
- former NDP supporter, gained a party record 13% running for the Libertarian Party of CanadaLibertarian Party of CanadaThe Libertarian Party of Canada is a political party in Canada that subscribes to the tenets of the libertarian movement across Canada.-History:...
in a by-election, later became party leader.
Greens to New Democratic Party
- Joan RussowJoan RussowJoan Elizabeth Russow is a Canadian peace activist and former national leader of the Green Party of Canada from 1997 to 2001.-Early career:...
- former leader of the Green Party of Canada 1997–2001. Joined NDP in September 2003. - Julian WestJulian West (politician)Julian West is a mathematician, political and environmental activist from British Columbia, Canada.- Early life and career :West moved with his family to British Columbia, Canada in 1968...
- provincial Green candidate in 2001, Green Party activist until 2003, switched to NDP and ran in Saanich-Gulf Islands in 2008 federal election40th Canadian federal electionThe 2008 Canadian federal election was held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 40th Canadian Parliament after the previous parliament had been dissolved by the Governor General on September 7, 2008...
. - Stuart ParkerStuart ParkerStuart Parker was leader of the Green Party in British Columbia, Canada, from 1993 to 2000. In 2009, during the Ontario by-election to replace MPP Michael Byrant, he unsuccessfully sought the Ontario New Democratic Party nomination for the St...
- former BC Green Party leader, switched to the NDP and is running for the provincial NDP nomination in the Ontario riding of St. Paul's.
Greens to Liberals
- Kate Holloway - former long-time Green Party member and candidate, switched to Liberals in late 2006 and was a Liberal candidate in the 2007 Ontario provincial election.
- Tom ManleyTom ManleyTom Manley is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was one of three co-Deputy Leaders of the Green Party of Canada until 2005, and was considered a leading candidate to be its next leader. On Friday, September 23, 2005, Manley resigned from the Green Party to join the Liberal Party of Canada...
- former Deputy Leader of Green Party, candidate in 2004 election, Liberals recruited him to run in Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry in 2006 federal election. - Rob NewmanRob Newman (politician)Rob Newman is a politician in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was the elected Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Ontario from 2004 to 2006 and also served as the party's Issue Advocate for Democratic Renewal...
- former Green, ran for Toronto City Council in 2006, switched to Liberals in late 2006 - Briony PennBriony PennBriony Penn is a Canadian environmental activist, adjunct professor of environmental studies at the University of Victoria, and the Liberal Party of Canada's candidate for Saanich—Gulf Islands in the 40th Canadian federal election...
- former long-time Green Party member, now the Liberal candidate for Saanich-Gulf Islands
Greens to Parti Québécois/Bloc Québécois
- Jean OuimetJean OuimetJean Ouimet is a Québécois politician and the president of Naviga-Cité, a multimedia company...
- former Parti vert du Québec leader, later ran for PQ leadership. - Scott McKay - former Parti vert du Québec leader, running for PQ in 2008 Quebec provincial election.
- Jacques RivardJacques RivardJacques Rivard is a Canadian environmentalist and former male deputy leader of the Green Party of Canada. In July 2010, he left the Green party and resigned as deputy leader after serving only seven months and defected to the Bloc Québécois...
- former Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Canada.
Bloc Québécois/Parti Québécois to Tories/Other provincial conservative parties
- Jean LandryJean Landry (Canadian politician)Jean Landry was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 1997. His career has included photography and food preparation....
- Bloc MP elected 1993 for Lotbinere, he ran as an independent in 1997 losing badly. He ran as a Conservative in 2004 coming in 2nd (20,000 to 10,000). Is now a member of the NDPNDP- Political parties :* National Democratic Party, any one of many political parties of that name around the world* Nebraska Democratic Party, a political party in Nebraska, United States...
and was a delegate at their Quebec-Section council in 2011 in Alma. - Nic LeBlancNic LeblancNic Leblanc was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1984 to 2000. He is a businessperson by career....
- PC MP 1984–1992 for Longueuil, than become Bloc MP 1992–1997. Ran for Canadian Alliance in 2000, and Conservatives in 2004 - Richard BélisleRichard BélisleRichard Bélisle was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 1997. His career has been in health and safety fields....
- former Bloc MP, ran later for the Canadian Alliance and Conservatives. - Michel RivardMichel RivardMichel Rivard , is a singer-songwriter and musician from Quebec. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His father was an actor, Robert Rivard...
- former Parti MNA, joined the Canadian Alliance under Stockwell Day, appointed to the Senate as a Conservative by Stephen Harper. - Pierre BrienPierre BrienPierre Brien was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2003. By career, he has worked in administration and economics....
- BQ MP, ran for the ADQ in 2003.
Bloc Québécois/Parti Québécois to Liberals
- Robert LanctôtRobert LanctôtRobert Lanctôt is a former Canadian politician.A lawyer by profession, Lanctôt was elected as a Member of Parliament for the Bloc Québécois in the 2000 federal election representing the riding of Châteauguay...
- Bloc MP turned Liberal MP in 2003 and lost in 2004. - Jean LapierreJean LapierreJean-Charles Lapierre, PC is a Canadian television broadcaster and a former federal politician.He was Paul Martin's Quebec lieutenant during the period of the Martin government. He returned to the Canadian House of Commons after an eleven year absence when he won a seat in the 2004 federal...
- Liberal MP, who co-founded the Bloc QuébécoisBloc QuébécoisThe Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was originally a party made of Quebec nationalists who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative...
and sat as a Bloc MP. He later rejoined the Liberal Party and served as a cabinet minister. - Stéphane DionStéphane DionStéphane Maurice Dion, PC, MP is a Canadian politician who has been the Member of Parliament for the riding of Saint-Laurent–Cartierville in Montreal since 1996. He was the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and the Leader of the Opposition in the Canadian House of Commons from 2006 to 2008...
- former Liberal Party of Canada leader, claimed to be a PQ supporter in his youth.
Bloc Québécois/Parti Québécois to other
- Ghislain LebelGhislain LebelGhislain Lebel is a Quebec politician and notary.-Background:Ghislain Lebel has been an activist in the Quebec independence movement since his teenage years, having been part of the Rassemblement pour l'indépendance nationale, the Mouvement souveraineté-association and the Parti Québécois since...
- former Bloc MP, left the party to set as an independent, voted for and offered himself as a candidate for the ADQ in the 2007 Quebec election, joined the Parti indépendantisteParti indépendantisteThe Parti indépendantiste was a provincial party which advocated Quebec sovereignty in Québec, Canada in the second half of the 1980s.-Denis Monière:...
in 2008. - May ChiuMay ChiuMay Chiu is the first Chinese-born Québécoise to have run as a candidate for the Bloc Québécois party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.In the 2006 federal election she ran against the then-Prime Minister of Canada, Paul Martin in his riding of LaSalle—Émard. Chiu placed second behind Martin with 28.64%...
- former BQ candidate, running for Québec solidaireQuébec SolidaireQuébec solidaire is a democratic socialist and sovereigntist political party in Quebec, Canada, that was created on 4 February 2006 in Montreal. It was formed by the merger of the left-wing party Union des forces progressistes and the alter-globalization political movement Option Citoyenne, led...
in 2008. - Amir KhadirAmir KhadirAmir Khadir is a politician in the National Assembly of Quebec , Canada for the electoral district of Mercier, and currently the male spokesperson for Québec Solidaire, a sovereignist and left-wing political party which was created by the merger of the Union des Forces Progressistes and Option...
- former BQ candidate, current Quebec Solidare MNA and co-party spokesperson.
Social Credit to Liberals
- Horace Andrew (Bud) Olson - Social Credit MP (1957–1958, 1962–1968), re-elected as a Liberal in 1968.
- Marcel LessardMarcel LessardMarcel Lessard, PC is a former Canadian politician.Lessard was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons as the Social Credit Member of Parliament for Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec as part of Réal Caouette's breakthrough in the province in the 1962 election...
- Social Credit MP 1962–1963, elected as a Liberal in 1968. - Armand CaouetteArmand CaouetteArmand Caouette was a Social Credit Party member of the Canadian House of Commons. His career included the fields of sales and air-conditioning....
- Social Credit MP in the 1970s, ran as a PC in the 1997 federal election, Liberal in the 2006 election. - Harold Long - Social Credit BC MLA, later a BC Liberal MLA.
- Claude RichmondClaude RichmondClaude Richmond is a former BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. He represented the riding of Kamloops from 1981 to 1991 and from 2001 to 2009....
- Social Credit BC MLA, switched to the BC Liberals.
Social Credit to Progressive Conservative
- Robert N. ThompsonRobert N. ThompsonRobert Norman Thompson was a Canadian politician, chiropractor, and educator. He was born in Duluth, Minnesota, to Canadian parents and moved to Canada in 1918 with his family...
- Social Credit leader from 1961 to 1967, re-elected as a Progressive Conservative in 1968. - Kim CampbellKim CampbellAvril Phædra Douglas "Kim" Campbell, is a Canadian politician, lawyer, university professor, diplomat, and writer. She served as the 19th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 25, 1993, to November 4, 1993...
- BC Socred, later PC Prime Minister.
Social Credit to NDP
- René MatteRené MatteRené Matte was a Canadian politician and a Member of the House of Commons.-Political career:...
- Ralliement Créditiste/Social Credit MP, later ran as an NDP candidate. - Rafe MairRafe MairRafe Mair, born , is a lawyer, political commentator and former radio personality and politician in British Columbia, Canada.Mair was born in Vancouver, British Columbia where he worked as a lawyer for many years....
- former BC Socred MLA, later supported the BC Greens, supported the BC NDP in 2009.
Social Credit to others
- Elmer KnutsonElmer KnutsonElmer S. Knutson was a Canadian fringe politician. He was born on the family farm in Torquay, Saskatchewan. He worked on road gangs, in lumber camps and mines until he won a baseball scholarship to a Lutheran college in North Dakota, USA. After serving in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War...
- defeated Social Credit leadership candidate, founded Confederation of Regions Party.
Progressives/United Farmers to Liberals
- William John WardWilliam John WardWilliam John Ward was a Canadian farmer, politician, insurance agent, and real estate agent from Dauphin, Manitoba. A member of the Ginger Group, he joined the Progressives in 1921, was a Liberal Progressive from 1926 - 1935, a Liberal from 1935 to 1957, and an Independent Liberal from 1957 to his...
- Progressive MP, member of "Ginger Group" who joined the Liberals. - Preston ElliottPreston ElliottPreston Elliott was a Canadian farmer and politician from Ontario. Born in Chesterville, Ontario, he served in the Canadian House of Commons for the Dundas electoral district as a Progressive. Elected in 1921, he was defeated in 1926 as a Progressive and in 1935 as a Liberal. He was a member of...
- Progressive MP, member of "Ginger Group" who joined the Liberals. - Harry NixonHarry NixonHarry Corwin Nixon was a Canadian politician and briefly the 13th Premier of Ontario.He was born on a farm near St...
- UF/Progressive MPP in Ontario, joined Ontario Liberal Party, briefly served as Premier.
Progressives/United Farmers to CCF
- Agnes MacphailAgnes MacphailAgnes Campbell Macphail was the first woman to be elected to the Canadian House of Commons, and one of the first two women elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario...
- one of the first elected female MPs, later joined CCF. - George Gibson CooteGeorge Gibson CooteGeorge Gibson Coote was an accountant, bank manager, farmer, and Canadian federal politician.-Political career:...
- Alberta United Farmers MP, founding member of CCF. - Robert GardinerRobert Gardiner (Canadian politician)Robert Gardiner was a farmer and federal Member of Parliament from Canada.Gardiner first ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons for the Progressive Party of Canada in a by-election on June 27, 1921...
- Progressive MP, part of "Ginger Group" which played major role in forming the CCF. - Donald MacBeth KennedyDonald MacBeth KennedyDonald MacBeth Kennedy was a farmer as well as a provincial and federal level Canadian politician....
- UF and Progressive MP, part of "Ginger Group" which played major role in forming the CCF. - Milton Neil CampbellMilton Neil CampbellMilton Neil Campbell was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Mackenzie from 1921 to 1933, in the Canadian House of Commons....
- Progressive MP, part of "Ginger Group" which played major role in forming the CCF. - Edward Joseph GarlandEdward Joseph GarlandEdward Joseph "Ted" Garland was a farmer, diplomat and a Canadian federal politician.-Political career:...
- UF and Progressive MP, part of "Ginger Group" which played major role in forming the CCF. - William Charles GoodWilliam Charles GoodWilliam Charles Good was a Canadian politician and leader of the farmers' and co-operative movement in Canada....
- Progressive MP, part of "Ginger Group" which played major role in forming the CCF. - Henry Elvins SpencerHenry Elvins SpencerHenry Elvins Spencer was a Canadian politician.Born in England, Spencer worked as a printer and publisher in Paris from 1906 to 1907 before emigrating to Canada in 1908. Settling in Alberta, he worked as a farmer. From 1917 to 1921, he was the provincial secretary of the United Farmers of Alberta...
- UF MP, part of "Ginger Group" which played major role in forming the CCF.
Progressives/United Farmers to Conservatives
- John BrackenJohn BrackenJohn Bracken, PC was an agronomist, the 11th Premier of Manitoba and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ....
- Progressive Party Premier of Manitoba, because federal Conservative leader after the party agreed to change the party name to Progressive Conservative.
Communists to all others
- Gilles DuceppeGilles DuceppeGilles Duceppe is a Canadian politician, and proponent of the Québec sovereignty movement. He was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons for over 20 years and was the leader of the sovereigntist Bloc Québécois for almost 15 years. He is the son of a well-known Quebec actor, Jean...
- Bloc Québécois leader, was in the Workers' Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist) as a youth. - Roland PennerRoland PennerRoland Penner was Dean of Law at the University of Manitoba and a is a former politician and Manitoba Cabinet minister.Penner was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the son of Winnipeg alderman Jacob Penner...
- Labour-Progressive PartyLabour-Progressive PartyFor the Labour-Progressive Coalition Government in New Zealand see the Fifth Labour Government of New ZealandThe Labor-Progressive Party was the legal political organization of the Communist Party of Canada between 1943 and 1959....
candidate as a youth in 1953. Was elected for the Manitoba NDP in 1980 and served as a provincial cabinet minister. - Paula FletcherPaula FletcherPaula Fletcher is a Canadian politician. In 2003, she was elected to the Toronto City Council for Ward 30 Toronto-Danforth.-Background:...
- Communist Party candidate in the 1980s, now an NDP affiliated city councillor in Toronto. - Robert LaxerRobert LaxerRobert M. Laxer was a Canadian psychologist, professor, author, and political activist.Laxer was born in Montreal, Quebec in 1915 and graduated from McGill University with a B.A. in 1936 and an M.A. in 1939. Laxer joined the Communist Party of Canada during the Great Depression...
- Labour-Progressive Party organizer in the 1950s, left in 1956 and subsequently joined the New Democratic Party becoming a leader of The WaffleThe WaffleThe Waffle was a radical wing of Canada's New Democratic Party in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It later transformed into an independent political party, with little electoral success before it permanently disbanded in the mid-1970s...
tendency. - A. A. MacLeodA. A. MacLeodAlbert Alexander MacLeod, widely known as A.A. MacLeod and familiarly as "Alex", was a prominent member of the Communist Party of Canada and, later, of its legal group the Labor-Progressive Party...
- Labour-Progressive MPP in the Ontario legislature in the 1940s and 1950s. Subsequently became an advisor to the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party. - Judy DarcyJudy DarcyJudy Darcy is a Canadian trade unionist. She was president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees from 1991 until 2003.-Early life:Darcy was born in Denmark and came to Canada with her parents when she was 18 months old...
- former NDP candidate and head of CUPE, member of Workers' Communist Party in youth. - Anne McGrathAnne McGrathAnne McGrath was the Chief of Staff to Jack Layton, the late leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada. As Chief of Staff to Jack Layton , she is credited with professionalizing caucus operations and co-designing Layton’s historic breakthrough to Official Opposition status...
- former NDP president, ran as a Communist Party candidate in the 1980s. - Mathieu Ravignat - Communist Party-affiliated as an independent candidate in 1997, elected NDP MP for Pontiac in 2011.
Marijuana Party to NDP
- Dana LarsenDana LarsenDana Albert Larsen is a Canadian author, politician and cannabis legalization activist.Larsen was the editor of Cannabis Culture magazine from its creation in 1994 until 2005, producing 54 issues with publisher Marc Emery, who now also serves as editor.Larsen was a founding member of both the...
- former BC Marijuana Party leader, ran for the NDP in 2008.
Marijuana Party to Liberals
- Marc-Boris St-MauriceMarc-Boris St-MauriceMarc-Boris St-Maurice is an activist, political and Canadian musician, who has campaigned for many years for the legalization of cannabis, and to facilitate access to the drug for health reasons. He lives in Montreal.-Music career:...
- founder and leader of Marijuana Party of Canada, joined the Liberals in 2005.