List of Canadian Politicians Who Have Crossed The Floor - 2010s

2010s

• June 11, 2010 - British Columbia MLA Blair Lekstrom left the BC Liberal Party to sit as an independent, in opposition to the party's handling of the Harmonized Sales Tax. He rejoined the party in early 2011, after the election of Christy Clark in the party's 2011 leadership election.
• June 6, 2011 - Quebec MNAs Louise Beaudoin, Pierre Curzi and Lisette Lapointe leave the Parti Québécois to sit as independents, citing dissatisfaction with the leadership of Pauline Marois. They are followed on June 7 by Jean-Martin Aussant, on June 20 by Benoit Charette, and on June 21 by René Gauvreau. Aussant later founds the Option nationale party and Charette joins the Coalition Avenir Québec caucus. Beaudoin rejoins the PQ on April 3, 2012.
• January 9, 2012 - François Rebello, MNA, leaves the Parti Québécois caucus and joins the Coalition Avenir Québec.
• January 10, 2012 - Lise St-Denis, MP leaves the New Democratic Party to join the Liberals.
• March 26, 2012 - John van Dongen, BC MLA leaves the BC Liberal Party and joins the BC Conservative Party
• April 23, 2012 - Bruce Hyer, MP, leaves the New Democratic Party caucus to sit as an independent.