Changes in Party Affiliation
The party standings changed as follows:
| Number of members per party by date |
2004 | 2005 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 28 | November 22 | December 16 | April 12 | May 17 | May 24 | June 6 | July 9 | October 17 | November 9 | ||
| Liberal | 135 | 134 | 133 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 133 | ||||
| Conservative | 99 | 98 | |||||||||
| Bloc Québécois | 54 | 53 | |||||||||
| NDP | 19 | 18 | |||||||||
| Independent | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| vacant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Name | Party (new) | Party (when elected) | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolyn Parrish | Independent | Liberal | Suspended from the Liberal caucus on November 18, 2004. Sat as an Independent starting November 22, 2004. | |
| David Kilgour | Independent | Liberal | Announced on April 12, 2005, that he is leaving the Liberal caucus to sit as an Independent. | |
| Belinda Stronach | Liberal | Conservative | Announced on May 17, 2005, that she is leaving the Conservative caucus to sit as a Liberal MP and a member of the cabinet. | |
| Pat O'Brien | Independent | Liberal | Announced on June 6, 2005 that he is leaving the Liberal caucus to sit as an Independent. | |
| Bev Desjarlais | Independent | New Democrat | Announced on October 17, 2005 that she is leaving the NDP caucus to sit as an Independent after losing the nomination in her riding. |
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