An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (members who cross the floor)

This bill is from the 40th Parliament, 3rd session, which ended in March 2011.

Sponsor

Peter Stoffer  NDP

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of March 3, 2010
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment provides that a member’s seat in the House of Commons will be vacated and a by-election called for that seat if the member, having been elected to the House as a member of a political party or as an independent, changes parties or becomes a member of a party, as the case may be. A member’s seat will not be vacated if the member, having been elected as a member of a political party, chooses to sit as an independent.

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Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-202s:

C-202 (2021) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (controlling or coercive conduct)
C-202 (2020) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assault against a health care worker)
C-202 (2020) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assault against a health care worker)
C-202 (2015) Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights
C-202 (2013) An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (death benefit)
C-202 (2011) An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (death benefit)

Business of the HouseRoutine Proceedings

June 18th, 2009 / 10:20 a.m.


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NDP

Peter Stoffer NDP Sackville—Eastern Shore, NS

Mr. Speaker, I have had consultations with all parties and ask that you seek unanimous consent so that I can remove my private member's bill, Bill C-202, which is the floor crossing bill.

Parliament of Canada ActRoutine Proceedings

November 21st, 2008 / 12:05 p.m.


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NDP

Peter Stoffer NDP Sackville—Eastern Shore, NS

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-202, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (members who cross the floor).

Mr. Speaker, as everyone who has been here in the House for a short while knows, I personally despise people who cross the floor to another party while they are sitting as elected representatives. My firm belief is that if members wish to cross the floor, members should resign their seat, seek the nomination of the new party, and allow their constituents to determine what party banner they should fly under in the House of Commons.

I encourage quick adoption of this bill to prevent floor crossing because the carpet between the two rows is very expensive. We cannot keep replacing it every time people cross it, so we need to put an end to that practice immediately.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)