NDP to Introduce Bill Banning MPs From Floor Crossing Without Voters’ Support

NDP to Introduce Bill Banning MPs From Floor Crossing Without Voters’ Support
NDP MP and parliamentary leader Don Davies rises during Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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NDP parliamentary leader Don Davies said he will introduce legislation prohibiting MPs from crossing the floor to other parties without the consent of their riding constituents.

Davies said in a statement on June 1 that the bill would require MPs seeking to join another party after being elected to Parliament to either obtain consent from their constituents through a byelection, or sit as an independent MP until the next federal election.