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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
I suspect this is likely the case. I think the likelyhood of any MLAs crossing floor will depend how close the Wildrose gets to a majority. If they are at 42 for instance I expect a few floor crossings, but at 37 or 38 I can't see as many as 15% of PC MLAs jumping ship.
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Personally, I'd be shocked if any MLAs crossed the floor. In a minority situation a floor crossing is going to be under far more scrutiny than in a majority. It'll look incredibly opportunistic and with the heated environment of this election it'll probably the nail in the coffin for those MLAs. The election is basically boiling down to the hot button topic of "Do you want change and to toss the PCs out" or "Do you want the Wildrose in charge"
As a hypothetical example, if a PC MLA crosses the floor they are pretty much going to burn everyone that voted for them in the past election and it'll look horrible in their riding. If a WRP crosses the floor, it'll look like a full on betrayal against the WRP.
Especially in a minority environment where the chances of an election occurring in a couple years is far higher, it'll probably be the end of that MLA's political career, there will be too many burned bridges and a vendetta from the voting public.