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  1. 1Robert PeelRobert PeelBorn 5 Feb 1788Peel secured repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846 with opposition help, breaking with the protectionist majority of his Conservative MPs. His government then fell on an Irish coercion bill, not on the repeal vote itself. Protectionist Conservatives joined other opponents to defeat him, and he resigned.…0i
  2. 2William Ewart GladstoneWilliam Ewart GladstoneBorn 29 Dec 1809Gladstone's commitment to Irish home rule split the Liberals in 1886. Dissenting Liberal MPs helped defeat his first bill, then fought the election against his policy as Liberal Unionists. He lost the election and the premiership, although he retained the leadership of the pro-home-rule Liberals…0i
  3. 3William HolmanWilliam HolmanBorn 4 Aug 1871Holman broke with New South Wales Labor over conscription in 1916 and continued as premier through an alliance with his former opponents. The split did not immediately end his government: his new Nationalist administration won in 1917. In 1920, however, Labor returned to office and Holman lost his…0i
  4. 4Gianfranco FiniGianfranco FiniBorn 3 Jan 1952Fini's rupture with Silvio Berlusconi in 2010 broke apart the leadership partnership behind the People of Freedom party. His supporters formed Future and Freedom, while he remained president of Italy's Chamber of Deputies until the parliamentary term ended. In the 2013 election his new formation…0i
  5. 5Arlen SpecterArlen SpecterBorn 12 Feb 1930Specter changed from Republican to Democrat in 2009 while facing a difficult Republican primary against Pat Toomey. Democratic leaders, including President Obama, supported him, but that backing did not guarantee acceptance by Democratic primary voters. Joe Sestak defeated him in 2010, ending his…0i
  6. 6Liz CheneyLiz CheneyBorn 28 Jul 1966Cheney broke with Donald Trump and much of the Republican leadership over the 2020 election and the attack on the Capitol. House Republicans removed her as conference chair in May 2021; Wyoming Republican primary voters then chose Harriet Hageman over her in August 2022. These were separate losses…0i
  7. 7Anna SoubryAnna SoubryBorn 7 Dec 1956Soubry left the Conservatives in February 2019, objecting to their direction and the government's handling of Brexit. She led the Independent Group for Change into the general election, but finished third in Broxtowe and lost the Commons seat she had held since 2010. Her profile as a former…0i
  8. 8Chuka UmunnaChuka UmunnaBorn 17 Oct 1978Umunna left Labour in 2019 amid disagreements over Jeremy Corbyn's leadership, Brexit and the handling of antisemitism. After helping launch the Independent Group, he joined the Liberal Democrats and contested Cities of London and Westminster rather than his former Streatham seat. He finished…0i
  9. 9Frank Field, Baron Field of BirkenheadFrank Field, Baron Field of BirkenheadBorn 16 Jul 1942Field resigned the Labour whip in 2018, citing antisemitism and intimidation within the party, while local disputes also surrounded his relationship with Labour activists. He contested Birkenhead in 2019 for the Birkenhead Social Justice Party and lost decisively to Labour's Mick Whitley. Forty…0i
  10. 10Mark RecklessMark RecklessBorn 6 Dec 1970Reckless resigned as a Conservative MP in 2014 and won the resulting Rochester and Strood by-election for UKIP. He therefore obtained an electoral mandate for the switch before losing to Conservative Kelly Tolhurst at the 2015 general election. That intervening victory is essential to the story:…0i