Just two days after being named the new leader of the Alberta Liberal Party, Raj Sherman has crossed the floor to sit with the Liberals.
"When I became an independent member I said I would follow the wishes of my constituents," said Sherman.
Sherman bought a Liberal membership in March, ruling out crossing the floor, but he says his constituents support the move.
" I've received thousands upon thousands of letters," he said.
The Liberals' policy does not support individuals crossing the floor.
"We are not bending rules or changing them," said Harry Chase with the Liberal caucus.
In extreme situations or with unanimous support from caucus, the party can accept a floor crosser.
Hugh MacDonald, who finished second to Sherman in the leadership vote, did vote to invite the new leader. But it's a different vote not sitting well with him.
There are now questions about that leadership vote, which as the first online vote held by the party.
"We tried it it doesn't work as advertised," said MacDonald. "So many people who complained to us that they wanted to vote but couldn't get a pin or if they did have a pin they couldn't access the system."
But party administrators say the system worked well. Corey Hogan adds that they had an auditor check the system randomly through the week with no glitches.
"Online voting is new. There is a lot of processes that people don't fully understand at this point," said Hogan.
With files from Kevin Armstrong
