(1) On December 17 , 2014 , he was one of nine Progressive Conservative MLAs that crossed the floor to join the Wildrose Caucus .
(2) On December 17 , 2014 , he was one of nine Progressive Conservative MLAs who crossed the floor to join the Wildrose caucus .

Do these two sentences mean the same thing?

Choices:
(1). no
(2). yes
(2).