Ted Morton 1 of 4 PC cabinet ministers to lose seat

Longtime PC cabinet minister Ted Morton, anoften controversialfar-right conservative, lost his seat to a rookie Wildrose candidate in Monday's Alberta election.

Morton, an early frontrunner in the last two Progressive Conservative leadership races, lost his ChestermereRocky View riding to the Wildroses Bruce McAllister by 3,726 votes.

The former energy minister wasnt the only high-profileTory to lose his seat.

Ray Danyluk, a past transportation minister, lost to Wildrose candidate Shayne Saskiw in the electoral district of Lac La BicheSt. Paul by 385 votes.

In the riding of LivingstoneMacleod, the Wildroses Pat Stier pulled out a win against PC Evan Berger by just over 1,000 votes.

Alberta Tory Jack Hayden also lost his seat, being beaten bythe Wildrose's Rick Strankman in the riding of DrumhellerStettler by 829 votes.