Atlantic Canada gives nation first glimpse of Liberal strength

The Liberal Party swept across Atlantic Canada Monday, winning every seat in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, P.E.I., and Newfoundland and Labrador while defeating three Conservative cabinet ministers.

We'll bring youlive coveragefrom our reporters in the field.

Nova Scotia

In Nova Scotia, Liberals swept all 11 seats.

• Live results for Nova Scotia

Liberal Andy Fillmoredefeated the NDP's deputy leader Megan Leslie. Liberal Darrell Samson defeated the NDP'sPeter Stoffer.

In CapeBreton-Canso, LiberalRodgerCuznerwon. In Sydney-Victoria, LiberalMarkEykingwon. InCumberland-Colchester, Liberal Bill Casey won the seat from the Conservatives.

GeoffReganheld his seat in Halifax West for the Liberals. SeanFraserwon Central Nova, which was last held by Conservative PeterMacKay. LiberalDarrenFisher won Dartmouth-Cole Harbour.

ScottBrisonheld hisKings-Hantsfor the Liberals. ColinFraserwon West Nova for the Liberals. Bernadette Jordan took South Shore-St. Margarets for the Liberals.

Newfoundland and Labrador

In Newfoundland and Labrador, Liberals won allseven seats. Liberal Nick Whalen won St. John's East from NDP incumbent Jack Harris.

"I'm so fuddle duddle happy, I could fuddle duddle cry," Whalen told supporters at his campaign headquarters office, making light of a famous quote by former prime minister Pierre Trudeau, the father of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau.

Liberal incumbent Scott Simmshasbeen re-elected in Coast of Bays-Central-NotreDame.

• Live results from Newfoundland and Labrador

Meanwhile, in Bonavista-Burin-Trinity Liberal incumbent Judy Foote was also re-elected. In Avalon,Liberal Ken McDonald ousted incumbent independent Scott Andrews.

Liberal Seamus O'Regan upsets NDP incumbent Ryan Cleary in St. John's South-Mount Pearl.Political newcomer Gudie Hutchings swept to a landslidevictory for the Liberals in the riding of Long Range Mountains.

Liberal incumbent Yvonne Jones was re-elected after maintaininga wide lead inLabrador, well aheadof former MPPeter Penashue, who wasonce again seeking election in his former riding.

P.E.I.

In P.E.I., all four ridings went to the Liberals.Conservative Fisheries MinisterGail Shea lost her Egmont seat to Liberal Bobby Morrisey.

InCardigan, LiberalLawrence MacAulay won.In Charlottetown, Sean Casey held the seat for the Liberals.Wayne Easter heldMalpeque for the Liberals.

• Live results for P.E.I.

New Brunswick

In New Brunswick, all10 seats have gone Liberal. Fundy-Royalwent to Liberal Alaina Lockhart. She defeated Rob Moore, who had served as the Conservative minister of state for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA).

Liberal Dominic LeBlanc was declared elected in Beausejour and Liberal Ren Arseneault was declared elected in Madawaska Restigouche.Arseneaultdefeated Aboriginal Affairs Minister BernardValcourt.

• Live results for New Brunswick

Liberal Matt DeCourcey has been elected in Fredericton, defeating Conservative Keith Ashfield.

In Moncton-Riveview-Dieppe, Liberal GinettePetitpas Taylor defeated Conservative Robert Goguen.

The Liberals managed to win in the northeastern riding of Acadie-Bathurst. Serge Cormierdefeated the NDP's Jason Godin, who was trying to hold the riding after the retirement of long-time NDP MPYvon Godin.

In Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, Liberal GinettePetitpas Taylor defeated Conservative Robert Goguen.

Liberal Pat Finniganhas been elected in Miramichi-GrandLake, defeating incumbent Conservative Tilly O'Neill-Gordon.

In Saint John-Rothesay, Liberal candidate Wayne Long also defeated theincumbent Conservative, Rodney Weston.

The Liberals also broke into Conservative strongholds.

Liberal Karen Ludwig defeated Conservative John Williamson in New Brunswick Southwest.

Big change from 2011

In the 2011 election, Nova Scotia sent four Conservatives, four Liberals and three NDP membersto Ottawa as members of Parliament.

N.L. voted in four Liberals, two NDP and one Conservative, but after a resignation the pre-election count was five Liberals and two NDP.

In New Brunswick, voters elected eight Conservatives, one Liberal and one NDP.

P.E.I. elected three Liberals and one Conservative.