Liberal wave ousts 6 cabinet ministers

Of the 11 NDP cabinet ministers running in Tuesday's election, only five will be returning to Province House.

CBC News Posted: Oct 08, 2013 10:36 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 9, 2013

The Liberal tide in Tuesday's election forced longtime cabinet minister John MacDonnell from office as well as Ross Landry and Leonard Preya. (CBC)

Of the 11 NDP cabinet members running in Tuesday's election, only five will be returning to Province House. Sterling Belliveau of Queens-Shelburne, Denise Peterson-Rafuse of Chester-St.Margaret's, Maureen MacDonald of Halifax Needham, Frank Corbett of Cape Breton Centre and Dave Wilson in Sackville-Cobequid were re-elected in Tuesday's election as the Liberals secured a strong majority government.

NDP stalwart John MacDonell, who first took office in 1998, was defeated in his riding of Hants East. He lost to Liberal Margaret Miller. Attorney General and Minister of Justice Ross Landry lost his riding to the Progressive Conservative's Pat Dunn.

Here is a list of cabinet ministers and how they fared in their districts:

District	Minister	Portfolio	Result
Queens-Shelburne	Sterling Belliveau	Minister of Environment, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture	Re-elected
Cape Breton Centre	Frank Corbett	Minister of Labour and Advanced Education Minister of Immigration Minister responsible for the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act Minister responsible for the Workers Compensation Act	Re-elected
Kings South	Ramona Jennex	Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development Minister responsible for Youth	Defeated
Pictou Centre	Ross Landry	Attorney General and Minister of Justice Provincial Secretary Minister responsible for the Elections Act Minister responsible for the Human Rights Act Minister responsible for the Regulations Act Minister responsible for Part II of the Workers Compensation Act Minister responsible for the Retail Business Uniform Closing Day Act Minister responsible for the Nova Scotia Police Complaints Commissioner Minister responsible for the Nova Scotia Police Review Board	Defeated
Halifax Needham	Maureen MacDonald	Minister of Finance Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs Minister responsible for the Credit Union Act Minister responsible for the Liquor Control Act Minister responsible for the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation Minister responsible for the Securities Act Minister responsible for the Utility and Review Board Act	Re-elected
Hants East	John MacDonnell	Minister of Agriculture Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations Minister responsible for the Maritime Provinces Harness Racing Commission Act Minister responsible for Part II of the Gaming Control Act Minister responsible for the Residential Tenancies Act	Defeated
Pictou West	C.L. Parker	Minister of Natural Resources Minister of Energy	Defeated
Chester-St. Margaret's	Denise Peterson-Rafuse	Minister of Community Services Minister of Seniors Minister responsible for the Disabled Persons Commission Act	Re-elected
Halifax Citadel-Sable Island	Leonard Preyra	Minister of Communities, Culture, and Heritage Minister responsible for Part I of the Gaming Control Act Minister responsible for the Heritage Property Act	Defeated
Antigonish	Maurice Smith	Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal Minister of Gaelic Affairs Minister responsible for the Insurance Act Minister responsible for the Sydney Steel Corporation Act Minister responsible for the Sydney Tar Ponds Agency (NS)	Defeated
Sackville-Cobequid	Dave Wilson	Minister of Health and Wellness Minister of Acadian Affairs	Re-elected

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Liberal wave ousts 6 cabinet ministers

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