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11 Liberal cabinet ministers ousted

Last Updated: Monday, September 27, 2010 | 11:59 PM ET

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Liberal Leader Shawn Graham may be returning to the legislature, but more than half of his cabinet colleagues won't be coming back with him.

Eleven ministers went down to defeat, including Natural Resources Minister Wally Stiles and Energy Minister Jack Keir.

Keir was the face of the unpopular deal to sell NB Power to Hydro-Québec. Keir was defeated in the riding of Fundy-River Valley, which has traditionally been a Tory riding.

Stiles defected from the Tories to the Liberals in 2007 with his wife, Joan MacAlpine-Stiles, who did not run again in Moncton West.

Mary Schryer, the province's health minister, was toppled in her riding of Quispamsis by Tory Blaine Higgs.

Ed Doherty, the supply and services minister, lost a tight battle in Saint John Harbour, with PC Carl Killen emerging with a nine-vote victory on Monday night.

Fredericton also saw all three of its cabinet ministers go down to defeat.

Greg Byrne, the finance minister, Kelly Lamrock, the social development minister, and Rick Miles, the environment minister, were all ousted by Tories.

Nine Liberal cabinet members were re-elected.

Minister Portfolio Result
Shawn Graham Premier Re-elected
Kelly Lamrock Attorney General Defeated
Bernard LeBlanc Justice and Consumer Affairs Re-elected
John Foran Public Safety Defeated
Greg Byrne Finance Defeated
Edward Doherty Supply and Services Defeated
Denis Landry Transportation Re-elected
Wally Stiles Natural Resources Defeated
Jack Keir Energy Defeated
Ronald Ouellette Agriculture Defeated
Rick Doucet Fisheries Re-elected
Mary Schryer Health Defeated
Hédard Albert Wellness, Culture and Sport Re-elected
Rick Brewer Human Resources Defeated
Donald Arsenault Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Re-elected
Roland Haché Education Re-elected
Rick Miles Environment Defeated
Chris Collins Local Government Re-elected
Victor Boudreau Business New Brunswick Re-elected
Brian Kenny Tourism and Parks Re-elected
Cheryl Lavoie Minister of State for Seniors Defeated
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Overall Results

Overall Election Results
Party Elected Leading Total
Updated: Sep. 28, 2010, 12:49 AM ADT
PC 42 0 42
LIB 13 0 13
NDP 0 0 0
GRN 0 0 0
PA 0 0 0
IND 0 0 0

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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections New Brunswick.

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