When it comes to cabinet, here's who won and who lost

A handful of Liberal cabinet ministers went down in defeat Monday evening but the bulk are headed back to legislature, whatever that might looklike.

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Here are some winners and losers from the Liberal cabinet.

Winners

Cathy Rogers, Moncton South

The Liberal finance minister was one of the evening's early projected winners, easily winning her riding over PC candidate Moira Murphy with 47.4 per cent to Murphy's 32 per cent.

It was a high-profile race as Murphy had bad blood with the Liberals herhusband is Michael, the former Liberal justice minister,ran against Brian Gallantfor Liberal leadership and lost.

The win was more decisive for Rogers this time. In 2014, she won by 656 votes. On Monday, 1,009 separated the two.

Roger Melanson, Dieppe

Melansonhad the most resounding win for acabinet minister getting 71.6 per cent of the vote. His closest competitor NDP Joyce Richardson had14.6 per cent.

Melansonis thepresident of the treasury board and is the minister responsible for trade policy. He was first elected in 2010.

Stephen Horsman, Fredericton North

While Melansonhad the biggest win, deputy premier Horsmanjust squeaked by a mere 261 votes separated Horsman from his PC competitor Jill Green (31.6 per cent to Green's 28.2 per cent).

That'sa slight drop from when he was first elected in 2014 with 33.6 per cent. Horsmanis also the minister of families and children.

Francine Landry,Madawaska Les Lacs-Edmundston

Landry looked to be in for a hard fight. She was up against Jeannot Volp, the popular PC cabinet minister who was hoping to bounce back into politics after an eight year hiatus; he served from 1995 to 2010 andwas once his party's interim leader.

But the economic development minister won by a big margin, taking 58.9 per cent of the vote toVolp's 25.7 per cent.

Those aren't the only cabinet ministers returning.

The rest includes Denis Landry (Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint-Isidore),Brian Kenny (BathurstWest-Beresford),Andrew Harvey (Carleton-Victoria),Lisa Harris (Miramichi Bay-Neguac),Benot Bourque (Kent South) andGilles LePage(Restigouche West).

Losers

Rick Doucet,Fundy-The Isles-Saint John West

Doucethas been MLA since 2003, so Andrea Anderson-Mason's PC win here was a bigupset the area the riding covers has beenred for decades. Anderson-Masonwas a first-time candidate.

Doucet was minister of energy and resource development as well as minister for aquaculture and fisheries.

Bill Fraser, Miramichi

But the bigger shock might have been the transport and infrastructure minister's loss shedding a seat to the People's Alliance. PA candidate Michelle Conroy beat Fraser 47 per cent to 35 per cent, winning one of the party's three seats.

Fraser was first elected in 2006 and hadserved as deputy Speaker and deputy House leader.

John Ames, Saint Croix

The minister of tourism, heritage and culture was up against a tough competitor PC candidate Greg Thompson served six terms as a federal Conservative MP, including a stint in Stephen Harper's cabinet.

Add that to the fact the area the riding covershas been largely PC for the past two decades Ames was justable to squeak out a tight win therein 2014.

He lost by much more Monday night Thompson had 39.2 per cent and 3,249 of the votes comparedto Ames' 29.4 per cent (2,436 votes).

Wilfred Roussel,Shippagan-Lamque-Miscou

Just 99 votes separatedRousselfrom PC winnerRobert Gauvin, a first-time candidate.

But the Gauvinname was no stranger to the area. His late father,Jean, was a longtime PC MLA for the area he wastouted as one of the PC's star candidates.

Rousselwas a one-term MLA, elected in 2014. He served as minister of agriculture, mines and rural affairs.