Winners and losers in and around Montreal on election night

The federal Liberals have built on their stronghold on the island of Montreal, hanging onto all 14 of the seats they won in 2015 and taking two others from the New Democratic Party.

With the Liberals taking seats in two ridingsthat went NDP orange in the last two elections LaurierSainte-Marie and Hochelaga only the NDP's Quebec deputy, Alexandre Boulerice, was re-elected toa third term in Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie.

"I think we knew from the beginning it would be a tough campaign, but I think we showed a lot of character," Boulerice said after his victory was secured.

"We might have needed a bit more time. Despite some disappointing results, what's important is that we opened some doors and paths for the future."

The Bloc Qubcois's Mario Beaulieuwas re-electedin the riding ofPointe-de-L'Ile, on Montreal's eastern tip. It is the only one of the island's 18 ridings that has consistently gone to the Bloc, except for in the 2011 Orange Wave.

Guilbeault takes LaurierSainte-Marie

In LaurierSaint-Marie,the Liberals' star candidate, long-time environmental activist Steven Guilbeault, won, beating the NDP candidate, epidemiologist Nim Machouf. The Bloc Qubcois'sMichel Duchesne came in third.

A densely populated riding with many voters employed in the arts and culture industry,LaurierSaint-Mariebelonged to former Bloc Qubcois leader Gilles Duceppe for 21 years before two-time NDP MP Hlne Laverdire took it from him in the 2011 Orange Wave. Laverdire retired from politics in this election.

In Hochelaga, Liberal candidate Soraya Martinez Ferradawas elected. It wasa tight race againstthe Bloc Qubcois'sSimon Marchand, withthe NDPtrailing.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was re-elected inhis riding of Papineau, and other cabinet ministers also hung onto their seats: Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez in Honor-Mercier,Justice Minister David Lametti inLaSalle-mard-Verdun,Transport Minister Marc Garneauin Westmount and the minister for the Francophonie, Mlanie Joly, in Ahuntsic-Cartierville.

Other Liberal MPs were also re-elected in Montreal:

• Francis Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis).
• Anju Dhillon (Dorval-Lachine-LaSalle).
• Emmanuella Lambropoulos (Saint-Laurent).
• Anthony Housefather (Mont-Royal).
• Rachel Bendayan (Outremont).
• Marc Miller (Ville-Marie-Le Sud-Ouest-le-des-Soeurs).
• Emmanuel Dubourg (Bourassa).

All four federal ridings in Laval remain Liberal red:Laval-Les-les, Vimy, Marc-Aurle-Fortin and Alfred-Pellan.

Islands encircled by Bloc

Of the other 16 ridings that make up the greater Montreal region, onthe north and south shores of the St. Lawrence, the Liberals have lost four to theresurgent Bloc Qubcois.

On Montreal's North Shore, the Bloc Qubcois's Louise Chabot tookThrse-De Blainvillefrom the Liberals' Ramez Ayoub. And inRivire-des-Mille-les, the Bloc's Luc Desliets won a tight race against the Liberal incumbent, Linda Lapointe.

On the South Shore, the Liberals Jean-Claude Poissant lost La Prairie to the Bloc's Alain Therrien.

In Montarville, the Liberal incumbent, Michel Picard, fell to Stphane Bergeron of the Bloc.Bergeron said under the Bloc,the needs of Quebecers will come before sovereignist ideals.

"The Bloc is still a sovereignist party, and we'll abide by the decisions of Quebecers, and we'll follow their rhythm through sovereignty," Bergeron said."If they're not ready right now, we'll respect that."

"We'll do what we promised to do: bring the voice of Quebec in the House of Commons again."

The Liberals retainedBrossardSaint-Lambert,Chteauguay-Lacolle, LongueuilCharles-LeMoyne and Vaudreuil-Soulanges.

NDPin 4th place in Longueuil

InLongueuil-Saint-Hubert, held by the NDP in the last two elections, the Bloc's Denis Trudelwon by close to 3,000 votes. Close behind him wasRjean Hbert, a former PartiQubcois minister who ran for the Liberals.

ThatMontreal South Shore riding elected Pierre Nantelfor the NDP in 2015. Nantelwas dropped by the New Democrats in August following revelations he had been in private talks to run for another political party.

Nantel, representing the Green Party in this election, was a distant third, withthe NDP'sric Ferlandfurther back, in fourth place.