'I'm so fuddle duddle happy,' and other quotes to remember

Monday was a dramatic night in Newfoundland and Labrador, and the provincial candidates responded in kind.

Laura Howells CBC News Posted: Oct 20, 2015 3:20 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 20, 2015

Liberal Nick Whalen is the new MP for St. John's East, ousting NDP incumbent Jack Harris. (CBC)

Monday was a dramatic night in Newfoundland and Labrador, as a wave of red swept the entire province.

While some of the seven Liberal wins were expected, there were some nail-biting moments and extremely close calls.

As the results spilled out,candidates responded with both exclamations of elation and somber acknowledgementsof defeat.

"I'm so fuddle duddle happy, I could fuddle duddle cry."Nick Whalen, after winningSt. John's East for the Liberals.

"There's lots of regretsI'm done with politics... I've had a great run."Scott Andrews, after losing his bid to represent Avalon as an Independent.

Avalon incumbent Scott Andrews said he's done with politics, after losing his seat to Liberal Ken McDonald. (CBC)

"I've got to say I am surprised, I'm surprised to see the results tonight."Jack Harris,afterlosing his thought-to-be-safeNDP seatto Liberal NickWhalen.

"It's been a brutal campaign."Ryan Cleary, after losing his NDP seat in St. John's South-Mount Pearl.

NDP incumbent Ryan Cleary says he has no plans yet for his next steps, after he lost Monday night to Liberal Seamus O'Regan. (CBC)

"It's scary when you think about how green I was when I started all of this."Seamus O'Regan, winner of St. John's South-Mount Pearl for the Liberals.

"I'm only young, I'll never say no at this point. I'm only 51, right? So we'll see what the future brings."Peter Penashue, who lostin Labrador with 14 per cent of the vote. The former MP placed third.

Peter Penashue (left) won the Labrador seat in 2011, but stepped down over questions of how he funded his campaign. He lost a subsequent byelection and Monday night's election to Liberal Yvonne Jones. (The Canadian Press)

"We knew it would be a big win."Ken McDonald, after winning Avalon with 56 per cent of the vote.

"If I'm going tobe elected by a district, Iwant to be able to saythat I've been everywhere, spoken to peopleeverywhere, and knocked on a lot of doors everywhere.And it's from the whole district."Gudie Hutchings, a political rookiewho won Long Range Mountains for the Liberals.

Jack Harris says he was surprised that he lost his seat in St. John's East, saying that there isn't always logic in politics. (CBC)

"Someone said a long time ago that people have the right to be wrong. I thinkthe logic would be to continue to have an NDP representative because that's who's there and that's who's doing the job that people tell me that they like, but that's not always the logic doesn't always play a big role in politics."Jack Harris.

"This is not a job, this is a life. And I did this to the best of my ability. I gave it everything I had, everything was laid out there."RyanCleary.

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'I'm so fuddle duddle happy,' and other quotes to remember

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