Liberals hang on to majority of seats in Atlantic Canada, but it's no sweep

It was a good night for the Liberals in Atlantic Canada, but it was no crimson tide.

After sweeping every single one of the region's 32 ridings in Atlantic Canada in 2015, the Liberals lost ground to the Conservatives in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

And while all ofPrince Edward Island's ridings stayed in the Liberal column, the NDP made inroads in Newfoundland and Labrador, picking up the seat of St. John's East.

And in Fredericton, the Green Party's JenicaAtwin wonthe riding from the incumbent Liberal, Matt DeCourcey, to become New Brunswick's first Green MP.

Elsewhere in New Brunswick, the ridings of Tobique-Mactaquac, New Brunswick Southwest and Fundy Royal turned blue.One Nova Scotia riding went to the Conservatives, with former provincial Progressive Conservative MLA Chris d'Entremont winning West Nova.

Several other Nova Scotia ridings stayed Liberal, withincumbent Liberal MPsAndy Fillmore, Sean Fraser, Bernadette Jordan, Geoff Regan, Darrell Samson andDarren Fisher allreturning to Ottawa.

The Liberals also held on to Cape Breton's two ridings, despite strong challenges from the Conservatives. Jaime Battiste overcame controversy over his past racist and sexist social media posts to take the riding of Sydney-Victoria, becoming Canada's first Mi'kmaw MP.

The Nova Scotia riding of Cumberland-Colchester went down to the wire, with a tight race between Liberal Lenore Zann and Conservative Scott Armstrong. Ultimately Zann pulled out the win.

P.E.I. is fully Liberal, with Lawrence MacAulaywinning in Cardigan,Wayne Easter winning in Malpeque and Bobby Morrissey winning in Egmont. Liberal Sean Casey was also re-elected in Charlottetown.

Most of Newfoundland and Labrador has stayed Liberal, with exception of St. John's East, where the NDP's Jack Harris defeated Liberal incumbant Nick Whalen.