The surprise upsets, dramatic losses and nail-biting races of election night

The post-election makeup of the House of Commons looks a lot like it didwhen Parliament was dissolved for the election in August anotherminority Liberal government but the campaign sawa few surprises and interesting races along the way.

Cabinet ministers

One thing is certain:the next cabinet will look different, now that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to replace three ministers.

According to CBC'sprojections Tuesday, Bernadette Jordan who at dissolution was the minister of fisheries, oceansand the Canadian Coast Guard won't be returning as a cabinet minister after losingher Nova Scotia riding ofSouth ShoreSt. Margarets toConservativeRick Perkins.

In Ontario, the riding of PeterboroughKawartha has lostits reputation as a bellwether:Maryam Monsef, previously theminister for women and gender equality, trailed behind Conservative Michelle Ferreri.

Since 1965, the candidate elected in PeterboroughKawartha has almost always been a member of the party that went on to form the government.

Monsef'sOntario colleague also won't be rejoining the cabinettable. CBC decision desk projects that the Conservatives' Anna Roberts has defeated Seniors Minister Deb Schulte in KingVaughan.

FormerGreen MP returnsasLiberal

It was down to the wire, but Jenica Atwin, the former Green MP for Fredericton who crossed the floor to the Liberals earlier this year, will return to Ottawa.

Shecited distractions within the Green Party, including internal disagreements on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as part of her reason for leaving.

The Greens have now officially lost their footing in Atlantic Canada, an area they were hoping to make gains in following their 2019 breakthrough and successes at the provincial level.

Atwinsqueaked out a win over the Conservative candidate by502 votes Wednesday morning.

Outrage with Toronto winner

Former Liberal candidate Kevin Vuongwon his Toronto riding by a margin of2,094 votesover the NDP candidate. It was a close-fought race after the Liberals cut ties with Vuongover a sexual assault charge that was later dropped. He saidhe plans tosit as an Independent.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dropped Vuongas a candidatetwo days before the election too late to remove his name from the ballot.

Outrage is mounting online over his decision to sit in the House of Commons.

Vuong said those who voted for him are counting on him to serve. Butsome Spadina-Fort Yorkconstituents said online that they cast their ballots for Vuongin the advancepolls before learning about the sexual assault chargeand nowwant to take their votes back.

Upsets

It was a night to forget for the Green Party, but Greens stillhadsomething to celebrate candidate Mike Morrice was projected to winthe riding of Kitchener Centre by a considerable margin.

Liberal incumbent Raj Sainiended his bid for re-electionthere amid allegations of sexual misconduct, which he denies.

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Conservative support dipped slightly in fortress Alberta. While the majority of the province will be represented by a Conservative MP, there were two upsets.

In 2019, the Liberals were completely shut out of Alberta, butLiberal candidate George Chahal who served as a Calgary city councillor for four years after a career in the financial sector flippedCalgary Skyview red.

In Edmonton Griesbach,the NDP's Blake Desjarlais wrestled victory from two-term Conservative MP Kerry Diotte. He'll join theNDP's Heather McPherson, previously Alberta's only non-Conservative MP, on the benches after shehandily won re-election in Edmonton Strathcona.

In a comeback, Liberal Randy Boissonnaultwon his old seat of Edmonton Centre bya 577-vote margin. He represented the riding as MPfrom 2015 until2019, when he lost the seat to his Conservative opponent.

Notable losses

Green Party Leader Annamie Paul was always going to befighting an uphill battle in the Liberal stronghold of TorontoCentre, but her fourth place finish added to an already tough night for her party. Liberal incumbentMarci Ienwas projected to win again.

Meanwhile, the New Democratic Party got shut out in Atlantic Canada, losing its only seat in the region from the 2019 election, St. John's East.

Jack Harris, who represented the riding from 1987-88, 2008 to 2015, and again from 2019 until the election, announced his retirement earlier this year. Liberal candidate Joanne Thompson won the riding.

People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernierlost once again in the Quebec riding of Beauce.

Bernier represented Beauce in the House of Commons for over a decade as a Conservative MP. He ran under his new party's banner in 2019and lost to Conservative Richard Lehoux. This time around, he lost to Lehoux by an even larger margin.