We all heard the stories last spring about the rookie NDP MPs who were elected to Parliament without much effort.

Well, a new report highlights just how little they did.

According to an article in the Globe and Mail, at least six first-time MPs in Quebec got elected in May of 2011 without spending a cent on local campaign expenses.

These candidates did have the benefit of the NDP's national campaign of television and print ads but locally they didn't spend any money on campaign signs, brochures, meetings, or even office space.

The "no-spenders," not suprisingly, include Ruth Ellen Brosseau - the candidate who didn't set foot in her riding until after the election.

Her return, according to the Globe, shows no expenses and an infusion of $22.50 from the New Democratic Party that apparently went unspent.

By comparison, her Bloc Québécois opponent spent more than $50,000 on his campaign.

Others on the list include the three McGill university students Matthew Dubé, Mylène Freeman and Laurin Liu.

Philip Toone, a lawyer and a first-time MP for Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine also didn't spend any money but shared the secret of success with the Globe.

"I had me and my orange tie," Toone said.

While others like Denis Coderre of the Liberals and Elizabeth May of the Greens had to run three times before getting elected, it appears Toone, Brouseau and their colleagues had an easier route.

While other MPs spent years serving their communities, recruiting dedicated volunteers and raised money for their parties, these six NDP MPs fell into the orange wave and were swept into Ottawa with an annual salary of $160,000/year.