The hours are long, the workload can be overwhelming and voters can fire you without notice in an election.

Still, the job continues to attract new candidates, partly because it comes with perks few other jobs can offer: a chance to connect with Canadians across the country, to help shape public policy and to be a part of history as it unfolds.

Rookie MPs usually make up about one-third of new parliaments in Canada, although exact percentages vary with each election — and 2015 saw a bigger number than usual as the Liberals swung to power from third-party status.

The 2019 federal election came in somewhere below the historical average. Ninety-one MPs in the new Commons — about 27 per cent of the total — are new to federal politics.

The Conservatives have the greatest number of new MPs: 38. Twenty-four rookie Liberals were elected, followed closely by the Bloc Québécois with 21. Seven rookie New Democrats will sit in the House, as well as one rookie Green MP.

The first-time MPs were elected in ridings across the country, although the Bloc’s resurgence means that Quebec will see a relatively high number of new faces.