From Dennis Skinner , who served as a Labour MP for 49 years, to Jo Swinson , who was Lib Dem leader for just five months, a lot of high profile politicians have found themselves without a job this morning.
As the Tories won a significant majority in the 2019 general election, numerous seats have changed hands and the House of Commons will welcome a lot of new MPs come Tuesday morning.
This changing of the guard will have a huge impact on the country politically, but what will it mean for departing MPs logistically?
Here's what will happen to all the MPs who lost their seat in the general election last night:
What happens immediately after an MP loses their seat?
MPs who lost their seats have five working days to collect their personal belongings from the Houses of Parliament.
Their security passes will be deactivated at 11:59pm on 19 December, after which point they will not be able to get into their old offices. Any documents left behind will be destroyed.
They will have access to their emails for one month, giving them plenty of time to download any personal records or information.
Any work phones or other devices will stop working from 12 February.
Departing MPs will also have the unpleasant job of making all their staff members redundant.
Do MPs get redundancy pay?
MPs receive their salary right up to polling day, but if they lose their seat they do not receive any redundancy money.
They do, however, get severance pay if they have been an MP for at least two years. This is known as the 'Loss of Office Payment' and is double the statutory redundancy sum.
It only goes to MPs who are not re-elected in a seat which they have already represented for at least two years. This means that MPs such as Chuka Umunna and Luciana Berger , who stood in different constituencies in this election, will not be eligible for the money.
There is also a "winding up" budget to help former MPs pay their expenses once their salaries have stopped. This covers office rent, removal costs and travel during the "winding up" period, which will end on 29 February 2020.
Then what?
Then it's on to the job search. Provided that there isn't another snap election or by-election in their constituency, it will be more than four years before departing MPs can try to win their old seats back.
The UK's next general election is currently scheduled for Thursday 2 May 2024, in line with the Fixed Term Parliaments Act that Nick Clegg introduced in 2011.
If outgoing MPs want to maintain a link with Westminster, they can join the Association of Former Members of Parliament.
This organisation, which has an office in the House of Commons, runs various outreach programmes that are designed to take advantage of the knowledge and experience accrued by former MPs.
They do talks in schools and universities, act as a point of contact for writers and the media, and participate in governance programmes overseas.
The Association publishes a magazine, called Order! Order!, and organises meetings so members can discuss current topics while connecting with their former colleagues.
Of course, some departing MPs may choose to step back from politics altogether.
For newly elected or returning MPs, parliament is expected to return on Tuesday 17 December.
