The Banks Peninsula electorate has been well served over many years and has seen some beloved and formidable women MPs. Elizabeth McCombs was the very first woman elected to this House in 1933. Dame Ann Hercus famously knocked on every door in Lyttelton. But I would like to pay special tribute to the Hon Ruth Dyson, the outgoing member who served the people of Lyttelton, Port Hills, and Banks Peninsula so effectively, authentically, warmly, and selflessly for 27 years. I've been told many times that I have big shoes to fill, and while this is indeed true, it became clear as I knocked on doors throughout the electorate that it was not so much shoes but hearts that were full. 