What political candidates didn't make it in here because they couldn't afford the unique travel arrangements, the translators, the costly barriers that we didn't have to worry about? What New Zealanders didn't even make it to contemplating being a candidate because of concern and fear of the excessive bills and the fuss? Which citizens didn't even think of this as a possible place for them, and by them, because they couldn't see themselves in it? Today, we are unanimously fixing a glaring hole in our democracy. If you haven't seen, felt, or heard that vortex, it's because it doesn't affect you. But it just so happens, our official statistics belie that it affects the lives of around one in every four New Zealanders. Today, we are enabling the impartial and politically independent Electoral Commission to administer a fund to remove barriers faced by the deaf and disabled candidates in our general elections and our by-elections. Those are barriers that others do not face, barriers that not one of the 120 members in Parliament right now faced. 