It was humbling for me to find out that I was the first ever MP of Indian origin to win an electorate seat, until I was joined by my colleague Priyanca Radhakrishnan after the special votes were counted in. But this has been a long journey, and today I stand on the shoulders of many giants who have gone before me, giants like former Governor-General Sir Anand Satyanand, and the first person of South Asian descent to be a list MP, Dr Ashraf Choudhary, both of whom are present in the Chamber today. I also want to acknowledge former Labour list MP Dr Rajen Prasad, as well as Mr Kanwaljit Bakshi and Dr Parmjeet Parmar from the other side of the aisle, along with Mahesh Bindra, whose side of the aisle depended much on what Mr Winston Peters decided on the day. 