in 1935, she was awarded the king george v silver jubilee medal. despite her short career in parliament, she demonstrated that women could successfully seek election, and it was not long before a second woman (catherine stewart in 1938, elected for wellington west) entered parliament. in her lyttelton electorate, she was succeeded by her son terry mccombs, who was the minister of education in the first labour government from 1947 to 1949. terry mccombs held the lyttelton seat until 1951, concluding a 38-year family hold on the seat.