Helen Mary Haines (born 21 September 1961) is an Australian politician who has served as the independent MP for the Victorian seat of Indi since the 2019 federal election.

[2] Haines grew up on a dairy farm in Colac in southwestern Victoria with four brothers, and attended a public school in Eurack.

She also completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Karolinska Institute, with her doctoral thesis titled "‘No worries’: A longitudinal study of fear, attitudes and beliefs about childbirth from a cohort of Australian and Swedish women".

[7] In the lead up to the election, Haines advocated for an increase to the Jobseeker Payment and strong action on climate change, including a target of 50% renewable energy by 2030.

She was one of seven independent candidates in the election to sign a joint agreement to cooperate on climate action in the new parliament; she also voiced her opposition to the proposed Adani coal mine in Queensland.