Helen Mary Smith QSM JP (née Paine; 25 May 1927 – 26 December 2007) was a New Zealand artist, teacher and politician.

[2] After joining the Values Party, Smith stood in the Porirua electorate at the 1972 election placing third.

The petitioners accused Wall of using a position of constitutional authority to promote a personal view and urged for abortion law reform be put up for full discussion and debate with the bill being referred to a select committee.

[6] In 1975 parliament's social services committee recommended that the petition be referred to the Government for favourable consideration.

From 1980 to 2001, when she was narrowly defeated (leaving no artists on the council[9]) Smith was chairperson of the Community Development Committee, which saw her responsible for the library services in Porirua, widely considered to be excellent.