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Table 1 Political party affiliations of MPs using or attacking SHS research (in parliamentary speeches or questions 2000–2005) and MP voting patterns in 2003 on extending smokefree policies (for MPs on the Health Select Committee during 2000–2003)

From: The use and misuse of health research by parliamentary politicians during the development of a national smokefree law

 

MPs using or attacking SHS research

Voting pattern by the MPs on the Health Select Committeeb

Partya

For

Against

Total

For

Against

Total

Greens

Kedgley

0

1

Kedgley

0

1

Labour

Chadwick, Dyson, Hughes, King, O'Connor, Turiac

0

6

Chadwick, Hartley, Hereora, Mahuta, O'Connor, Yates

0

6

NZ First

Paraone

Jones, Peters, Woolerton

4

Paraone

0

1

United Future

Turner

Adams, Dunne, Alexander

4

Turner

0

1

National

Hutchinson, Scott

Carter, Worth

4

Hutchinson, Scott

Collins, Sowry

4

ACT

0

Coddington, Roy

2

0

Roy

1

Total

11

10

21

11

3

14

  1. a – Descending order approximately represents the "left to right" political gradient of the political parties.
  2. b – Phillida Bunkle was a member in 2000–2002, but was not re-elected in 2002.
  3. c – Tariana Turia spoke as a Labour Party MP in 2001, but later became a Maori Party MP.