For the average Malaysian television viewer, a government-sponsored commercial of a village elder convincing fishing folk there that the goods and services tax (GST) will help reduce the overall prices of goods is a familiar sight.

At the end of the commercial , a convinced villager, who had initially expressed concern about the increasing prices of goods, said: "So, in actual fact, the prices of most goods will go down."

Whether or not those in the audience were convinced, they are now able to decide for themselves if the policy put money back into their pockets following the GST implementation on April 1.

The controversial policy also has political implications, and, as voters, consumers may also want to know whether their elected representatives backed the GST Bill in Parliament.

The bill was passed along partisan lines on April 7, 2014, after two bloc votes in Parliament.

The bill went into its second reading with a vote of 118 in favour to 81 against and it passed the committee stage with a vote of 119 for and 81 against.

Below is the list of how your MPs voted for both bloc votes, based on official parliamentary records obtained by Malaysiakini.

MPs who voted in favour :

MPs who voted against :

MPs who were absent :