Reg Helwer

Reg Helwer is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2011 provincial election.^[1][2] He represents the electoral district of Brandon West as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba caucus.^[3] On October 23, 2019, he was appointed minister of Labour, Consumer Protection and Government Services (Called Central Services from 2016-2022) and also served briefly as minister of Infrastructure.

Reg Helwer
Minister of Labour, Consumer Protection and Government Services
In office January 18, 2022 – January 30, 2023
Premier	Heather Stefanson
Preceded by	Portfolio Renamed
Succeeded by	James Teitsma
Minister of Infrastructure
In office December 30, 2021 – January 18, 2022
Premier	Heather Stefanson
Preceded by	Ron Schuler
Succeeded by	Doyle Piwniuk
Minister of Central Services
In office October 23, 2021 – January 18, 2022
Premier	Brian Pallister Kelvin Goertzen Heather Stefanson
Preceded by	Portfolio Established
Succeeded by	Portfolio Renamed
Minister Responsible for the Civil Service Commission
In office October 23, 2019 – January 30, 2023
Premier	Brian Pallister Kelvin Goertzen Heather Stefanson
Preceded by	Scott Fielding
Succeeded by	James Teitsma
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Brandon West
In office October 4, 2011 – September 5, 2023
Preceded by	Rick Borotsik
Succeeded by	Wayne Balcaen
Personal details
Born	Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Residence	Brandon, Manitoba

Electoral record

v t e 2019 Manitoba general election: Brandon West
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Reg Helwer	4,311	58.39	-9.8	$20,202.15
	New Democratic	Nick Brown	1,757	23.80	-0.4	$1,132.68
	Green	Robert Brown	748	10.13	–	$33.24
	Liberal	Sunday Frangi	567	7.68	-0.0	$541.53
Total valid votes			7,383	99.15	–
Rejected			63	0.65
Turnout			7,446	51.27
Eligible voters			14,522
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-4.7
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). Statement of Votes for the 42nd Provincial General Election, September 10, 2019 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. "Candidate Election Returns". Elections Manitoba. Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

v t e 2016 Manitoba general election: Brandon West
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Reg Helwer	5,624	69.10	20.42	$33,113.21
	New Democratic	Linda Ross	1,884	23.15	-23.79	$13,539.46
	Liberal	Billy Moore	631	7.75	3.37	$1,314.33
Total valid votes			8,139	–	–
Rejected			202	–
Eligible voters / turnout			14,914	55.93	-3.86
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). Statement of Votes for the 41st Provincial General Election, April 19, 2016 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. "Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

v t e 2011 Manitoba general election: Brandon West
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Reg Helwer	4,231	48.68	0.63	$29,570.60
	New Democratic	Jim Murray	4,080	46.94	-0.54	$24,888.84
	Liberal	George Buri	381	4.38	0.34	$7,641.08
Total valid votes			8,692	–	–
Rejected			41	–
Eligible voters / turnout			14,607	59.79	-7.02
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2011). Statement of Votes for the 40th Provincial General Election, October 4, 2011 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. "Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2018.