Reg Helwer
Canadian politician
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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.
PremierHeather Stefanson
Preceded byPortfolio Renamed
Succeeded byJames Teitsma
PremierHeather Stefanson
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 |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
Electoral record
| 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. | ||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||
