Edward Russell Helwer (born December 20, 1940) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada.
[citation needed] Helwer first ran for the Manitoba legislature in the 1986 provincial election, losing to New Democratic Party incumbent John Bucklaschuk by about 950 votes in the riding of Gimli.
[1][2] Helwer was re-elected easily in the 1990 election, and was able to defeat NDP challenger Fran Frederickson by about 1800 votes in 1995.
He faced Frederickson again in the 1999 election, and saw his majority cut to only 402 votes;[1][2] the NDP were victorious in the province, and Helwer became Progressive Conservative critic for Government Services and Emergency Management in the opposition.
Helwer did not seek re-election in 2003,[1] and the Gimli riding was subsequently won by the New Democratic Party again.