# Burrows (electoral district)

Burrows is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1957 from part of Winnipeg North, and formally came into existence in the provincial election of 1958. The riding is located in the northern part of Winnipeg.
Burrows is named after Theodore Arthur Burrows, who served as Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba from 1926 to 1929. It is bordered to the east by St. Johns and Point Douglas, to the south by Wellington, to the north by Kildonan and The Maples, and to the west by Tyndall Park. The riding's boundaries were significantly redrawn in 1999, taking in a considerable amount of territory which was previously a part of the now-defunct Inkster.
The riding's population in 1996 was 18,718. In 1999, the average family income was $35,575, one of the lowest rates in the province. Thirty-nine per cent of the riding's residents are listed as low-income, with an unemployment rate of 13%. One household in four has only one parent. Nineteen per cent of the riding's residents are over sixty-five years of age.
The total immigrant population in Burrows is 21%, with almost one in three residents speaking a first language other than English or French. The Aboriginal population is 15%.
Manufacturing accounts for 22% of Burrows' industry, with a further 15% in the service sector.
The CCF and its successor the NDP have won Burrows on all but three occasions since the riding was created, with the Liberals winning the other three elections.

## List of provincial representatives

| Assembly | Years | Member | Member | Party |
| 25th | 1958–1961 | | John Hawryluk | CCF |
| 26th | 1961–1962 | | John Hawryluk | NDP |
| 27th | 1962–1966 | | Mark Smerchanski | Liberal |
| 28th | 1966–1981 | | Ben Hanuschak | NDP |
| 29th | 1966–1981 | | Ben Hanuschak | NDP |
| 30th | 1966–1981 | | Ben Hanuschak | NDP |
| 31st | 1966–1981 | | Ben Hanuschak |
| 31st | 1966–1981 | 1981 | Ben Hanuschak | | Independent |
| 31st | 1981 | | Ben Hanuschak | Progressive |
| | 1981–1988 | Conrad Santos | NDP |
| | 1988–1990 | William Chornopyski | Liberal |
| | 1990–2011 | Doug Martindale | NDP |
| | 2011–2016 | Melanie Wight | NDP |
| 41st | 2016–2019 | Cindy Lamoureux | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2019–present | Diljeet Brar | NDP |
| 43rd | 2019–present | Diljeet Brar | NDP |
| Name | Party | Took office | Left office |
| John Hawryluk | CCF | 1958 | 1961 |
| | NDP | 1961 | 1962 |
| Mark Smerchanski | Lib | 1962 | 1966 |
| Ben Hanuschak | NDP | 1966 | 1981 |
| | Independent | 1981 | 1981 |
| | Prog | 1981 | 1981 |
| Conrad Santos | NDP | 1981 | 1988 |
| William Chornopyski | Lib | 1988 | 1990 |
| Doug Martindale | NDP | 1990 | 2011 |
| Melanie Wight | NDP | 2011 | 2016 |
| Cindy Lamoureux | Lib | 2016 | 2019 |
| Diljeet Brar | NDP | 2019 | |

## Election results
### 1958

1958 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | John Hawryluk | 2,032 | 37.70 |
| | Labor–Progressive | Bill Kardash | 1,207 | 22.39 |
| | Liberal–Progressive | Joseph R. Hnidan | 1,084 | 20.11 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Kereluk | 1,067 | 19.80 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,390 | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 86 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 11,075 | 49.44 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1959

1959 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | John Hawryluk | 2,235 | 41.77 | 4.07 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Andrew Zaharychuk | 1,286 | 24.03 | 4.24 |
| | Liberal–Progressive | Joseph R. Hnidan | 1,155 | 21.58 | 1.47 |
| | Labor–Progressive | William Cecil Ross | 675 | 12.61 | -9.78 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,351 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 133 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 10,683 | 51.33 | 1.89 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1962

1962 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Mark Smerchanski | 1,791 | 39.30 | 17.72 |
| | New Democratic | John Hawryluk | 1,502 | 32.96 | -8.81 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Peter Okrainec | 747 | 16.39 | -7.64 |
| | Communist | Andrew Bileski [Bilecki] | 517 | 11.35 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,557 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 113 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 10,017 | 46.62 | -4.71 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1966

1966 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Ben Hanuschak | 2,415 | 46.42 | 13.46 |
| | Liberal | Mark Smerchanski | 1,487 | 28.58 | -10.72 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Walter Paschak | 1,301 | 25.00 | 8.61 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,203 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 93 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 9,590 | 55.22 | 8.60 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1969

1969 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Ben Hanuschak | 3,418 | 58.84 | 12.42 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Wasyl Michael "Bill" Swystun | 1,317 | 22.67 | -2.33 |
| | Liberal | Olga E. Lewicki | 751 | 12.93 | -15.65 |
| | Communist | Andrew Bileski | 323 | 5.56 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,809 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 80 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 10,275 | 57.31 | 2.09 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1973

1973 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Ben Hanuschak | 5,277 | 73.26 | 14.42 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Doug Krochak | 1,044 | 14.49 | -8.18 |
| | Liberal | Bob Major | 741 | 10.29 | -2.64 |
| | Communist | Bill Kardash | 108 | 1.50 | -4.06 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Glen Brown | 33 | 0.46 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,203 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 59 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 10,269 | 70.72 | 13.40 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1977

1977 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Ben Hanuschak | 4,103 | 65.32 | -7.94 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ken Alylula | 1,688 | 26.87 | 12.38 |
| | Liberal | Anne Percheson | 490 | 7.80 | -2.49 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,281 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 30 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 9,295 | 67.90 | -2.82 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1981

1981 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Conrad Santos | 4,890 | 62.99 | -2.33 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mary Shore | 1,384 | 17.83 | -9.05 |
| | Progressive | Ben Hanuschak | 728 | 9.38 | – |
| | Liberal | Wayne Anderson | 617 | 7.95 | 0.15 |
| | Communist | Paula Fletcher | 144 | 1.85 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,763 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 71 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 11,584 | 67.63 | -0.27 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1986

1986 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Conrad Santos | 3,547 | 53.04 | -9.96 |
| | Independent | William Chornopyski | 1,437 | 21.49 | – |
| | Progressive Conservative | Nick Trusewych | 950 | 14.20 | -3.62 |
| | Liberal | Rory MacLeod | 587 | 8.78 | 0.83 |
| | Communist | Paula Fletcher | 131 | 1.96 | 0.10 |
| | Independent | Ted DuRussel | 36 | 0.54 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,688 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 27 | – |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 10,902 | 61.59 | -6.03 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1988

vte1988 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Chornopyski | 3,114 | 42.27 | 33.49 |
| | New Democratic | Doug Martindale | 3,005 | 40.79 | -12.25 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Allan Yap | 1,040 | 14.12 | -0.09 |
| | Independent | Michael Kibzey | 129 | 1.75 | – |
| | Communist | Lorne Robson | 79 | 1.07 | -0.89 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,367 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 45 | – |
| Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | 11,222 | 66.05 | 4.45 |
| | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +16.52 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1990

vte1990 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Doug Martindale | 4,206 | 54.34 | 13.55 |
| | Liberal | William Chornopyski | 2,056 | 26.56 | -15.71 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Chris Aune | 1,478 | 19.10 | 4.98 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,740 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 29 | – |
| Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | 11,619 | 66.86 | 0.82 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1995

vte1995 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Doug Martindale | 4,748 | 67.46 | 13.12 | $18,404.00 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bill McGee | 1,266 | 17.99 | -1.11 | $13,414.34 |
| | Liberal | Naty Yankech | 1,024 | 14.55 | -12.01 | $13,401.87 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,038 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 58 | – |
| Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | 11,104 | 63.90 | -2.96 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 1999

vte1999 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Doug Martindale | 5,151 | 66.34 | -1.13 | $21,056.00 |
| | Liberal | Mike Babinsky | 1,849 | 23.81 | 9.26 | $24,553.70 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Cheryl Clark | 724 | 9.32 | -8.66 | $11,879.28 |
| | Communist | Darrell Rankin | 41 | 0.53 | – | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,765 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 55 | – |
| Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | 11,914 | 65.64 | 1.73 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 2003

vte2003 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Doug Martindale | 4,004 | 69.01 | 2.67 | $14,056.29 |
| | Liberal | Tony Sanchez | 1,252 | 21.58 | -2.23 | $17,240.92 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Derek Lambert | 423 | 7.29 | -2.03 | $0.00 |
| | Green | Catharine Johannson | 123 | 2.12 | – | $200.80 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,802 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 31 | – |
| Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | 11,636 | 50.13 | -15.51 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2003). Statement of Votes for the 38th Provincial General Election, June 3, 2003 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 2007

vte2007 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Doug Martindale | 3,790 | 70.75 | 1.74 | $16,207.51 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rick Negrych | 1,005 | 18.76 | 11.47 | $13,322.81 |
| | Liberal | Bernd Hohne | 562 | 10.49 | -11.09 | $3,416.97 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,357 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 29 | – |
| Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | 10,747 | 50.12 | -0.01 |
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2007). Statement of Votes for the 39th Provincial General Election, May 22, 2007 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. |||||||

### 2011

vte2011 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Melanie Wight | 3,063 | 59.34 | -11.41 | $17,078.77 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rick Negrych | 1,314 | 25.46 | 6.69 | $8,890.74 |
| | Liberal | Twyla Motkaluk | 629 | 12.19 | 1.69 | $30,549.49 |
| | Green | Garett Peepeetch | 124 | 2.40 | – | $23.08 |
| | Communist | Frank Komarniski | 32 | 0.62 | – | $312.12 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,162 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 29 | – |
| Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | 11,025 | 47.08 | -3.03 |
| 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 September 12, 2018. |||||||

### 2016

vte2016 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Cindy Lamoureux | 2,641 | 46.55 | 34.36 | $20,607.02 |
| | New Democratic | Melanie Wight | 1,775 | 31.28 | -28.05 | $27,748.99 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rae Wagner | 1,014 | 17.87 | -7.58 | $8,151.23 |
| | Green | Garrett Bodnaryk | 216 | 3.81 | 1.40 | $0.00 |
| | Communist | Tony Petrowski | 28 | 0.49 | -0.13 | $33.67 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 5,674 | – | – | $34,273.00 |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 51 | – |
| Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | 10,883 | 52.60 | 5.52 |
| | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +31.21 |
| 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 September 10, 2018. |||||||

### 2019

2016 provincial election redistributed results :
| Party | % |
| Liberal | 41.6 |
| New Democratic | 33.8 |
| Progressive Conservative | 19.8 |
| Green | 4.3 |
| Others | 0.5 |
vte2019 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Diljeet Brar | 2,555 | 39.70 | 5.8 | $22,956.84 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jasmine Brar | 1,681 | 26.12 | 6.4 | $23,945.37 |
| | Liberal | Sarb Gill | 1,178 | 18.30 | -23.3 | $12,836.00 |
| | Manitoba Forward | Edda Pangilinan | 1,022 | 15.88 | – | $7,024.10 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,436 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 72 | – |
| Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | 14,124 | 46.08 | -6.53 |
| | New Democratic gain from Liberal | New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +14.6 |
| 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 March 2, 2020. |||||||

### 2023

vte2023 Manitoba general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Diljeet Brar | 3,032 | 46.04 | +6.35 | $20,758.41 |
| | Liberal | Garry Alejo | 2,074 | 31.50 | +13.19 | $7,840.29 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Nav Brar | 1,479 | 22.46 | -3.66 | $6,275.04 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 6,585 | 99.43 | – | $58,084.00 |
| Total rejected and declined ballots | Total rejected and declined ballots | Total rejected and declined ballots | 38 | 0.57 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,623 | 44.64 | -1.43 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 14,835 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | –3.42 |
| Source(s) Source: Elections Manitoba |||||||