Burrows

For other uses, see Burrows (disambiguation).

File:BurrowsED2011.jpg

The 2011- boundaries for Burrows highlighted in red.

Burrows is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1957, 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 Inkster. The riding's boundaries were significantly redrawn in 1999, taking in a considerable amount of territory which was previously a part of 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's industry, with a further 15% in the service sector.

The CCF and its successor the NDP have won Burrows on all but two occasions since the riding was created. It is considered extremely safe for the party. The current MLA is Melanie Wight, who was elected with 59% of the vote in 2011.

List of provincial representatives

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	present

Electoral results

Manitoba general election, 2011: Burrows
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Melanie Wight	3,063	59.00	−11.75
	Progressive Conservative	Rick Negrych	1,314	25.31	+6.55
	Liberal	Twyla Motkaluk	629	12.12	+1.63
	Green	Garett Peepeetch	124	2.39	–
	Communist	Frank Komarniski	32	0.62
Total valid votes			5,162	100.00
Rejected and declined ballots			29
Turnout			5,191	47.08	−3.04
Electors on the lists			11,025

Manitoba general election, 2007: Burrows
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			5,357	100.00
Rejected and declined ballots			29
Turnout			5,386	50.12	−0.01
Electors on the lists			10,747

Manitoba general election, 2003
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			5,802	100.00
Rejected and declined ballots			31
Turnout			5,833	50.13	−15.50
Electors on the lists			11,636

Manitoba general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Doug Martindale	5,151	66.34		$21,056.00
	Liberal	Mike Babinsky	1,849	23.81	–	$24,553.70
	Progressive Conservative	Cheryl Clark	724	9.32		$11,879.28
	Communist	Darrell Rankin	41	0.53		$0.00
Total valid votes			7,765	100.00
Rejected and declined ballots			55
Turnout			7,820	65.63
Electors on the lists			11,916

Previous boundaries

File:Burrows98.png

The 1999-2011 boundaries for Burrows highlighted in red.