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Burrell was educated at The Pas, Manitoba , and received a Certificate of Communications in Cranberry Portage . He worked as a commercial fisherman before entering political life, and was a Director of the Manitoba Federation Of Fishermen for a time. He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1988 Election , defeating star NDP incumbent Len Harapiak in Swan River. Despite being the only Tory MLA from northern Manitoba, he was not appointed to a Cabinet position in the government of Premier Gary Filmon . In the 1990 Election , he was defeated by NDP candidate Rosann Wowchuk (Harapiak's sister), 3872 votes to 3639. He has not sought a return to political life since then. In the mid-1990s, he received a significant loan from the Filmon government to construct a fish packing plant. |
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