Let's start over. What type igniter do you have? My range originally had a knob that you turned. It would click loudly and create a spark at the electrode on the burner. It was so noisy that I replaced it with a battery operated one purchased at a hardware store that mounted in the same hole.
Never-the-less, any electrical device requires 2 contacts for current flow. In order for a spark to jump from the burner electrode to the burner casting, the spark generator has to be connected to the electrode and the burner base.
