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♂ Nick G. Sibbeston
aliasNick G. Sibbeston
Record
56626 · 8888

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Northwest Territories 4 0 4
Birth 21 November 1943
Age 80 years + 5 months
First mandate 21 December 1970 → 53 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 27 years + 1 month
 
Mandate ended 32 years + 7 months ago (14 October 1991)
Special notes
None
 
Nick G. Sibbeston (1943– )
© Photo 2010 Senate (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Leon E. Benoit (1950–) Brother-in-law  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Northwest Territories 16 2 28 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NT 10
INDE
 1 Premier 41–43 05 Nov 1985 — 11 Nov 1987 2 0 6

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ William A. Lafferty  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Donald M. Stewart  m 
 		 ⊖ Robert Porritt  m 
 
Eligible: 1,883 Votes: 1,197 Participation: 63.57% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
7		 Northwest Territories
21 December 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Majority
ID: 30698(F) — 22 Jan 2023 14:51 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
27
IND
 1/3 644 54.48% +274 Loser:
IND
 370 31.30% Donald M. Stewart

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,082 Votes: 671 Participation: 62.01% Candidacies: 4
Territorial
8		 Northwest Territories
10 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Majority
ID: 30714(F) — 22 Jan 2023 14:14 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
31		 Successor:
IND
 203 31.13% William A. Lafferty
Eligible: 1,415 Votes: 738 Participation: 52.16% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
9		 Northwest Territories
1 October 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30733(F) — 22 Jan 2023 13:37 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
35
IND
 1/3 524 72.48% +411 Loser:
IND
 113 15.63% William A. Lafferty

Service: 4 years 1 month 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,253 Votes: 853 Participation: 68.08% Candidacies: 2
Territorial
10		 Northwest Territories
21 November 1983
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30773(F) — 22 Jan 2023 12:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
IND
 1/2 428 51.01% +17 Loser:
IND
 411 48.99% William A. Lafferty

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,165 Votes: 833 Participation: 71.50% Candidacies: 2
Territorial
11		 Northwest Territories
5 October 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30778(F) — 22 Jan 2023 12:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
IND
 1/2 651 79.58% +484 Loser:
IND
 167 20.42% Jim Villeneuve

Service: 4 years 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,265 Votes: 975 Participation: 77.08% Candidacies: 8
Territorial
12		 Northwest Territories
15 October 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30811(F) — 22 Jan 2023 05:14 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
47		 Successor:
IND
 488 50.52% James L. Antoine

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN OpenNWT: Politicians
Nick Sibbeston		 30 Jan 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Nick G. Sibbeston, Senator		 30 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Nick G. Sibbeston, sénateur		 30 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Nick Sibbeston		 30 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Nick Sibbeston		 30 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Jan 2024 21:59 (but data presented dynamically)

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