♂ John W. Sifton
 Anglican |
Record 56678 · 13894 |
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| Type of record Elected candidate ✓ Known but unelected candidate Perennial candidate |
Deceased | Performance: 40%
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| Birth | Death | Lived | Died in office |
| 10 August 1833 (190 years 8 months ago) |
19 September 1912 (111 years 7 months ago) |
79 years 1 month | No |
Family tie with other documented individual
| Who | ...is/was his | Note | |
| Theodore A. Burrows (1857–1929) | Son-in-law | ||
| Arthur L.W. Sifton (1858–1921) | Son | ||
| Clifford Sifton (1861–1929) | Son |
Service in elected office
| Legislature | Total | Government | Opposition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manitoba |
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| The calculations in years, months and days are approximate and might be off by a few days due to the base date used for these calculations. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leadership role
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| # | Legislature | Party | M | Int | Role | Age | Dates | y | m | d | |
| 1. | MB | 3 | GOV | 1 | Speaker | 45–46 | 01 Feb 1879 — 15 Dec 1879 | 0 | 10 | 14 | |
Electoral history
| → 5 recorded electoral participations → 5 electoral path points |
→ 7 documented challengers: |
Robert M. Bullock m John Gunn m Edward H.G.G. Hay m John N. Kirchhoffer m William G. Rogers m Charles R. Tuttle m Joseph E. Woodworth m |
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| Provincial Ass.: 3 |
Manitoba | St. Clements | |||||||
| 18 December 1878 | Age: 45 |
→ New to this legislature | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/3 | IND | 56.49% | 87 of 154 | Elig.: 265 | Parti.: 58.11% | ||
| Loser > | IND | 27.92% | 43 (-44) | Robert M. Bullock m ( 32 ) | |||||
| Post-Election... | |||||||||
| 19 December 1878 > | ?? | IND | → | GOV | Changed allegiance | ||||
| ID: 28316(F) — 5 Feb 2023 23:43 ET | Service: 0 year 11 months 27 days (O & G) | ||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 4 |
Manitoba | St. Clements | |||||||
| 16 December 1879 | Age: 46 |
Defeated incumbent | Exit from legislature → | ||||||
| General | ✗ | 3/3 | LIB | 22.99% | 60 of 261 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Winner > | ILIB | 45.98% | 120 (+60) | Edward H.G.G. Hay m ( 39 ) | |||||
| ID: 28344(F) — 5 Feb 2023 19:52 ET | |||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 4 |
Manitoba | Brandon | |||||||
| 2 November 1881 | Age: 48 |
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus | |||||||
| By-Election | ✓ | 1/6 | LIB | 35.00% | 308 of 880 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Loser > | IND | 27.84% | 245 (-63) | Charles R. Tuttle m ( 33 ) | |||||
| ID: 36107(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET | Service: 1 year 2 months 20 days (Oppo.) | ||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 5 |
Manitoba | Brandon | |||||||
| 23 January 1883 | Age: 49 |
Defeated incumbent | Exit from legislature → | ||||||
| General | ✗ | 2/2 | LIB | 44.22% | 681 of 1,540 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Winner > | CONS | 55.78% | 859 (+178) | Joseph E. Woodworth m ( 45 ) | |||||
| ID: 28394(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET | |||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 6 |
Manitoba | Brandon West | |||||||
| 9 December 1886 | Age: 53 |
Failed comeback to this legislature | |||||||
| General | ✗ | 2/2 | LIB | 49.19% | 427 of 868 | Elig.: 1,455 | Parti.: 59.66% | ||
| Winner > | CONS | 50.81% | 441 (+14) | John N. Kirchhoffer m ( 38 ) | |||||
| ID: 36472(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET | |||||||||
| → 4 online biographical references |
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| Lg | Hyperlink | Retrieved on |
| EN | Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased: Sifton, John Wright | 3 Feb 2024 |
| FR | Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés: Sifton, John Wright | 3 Feb 2024 |
| EN | Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans: John Wright Sifton (1833-1912) | 3 Feb 2024 |
| EN | Wikipedia: John Wright Sifton | 3 Feb 2024 |
Rev.: 03 Feb 2024 @ 00:11 ET
Gen.: 26 Apr 2024 @ 17:59 ET
Gen.: 26 Apr 2024 @ 17:59 ET