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♂ John W. Sifton
aliasJohn W. Sifton
Record
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Anglican   ∞3
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 2 3 5
Birth 10 August 1833 → 190 years + 8 months ago
Lived 79 years + 1 month
First mandate 18 December 1878 → 145 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 4 months
Death 19 September 1912 → 111 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 29 years + 7 months after 22 January 1883
Special notes
None
 
John W. Sifton (1833–1912)
© Photo 1912 — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ 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
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 2 2 16 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# 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

Races 5  
Path points 5  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Robert M. Bullock  m 
⊖ Edward H.G.G. Hay  m 
⊖ William G. Rogers  m 
⊖ Joseph E. Woodworth  m 
 		 ⊖ John Gunn  m 
⊖ John N. Kirchhoffer  m 
⊖ Charles R. Tuttle  m 
 
Eligible: 265 Votes: 154 Participation: 58.11% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
3		 Manitoba
18 December 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28316(F) — 5 Feb 2023 23:43 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
IND
 1/3 87 56.49% +44 Loser:
IND
 43 27.92% Robert M. Bullock
After his election:
19 Dec 1878 45
IND
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 11 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 261 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
4		 Manitoba
16 December 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 28344(F) — 5 Feb 2023 19:52 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
LIB
 3/3 60 22.99% -60 Winner:
ILIB
 120 45.98% Edward H.G.G. Hay
Eligible: inc. Votes: 880 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
4		 Manitoba
2 November 1881
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36107(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
48
LIB
 1/6 308 35.00% +63 Loser:
IND
 245 27.84% Charles R. Tuttle

Service: 1 year 2 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,540 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Manitoba
23 January 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 28394(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
LIB
 2/2 681 44.22% -178 Winner:
CONS
 859 55.78% Joseph E. Woodworth
Eligible: 1,455 Votes: 868 Participation: 59.66% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Manitoba
9 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36472(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
53
LIB
 2/2 427 49.19% -14 Winner:
CONS
 441 50.81% John N. Kirchhoffer

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Sifton, John Wright		 03 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Sifton, John Wright		 03 Feb 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
John Wright Sifton (1833-1912)		 03 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Wright Sifton		 03 Feb 2024

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