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♂ Arthur L.W. Sifton
aliasArthur L.W. Sifton
Record
56675 · 6729

Anglican   ∞3
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 70%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Alberta 3 1 4
North-Western Territories 3 2 5
Total 7 3 10
Birth 26 October 1858 → 165 years + 6 months ago
Lived 62 years + 2 months
First mandate 27 June 1899 → 124 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 8 months
Death 21 January 1921 → 103 years + 3 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Arthur L.W. Sifton (1858–1921)
© Photo — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Theodore A. Burrows (1857–1929) Brother-in-law  
⊖ Clifford Sifton (1861–1929) Brother  
⊖ John W. Sifton (1833–1912) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 3 1 4
Alberta 7 2 19 Z
North-Western Territories 1 9 13 Z
TOTAL 12 1 7

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NW 4–5
LICO
 1 Minister 42–44 01 Mar 1901 — 13 Jan 1903 1 10 12
2. NW 4–5
LICO
 1 Minister 42–44 01 Mar 1901 — 13 Jan 1903 1 10 12
3. AB 2–4
LIB
 1 Party leader 51–58 26 May 1910 — 12 Oct 1917 7 4 16
4. AB 2–4
LIB
 1 Premier 51–59 26 May 1910 — 29 Oct 1917 7 5 3
5. CA 12–13
UNIO
 1 Minister 58–60 12 Oct 1917 — 01 Sep 1919 1 10 20
6. CA 13
UNIO
 1 Minister 59 14 May 1918 — 17 May 1918 0 0 3
7. CA 13
UNIO
 1 Minister 60–61 03 Sep 1919 — 30 Dec 1919 0 3 27
8. CA 13
UNIO
 1 Minister 61–62 31 Dec 1919 — 21 Jan 1921 1 0 21
 1. Treasurer
 2. Public Works
 5. Customs
 6. Inland Revenue
 7. Public Works
 8. Secretary of State of Canada

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 13  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Robert G. Brett  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Alexander Lucas  m 
 		 ⊖ Oswald A. Critchley  m 
⊖ Robert M. Patterson  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 668 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Territorial
3		 North-Western Territories
31 October 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LICO  Minority
ID: 30541(F) — 20 Jan 2023 22:11 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
36
IND
 3/3 204 30.54% -32 Winner:
IND
 236 35.33% Oswald A. Critchley
Eligible: inc. Votes: 360 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Territorial
4		 North-Western Territories
4 November 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LICO  Minority
ID: 30545(F) — 19 Jan 2023 22:10 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
40
LICO
 2/2 179 49.72% -2 Winner:
LIB
 181 50.28% Robert G. Brett
Eligible: inc. Votes: 352 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Territorial
4		 North-Western Territories
27 June 1899
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LICO  Minority
ID: 30615(F) — 15 Oct 2022 10:47 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
LICO
 1/2 193 54.83% +34 Loser:
LIB
 159 45.17% Robert G. Brett
After his election:
27 Jun 1899 40
LICO
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Territorial
4		 North-Western Territories
22 March 1901
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LICO  Minority
ID: 30658(F) — 15 Oct 2022 10:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LICO
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 year 1 month 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 364 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Territorial
5		 North-Western Territories
21 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LICO  Majority
ID: 30577(F) — 1 Mar 2022 12:52 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LICO
 1/2 296 81.32% +228 Loser:
LIB
 68 18.68% Robert Smith
After his election:
5 Jan 1903 44
LICO
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 7 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 456 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Territorial
5		 North-Western Territories
4 February 1903
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LICO  Majority
ID: 30616(F) — 21 Jul 2021 17:10 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
44		 Successor:
LIB
 263 57.68% Charles W. Fisher
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,728 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Alberta
29 June 1910
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27460(F) — 14 Oct 2022 20:00 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus (Party leader)
Age
51
LIB
 1/2 1,018 58.91% +308 Loser:
CONS
 710 41.09% J.G. Clark

Service: 2 years 8 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,139 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Alberta
17 April 1913
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27489(F) — 18 Oct 2021 12:50 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
LIB
 2/2 560 49.17% -19 Winner:
CONS
 579 50.83% Robert M. Patterson
Eligible: 1,981 Votes: 1,625 Participation: 82.03% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
3		 Alberta
17 April 1913
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27508(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
54
LIB
 1/3 772 47.68% +201 Loser:
CONS
 571 35.27% J.G. Clark

Service: 4 years 1 month 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,030 Votes: 3,282 Participation: 81.44% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Alberta
7 June 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27581(F) — 5 Mar 2022 17:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
58
LIB
 1/2 2,063 63.03% +853 Loser:
CONS
 1,210 36.97% John B. Burch
After his election:
12 Oct 1917 58
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 4 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
4		 Alberta
19 November 1917
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27589(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Arthur W.E. Ebbett
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,897 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
13		 Alberta
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
 NLCP  10 Jul 1920
ID: 21276(F) — 2 Jul 2023 06:09 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
59
UNIL
 1/3 6,869 63.04% +3,301 Loser:
LL
 3,568 32.74% Clifford B. Reilly
After his election:
10 Jul 1920 61
UNIO
 →
NLCP
 Change of government (remained in government)
10 Jul 1920 61
UNIL
 →
NLCP
 Changed allegiance (remained in government)
21 Jan 1921 62
NLCP
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 1 month 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 16,502 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Alberta
27 June 1921
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NLCP  Majority
ID: 21523(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
62		 Successor:
PROG
 13,133 79.58% Robert Gardiner

Online biographical references (7)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Sifton, Arthur Lewis Watkins		 03 Feb 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Sifton, Arthur Lewis Watkins		 03 Feb 2024
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Right Honourable Arthur L.W. Sifton PC, KC		 03 Feb 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Arthur Lewis Sifton (1858-?)		 03 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Right Hon. Arthur Lewis W. Sifton, P.C., M.P.		 03 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Le très hon. Arthur Lewis W. Sifton, C.P., député		 03 Feb 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905
(pp. 1-3, 12-13, 19, 21, 35)		 03 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Arthur Sifton		 03 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Arthur Lewis Sifton		 03 Feb 2024

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