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♂ Clifford Sifton
aliasClifford Sifton
Record
56676 · 6802

Anglican   ∞3
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Manitoba 4 0 4
Total 8 0 8
Birth 10 March 1861 → 163 years + 1 month ago
Lived 68 years + 1 month
First mandate 11 July 1888 → 135 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 27 years + 4 months
Death 17 April 1929 → 95 years ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 6 months after 20 September 1911
Special notes
None
 
Clifford Sifton (1861–1929)
© Photo — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Theodore A. Burrows (1857–1929) Brother-in-law  
⊖ Arthur L.W. Sifton (1858–1921) Brother  
⊖ John W. Sifton (1833–1912) Father  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 14 9 18
Manitoba 8 1 11 Z
TOTAL 22 10 30

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 8
LIB
 1 Minister 35–39 17 Nov 1896 — 06 Nov 1900 3 11 20
2. CA 8–10
LIB
 1 Minister 35–43 17 Nov 1896 — 28 Feb 1905 8 3 11
3. CA 9–10
LIB
 2 Minister 39–43 07 Nov 1900 — 28 Feb 1905 4 3 21
 1. Interior
 2. Indian Affairs
 3. Interior

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 10  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Charles Cliffe  m 
⊖ Thomas E. Greenwood  m 
⊖ William A. Macdonald  m 
 		 ⊖ Thomas M. Daly  m 
⊖ Hugh J. Macdonald  m 
⊖ Robert L. Richardson  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 628 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Manitoba
11 July 1888
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36551(F) — 26 Aug 2023 15:03 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
27
LIB
 1/2 335 53.34% +42 Loser:
CONS
 293 46.66% William A. Macdonald
After his election:
15 May 1891 30
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 2 years 10 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 895 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Manitoba
8 August 1891
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36556(F) — 14 Oct 2022 20:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
30
LIB
 1/2 534 59.66% +173 Loser:
CONS
 361 40.34% Charles Cliffe

Service: 11 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 967 Votes: 834 Participation: 86.25% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Manitoba
23 July 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36580(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
31
LIB
 1/2 451 54.08% +68 Loser:
CONS
 383 45.92% Thomas E. Greenwood

Service: 3 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 900 Votes: 624 Participation: 69.33% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Manitoba
15 January 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36626(F) — 17 Mar 2022 19:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
LIB
 1/2 434 69.55% +244 Loser:
CONS
 190 30.45% W.J. Sargent
After his election:
17 Nov 1896 35
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 10 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
8		 Manitoba
27 November 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20242(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
35
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 11 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 900 Votes: 204 Participation: 22.67% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Manitoba
19 December 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36646(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
35		 Successor:
LIB
 177 86.76% Alexander C. Fraser
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,353 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Manitoba
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20283(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 1/2 5,011 53.58% +669 Loser:
CONS
 4,342 46.42% Hugh J. Macdonald

Service: 3 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,690 Votes: 6,429 Participation: 83.60% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Manitoba
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20532(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
 1/2 3,625 56.39% +821 Loser:
IND
 2,804 43.61% Robert L. Richardson

Service: 3 years 11 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,616 Votes: 7,238 Participation: 84.01% Candidacies: 3
Federal
11		 Manitoba
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20791(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/3 3,567 49.78% +69 Loser:
CONS
 3,498 48.82% Thomas M. Daly

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,006 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Manitoba
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21029(F) — 23 Jan 2022 15:52 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
CONS
 4,436 55.41% James A.M. Aikins

Online biographical references (7)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Sir Clifford Sifton		 03 Feb 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Sir Clifford Sifton		 03 Feb 2024
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Sifton, Sir Clifford		 03 Feb 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Sifton, sir Clifford		 03 Feb 2024
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Sifton, Clifford		 03 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Sifton, Clifford		 03 Feb 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Clifford Sifton (1861-1929)		 03 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Sir Clifford Sifton, P.C., M.P.		 03 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. sir Clifford Sifton, C.P., député		 03 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Clifford Sifton		 03 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Clifford Sifton		 03 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Feb 2024 00:09 (but data presented dynamically)

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